Mairead designs new career after home renovation

She is now in the running for a top UK award

- By OWEN HUGHES Business Correspondent

MAIREAD Turner spent 20 years in dance production but changed careers to interior design in 2019 and has never looked back.

Her passion for design sparked when she renovated the family home in Penmon after moving to Anglesey with husband Robin Hodgson, co-founder of Dylan’s Restaurant group.

Mum to daughters Marnie and Orla, Mairead now juggles family life with a growing design portfolio at her business Mairead and Co Interiors that spans both private homes and public spaces.

She now has designs on winning a prestigious UK prize.

The talented founder of Anglesey-based Mairead and Co Interiors is a finalist in this year’s BIID Interior Design Awards 2025. She and studio manager Lauren Morgan-Clarke are flying the flag as the only Welsh agency shortlisted this year.

Their standout project? The Papered House, a listed Georgian gem in Beaumaris, lovingly transformed into a stylish, contemporary holiday retreat.