Let yourself be inspired by your residential culture with the most stylish hotel room designs

“A hotel bedroom is a home in the distance from home,” says Caitríona O'Sullivan, design director of the Lore group. “People learn what suits them and what doesn't.”

After many years in London, O'Sullivan returned her home Cork, where she grew up and trained as an architect.

Her most recent project is a hotel on the Thames for Sea Containers London. From the outside, the building resembles a transatlantic cruise ship from the 1920s and O'Sullivans design for four new cabins -suites is based on this topic. Each is decorated in the manner of a luxury cabin from another era.

“The boat pushes out a little,” says O'Sullivan. “Some hotel designs are wilder than others, and Sea containers are more kitsch and more fun than most others. As designers, they cannot often dig out into an era.”

The project was a partnership with a vinterior, an online marketplace for antique and vintage furniture, decor and art. O'Sullivan welcomed the opportunity to use used furniture: “The quality of the vintage pieces was so high and they have the brands of age that contribute to their character.”

She describes Vinterior as a great place to find older pieces: “A few of the things we used actually came from a seller in Dublin!” In all rooms, vintage furniture was striving for.

From the four designs, the Edwardian Cabin Suite from the early 20th century is similar to a cruise ship (nobody mentions the Titanic, but they have the idea).

It contains an ancient Edwardian mahogany leather-top top-top desk. an ancient Edwardian padded walnut arm chair; And a floor lamp with a built -in marble table.

“This is the one that most people emphasize as a favorite,” says O'Sullivan. “They love the classic design. I enjoyed it to design it because it shows people how to use dark wooden furniture, which is not so fashionable. It is great to use things that they already have, and many people have such parts at home that have been inherited from their grandmas.”

The next chronological is the Art Deco Cabin Suite, which is more monochroma, with wooden accents and cork pops. “It is an era that appeals to many people,” says O'Sullivan. “I love the use of forest and lacquer.”

The furniture includes a number of Swedish walnut tables. a restored floor lamp with two built -in tables; And an Art Deco sofa from the 1930s.

Your advice on the inclusion of vintage pieces in a modern design is to ensure that they are practical: “Many things were a certain way due to something at this time. They have to find what works now.”

The cabinens suite from the middle of the century is located in the constantly popular style of the 1950s and 1960s with wood paneling and chromic accents. a powder blue sofa and an armchair set; A mies van der Rohe chair in leather and chrome; And a series of bedside and console units from USM Haller, a design of the mid-century that is still in production today.

“They are well done and functional,” says O'Sullivan. “The design still makes sense.”

The most modern of the four, the Dynasty Cabin Suite, is inspired by the luxury cruise cruises of the 1980s. “I'm a baby from the 80s, so these are the furniture with which I grew up,” commented O'Sullivan. “It is not a great era for design, but it is fun to see how it all comes together.”

The furniture includes a Vico Magistretti Maralunga sofa, which is re-padded in leather. a coffee table from Lucite and glass; And a ceramic base ramp. “One of the advantages of the 80s furniture is that a lot of it is still available,” she explains. “Nothing is bad. Nothing is ugly. You just have to find out where to use it.”

As always, the catch is the price. The nightly prices for Sea Container London's cabin suites start at £ 1,100/€ 1,305. On the other hand, first -class cabins on transatlantic cruise disks were always unaffordable. A salon suite on the Titanic costs, for example, £ 870. 1912 would have bought a very nice house for you.

While Sea container is based on the dream of a ship, the Lough Eske Castle Hotel in Co Donegal is inspired by an Irish castle. Both are fantasy landscapes that are supposed to put their guests into the experience of a wealthy person with a past age (with modern comfort).

Lough Eske Castle recently teamed up with Mageee in 1866, a web mill in Donegal Town to create a number of headboards for their new Donegal suites.

Donegal Tweed is often described as a salt-Piepper tweed and is interrupted with color spots. It works well in the interior because it is easy for the eye.

“Donegal Tweed is iconic,” says Rosy Temple, CEO von Mageee 1866. The mill was founded in 1866 and is still located by the original family. Her great -grandfather, Robert Temple, took over the business around 1900 from his cousin John Magee, but kept the company name.

Now Magee is part of a group in 1866 for the status of a PGI status (PGI) for the protected geographical indication for Donegal tweed. This is a form of EU market certification that protects products that are connected to a geographical area (such as champagne and cheddar cheese) from similar products elsewhere.

The Donegal Tweed Headboards in Lough Eske Castle are burned orange in color and woven from a wool of 100 PC. “You add a splash of color and Tweed is a very soothing fabric that you can use at home,” says Temple. Magee 1866 sells furnishing substances, including Salz-Piepper-Tweed (€ 65 per meter).

The prices for the Donegal Suites in Lough Eske Castle start from € 575, for which you can buy more than eight meters Donegal tweed.

Dublin's Chancer Hotel, which is located near Dublin Castle and is open for a year, has teamed up with the National College of Art & Design (NCAD) to make works of art for the guest rooms.

The limited edition prints and wall vinyls are graphic, abstract and strong in storytelling with stories inspired by the location. My favorite is Fish & Chips, a tribute to Dublin's Italian community.

The prints are not officially for sale, but if you want to buy one, the hotel can arrange it. The rooms for the hotel cost from € 250 per night.

See seacontainerslondon.com, vinterior.co, lougheskecastlehotel.com, magee1866.com and Thachanceryhotel.ie