A revamp that gives a tiny apartment 'more storage than a three-bed home'
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The Kitchen seen from the sitting area at 132 Ranelagh Road with interior design by David O'Brien. Photograph Moya Nolan
HIS creative use of a grand piano for cooking prep as well as entertaining earned this Cork interior designer headlines across the globe.
![David O'Brien in the kitchen in Ranelagh. David O'Brien in the kitchen in Ranelagh.](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7722/3861097_16_articleinline_IMG_0335.jpg)
![The kitchen seen from the sitting area with a recessed track for the curtain which separates the room when guests are staying on the sofabed. Photograph: Moya Nolan The kitchen seen from the sitting area with a recessed track for the curtain which separates the room when guests are staying on the sofabed. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866926_2_articleinline_132_20ranelagh_20road_20with_20curtain_20_9867.jpg)
![Storage cupboards in the kitchen area. Photograph: Moya Nolan Storage cupboards in the kitchen area. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866929_2_articleinline_ranelagh_20rd_20cpboards_20_9878.jpg)
![Kitchen unit handles at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan Kitchen unit handles at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866932_2_articleinline_132_20ranelagh_20rdC_9961.jpg)
![Before: The Ranelagh apartment. Before: The Ranelagh apartment.](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866935_2_articleinline_IMG_1075_20_1_.jpeg.jpg)
![The kitchen seen from the sitting area. Photograph: Moya Nolan The kitchen seen from the sitting area. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866938_2_articleinline_132_20kitchen_20seen_20from_20sittin9914.jpg)
![Kitchen unit handle at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan Kitchen unit handle at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866941_2_articleinline_132_20ranelagh_20rd_20apt_20handle_20_20_9877.jpg)
![A framed painting disguises a drawer unit in the bathroom at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan A framed painting disguises a drawer unit in the bathroom at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866944_2_articleinline_132_20rnelagh_20rd_20hidden_20drawer_9940.jpg)
![The bathroom at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan The bathroom at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866947_2_articleinline_132_20ranelagh_20rd_20bathroom_20_9929.jpg)
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![The bedroom at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan The bedroom at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866950_2_articleinline_132_20ranelagh_20_20rdbedroom_209894.jpg)
![Oak-engineered parquet flooring at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan Oak-engineered parquet flooring at 132 Ranelagh Road. Photograph: Moya Nolan](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866953_2_articleinline_132_20ranelagh_20rd_20floor_9885.jpg)