PICTURES: Inside the 'unique' Clare home featured on RTÉ's Home of the Year

There was disappointment for the owners of a stunning Clare home after it narrowly missed out on a place in the final of RTÉ's Home of the Year 2024.

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First up in the new series of the popular TV show were homeowners John and Kasha who live, with their daughter, in an eco-minded self-build home overlooking the Burren.

Viewers learned the couple, who started building their contemporary house in 2021, were conscious of the environment and wanted a grass roof as a place where wildlife and bees could live and thrive.

The grass roof blends, which promotes biodiversity, in aesthetically, explained John adding that the feature “functionally it creates a warm home”.

Kasha, who is originally from Poland, said the home was designed to be "minimal and practical" but that it is also warm and cosy as it features a modern version of a traditional Polish stove.

The home has a natural cooling breezeway that brings the outside in during the summer months and the main living area comes with a 20-foot-high ceiling which ensures the scenery is a feature part of the space.  

The property even comes with its own outdoor pool - John's favourite spot.

"The water comes from the mountains and then it is filtered through a UV light filter so it's really pure and there are no chemicals. It's a fun place to be and, hell, it's a pool in the west of Ireland.

After visiting John and Kasha's unique home, judges Sara Cosgrove and Amanda Bone awarded the home nine marks each, while Hugh Wallace gave it an eight.

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While the score of 26 was impressive, the property narrowly missed out on securing a place in the final as a renovated schoolhouse in west Cork received 27 marks.

Home of the Year is broadcast on RTÉ One television and the RTÉ Player at 8.30pm on Tuesdays.