At Close Range: Interior Designer Grania Murray
By The Gloss
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RANGE ROVER
Get to know the multi-award winning interior designer …
Your favourite virtue They’re all important, but if I had to pick one it’s integrity.
Your favourite qualities in a man Kindness, wisdom and a great sense of humour too.
Your favourite qualities in a woman Empathy and having multiple interests.
Your chief characteristic My ability to pivot.
What you appreciate the most in your friends Their intelligence and kindness.
Your main fault I have a tendency to interrupt people when I already know where the sentence is going. It’s a work in progress …
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Your favourite occupation Design, of course.
Your idea of happiness I really love to escape into a great book or murder mystery that keeps me guessing until the end.
Your idea of misery The lack of potentiality.
If not yourself, who would you be? Rowan Gillespie, the fabulous Irish bronze sculptor.
Your current state of mind I’m curious to see what life still has in store for me.
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Your favourite colour and flower In décor, natural tones are always my go-to. Peony roses are my absolute favourite.
Which talent would you most like to possess? I’d love to be able to sing!
The principal aspect of your personality I’m told it’s my ability to see a clear path forward and know what I have to achieve to get there.
Your idea of good taste Beautiful pieces of furniture and clothes that are well made yet with a twist, subtle yet timeless. I’m averse to trends.
The quality I look for in my surroundings Comfort, great light, order, a good view and to be near water.
The country where I should like to live I’m always open to another adventure but Ireland has my heart. Having newly returned from living and working in Los Angeles for years, I’ve learned there is simply nowhere like home.
I look to the road ahead with … Energised to be home again with opportunities that I never could have imagined were waiting for me her. The best is always yet to come. @studiograniamurray
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