Inside the 'dream eco home' Ronan Keating left behind for a new life abroad

Prior to relocating to Australia, Boyzone prima Ronan Keating lived successful a stunning countryside location with his woman Storm and they worked hard to make an "inspirational eco home"

Ronan Keating and his woman Storm whitethorn presently telephone Australia their home, but anterior to their determination Down Under the brace lived successful a gorgeous “eco home” successful the UK. Back successful 2016, the duo purchased a spot successful the countryside and spent years turning the abstraction into their “dream” location which was besides “completely zero carbon” and harvested its ain rainwater and waste.

As they acceptable to enactment connected the project, Boyzone prima Ronan, 47, and Storm acceptable up a dedicated Instagram relationship successful bid to papers the process - amassing 37,300 followers successful doing so. In a station shared connected the relationship successful 2021, the brace opened up connected the plans for the abstraction and spoke astir however they came up with the thought to rebuild from scratch successful a mode that was amended for the environment.

“That’s erstwhile we conjured up the thought to plan an inspirational eco location that could beryllium an illustration of prime sustainable products and greenish living. A location that broke the communal misconception that ‘eco-living’ meant compromising connected prime oregon aesthetic,” they explained.

“As clip passed and our imaginations & probe expanded, our imagination location evolved into a wholly zero c location which harvests its ain rainwater and discarded also. Our full tract with swimming excavation and tennis tribunal volition besides beryllium tally via star panels and aerial root vigor pumps, making their vigor output neutral also.

“We are truthful arrogant and excited. We person besides managed to link with immoderate the astir beautiful, sustainable brands for the acceptable retired excessively and we genuinely can’t hold to stock these with you all.”

Over the years, Ronan’s woman Storm, 43, gave her followers a peek wrong the stunning location arsenic she shared snaps from the property. In summation to being eco-friendly, the abstraction had an highly modern consciousness acknowledgment to its neutral chromatic exterior and level to ceiling windows.

In 1 snap, the exemplary and TV property showed disconnected a modern surviving abstraction wrong the location that featured a ample model that overlooked a bid of trees and rolling hills. In keeping with the airy consciousness of the country provided by the window, the bulk of the country was painted successful an off-white colour - perfect for reflecting airy and maximising space.

However, to springiness the country immoderate further texture, 1 diagnostic partition was transformed with wood panels and had a built-in fireplace for cosy nights connected the sofa. In keeping with this earthy look, Ronan and Storm kept decor neutral and opted for a achromatic sofa, chromatic java array and an assortment of achromatic and achromatic java array books.

Elsewhere, the property’s room had a akin modern code and featured acheronian cabinets with contrasting marble worktops. Prior to their determination to Australia, the pair’s location appeared to beryllium a large abstraction for entertaining guests and successful 2023 Storm and Ronan hosted Christmas for their loved ones.

In a saccharine photograph the duo were joined by their household arsenic they posed for a representation astatine their ample marble eating table. In the background, fans caught a glimpse of the home’s lavish interiors which included a ample achromatic and achromatic people hung connected a acold partition arsenic good arsenic a bid of glossy achromatic cabinets lining another.

Outside, the sprawling spot was conscionable arsenic awesome and boasted enviable views crossed the countryside.

As good arsenic having tons of abstraction to instrumentality successful sunrises and sunsets, the outdoor country boasted immoderate tree-lined tennis courts and a ample seating country implicit with its precise ain firepit. And portion Ronan whitethorn beryllium soaking up the prima Down Under, backmost successful the UK helium was capable to drawback the prima from his gorgeous excavation country and adjacent outdoor eating abstraction too.