Imagine sitting in Liam’s dimly lit kitchen at twilight, with candles and a glass of wine in hand as you listen to this playlist on an old record player. Liam laughs and points to new, intriguing pieces — each, of course, presents itself with another funny story.

Liam’s most-loved collections are camp and kitsch, kooky and disturbing, stacked with read-and-re-read design books. Over time, these things he loves will travel and constantly move. Whether deeply personal or utterly bizarre, these collections have their own allure. You can’t help but fall in love with every corner of this 100-year-old barn. Every couch, bookshelf, art piece, objet is full of life and stories – full of Liam’s art and articulate sensibilities.

His favourite space, and mine too I confess, is the kitchen — washed in black paint. A barn in black, you say? But it feels warmer — a deep canvas for art to reveal its hues in vivid luminance. The space is eclectic and alive with the hum and rhythm of unexpected harmony; it isn’t trying too hard to please you. To me, I hear jazz in this space: a collection of things that are different yet sing together — improvised, loose, slightly offbeat — and that’s the point. That’s the magic of this space. Good design, and dam good décor is not rehearsed.