The building remained as an antique showrooms until 1998 when the current owner, John Lynch, walked into the showrooms to look at a piece of furniture and walked out, more or less, with the house in his pocket.

The conversion of any of Dublin’s Georgian houses to modern usage is a matter of balancing historical integrity with practicality and expense, and Lynch realised from the outset that Number 10 would have to earn its keep.

Large beyond modern domestic needs, the house was built in the times when servants were taken for granted and entertaining on a lavish scale would have been expected. So what better purpose for such a house than to redecorate it
as an exclusive venue for both corporate entertainment and for private parties and promotions.

Lynch’s decoration and furnishing is more lavish than the slightly Spartan touch of the Huguenots would have been,
and ranges from eighteenth century pieces to contemporary painting. The principle legacy of the Georgian design is the shape and scale of the rooms; despite the traffic trundling along the quays below, the house carries a feeling of peace and quiet, magically enhanced by at night by the light from hundreds of candles.

Clearly, the task of bringing Number 10 into the twenty-first century has been a labour of love.....