Hi, I'm Laura Heneghan
Think of me as your home coach.
I started this business having spent many years in the fast-paced advertising industry, trying to juggle a full-on career with family, a social life and some sort of self-care and realising how hard it is to try to do and have it all.
Like many of us, I felt like I needed to give 100% to everything. But the reality is that we all only ever have one 100% to give. Our time and energy is precious. We need to prioritise where we spend it and delegate the rest.


That’s where Hen House comes in. I can work with you to improve how your home functions for you and your family, reducing the physical and mental time and energy it takes to upkeep. My style of thoughtful organisation draws on over 15 years of balancing form with function as a creative strategist, and means working purposefully to create a space to be lived in and enjoyed that simply makes life easier.
Ready to reclaim your 100%?
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My ethos
I do what I do to better enable smart, capable women to direct their energy to the things that drive them. How our home functions influences so many aspects of our lives - how we dress ourselves, how we fuel ourselves, how we take care of ourselves - that making sure yours is functioning well can have a really meaningful impact on how you're able to show up in the areas of your life that you really care about.
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But please note: I do not believe in perfection. As we go through life, we take on more and more. More senior, demanding careers, more childcare or family demands, more complexities in maintaining friendships. Meanwhile with constant access to social media comes rising expectations for how we perform in every area of our lives. It is not the purpose of my business to contribute to a toxic escalation of standards in the home.
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For that reason, I have a few key principles that underpin my approach.
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I focus on how a home feels before how it looks
Your home is not a show home and nor should you feel the pressure to maintain it as such. What we're aiming for is function first - creating a space that you can move through with ease and can absolutely get messy! But when it does, can be put right with a fraction of the time and energy.
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I will never make you get rid of anything you don't want to
My job is to help you enjoy the things you love, not lose them. The key is to work through what is it that you do love and you do need, so we can identify things that can be let go of to make space to enjoy them.
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Your style is my style
I'm not an interior designer and I don't have a house style. My job is to understand your style and work with it. Minimalist, maximalist, lived-in - it doesn't matter to me. It can all be systemised to make life easier without compromising personality.
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If this resonates with you and your needs, please get in touch! ​
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