0 of 7TRENDING . . . THE NEW MOOD IN INTERIORS Brass, triangular patterned tiles and wood combine to win World Interior of the Year, the interior section, at the Inside Festival in Singapore. The Barcelona apartment renovation by London studio David Kohn Architects (00-44-207- 424-8596, davidkohn.co.uk) is covered in triangular tiles that gradually change colour from green to red as your eye travels across the space. The project is in itself a homage to Barcelona and makes complete use of the space. The period features sing and the sleeping quarters are hidden in a raised area at one end. The architects were not afraid to blend old and new and to use different and essentially warm materials to create what is a very contemporary finish. For a more comprehensive sense of the space visit the architect’s website.Photograph: José Hevia Blach THREE OF THE BEST . . . KITCHEN CHAIRSThe Gamma 955.02 chair (top right), 82cm by 56 cm by 56cm, is available in vinyl, leather and fabric seat finishes. It has a polished chrome frame and a stained plywood back. Prices start from €311.52 per chair, ex-delivery, from the UK-based etailer, Chair Boutique (00-44- 203-284 8000, chairboutique.com) Two of a pair . . . KITCHEN CHAIRS Wicklow-based Niall Redmond (087-6676888, niallredmond. com) studied furniture design in Upper Bann Institute, Lurgan, Co Armagh. He then moved to High Wycombe where he attended Buckingham- shire New University studying fine craft furniture. Following this, he apprenticed himself to Stewart Linford, makers of the renowned Windsor chairs. His modern take on a traditional Irish rod back kitchen chair is made using dye, with oil and shellac to finish and can be dyed to your specific colour requirements. The ash chair measures 96cm by 45cm by 41cm and costs €500. Colette Ward Interiors (0402-36585, collettewardinteriors.ie) is offering Bargain Hunter readers who present today’s column the chance to buy anything from Matthew Williamson’s new collection of papers and fabrics for Osborne and Little (osborneandlittle.com) at 15 per cent off. This blind in Pegasus fabric usually costs €122 per metre. BH readers can buy it for €103.70. The stool is upholstered in Ocelot, usually €109 per metre. BH readers can buy it for €92.65. The throw is made with Empress, which is €182 per metre and is backed with the same Ocelot. BH readers pay €154.70 for Empress. The cushions all feature Ocelot. See them at her Aughrim showroom at The Fort, Ballymorris, Aughrim, Co Wicklow. Offer ends Wednesday, October 23rd. Add instant warmth with an insert fire. It increases the efficiency of an open fire without compromising on its aesthetic value. Hearth and Home, (01-6206777, hearthand home.ie) at Unit 2, Fonthill Retail Park, Dublin 22, has 20per cent off the Jetmaster range of insert fires. Prices start from €1,199 for a fire that measures 41cm by 55cm. Above is the largest in the range, the 70i, 75cm by 59cm. It normally costs €2,499 but can purchased for €1,999 during October. Available in anthracite grey, only, these prices exclude delivery and fitting. Offer ends October 31st. Co Carlow-based MM Parquet Flooring Specialists (059- 9146940, mmparquetflooringspecialists.com) at Killeshin Road, Carlow, is offering 15 per cent off its solid oak herringbone parquet flooring (right). This normally costs €100 per metre, supply and fit, for the 30cm by 5cm by 2.1cm bricks. During October this flooring is €85 per metre, supply and fit. Available in Leinster, this offer includes free delivery and ends October 31st. The distress signals on this new AW13 Emerson telephone table by Steven Shell, 69cm by 59cm by 38cm, can add drama to halls and kitchen corners and it has niches for phone books and note-taking paraphernalia. It is being offered to Bargain Hunter readers by M Kelly Interiors (mkellyinteriors.ie) at their Sallynoggin (01-2851444) and Nutgrove Shopping Centre (01-4936355) stores upon presentation of today’s column, for €469 instead of its recommended retail price of €569. Offer ends October 31st. There is also 25 per cent off all Steven Shell stock items. Bring something with a fishy feel into your home in the form of this Jersey Pottery Sardine Run water pitcher. The 23cm high jug normally costs €39.95. BH readers who present today’s column at Whistlestop (095-21532, whistlestop.ie), Market Street, Clifden, Co Galway, can buy it for €31.95. You can also buy online or over the phone. Offer ends October 23rd.
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