Strawbridge (tel: 0404-40502 strawbridge.ie) Mount Usher Gardens, Ashford, Co Wicklow is launching a new colour in its Serene Collection, a painted wood range that includes this French grey hall unit, 110cm by 45cm by 190 cm, which has a bench, shoe storage, coat rack and mirror. Normally €986, Irish Times readers can buy any piece in the range in the French grey less 30 per cent, making the hall piece €690. Strawbridge is offering 40 per cent off the entire collection in their new colour, ivory, to readers who present today’s column. Offer ends April 30th.
Add pops of colour to islands and breakfast bars with these Fabio swivel barstools from Kingsbury Furniture (tel:10-6579508 kingsburyfurniture.ie) Unit 3, The High Street, Tallaght Retail Centre, Dublin 24. The chrome leg, gas lift seats, come in red and white, lime and white, or black and white leatherette. They are reduced by 27 per cent from €149 to €109 until April 30th.
Interior designer Aidan Cavey of Cavey Design (tel: 01- 6600600 cavey.ie) 4 Shaw’s Lane, off Bath Avenue in Dublin 4 is holding a two-day floor model clearance sale of armchairs, console tables, coffee tables, cushions, lamps and accessories at 10am-6pm this Saturday and Sunday. The red Molvedo sofa (right), 235cm long, by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Swan Italia, has bronze legs and is upholstered in a cotton linen whose covers can be removed for cleaning. It is now half price, reduced from €5,200 to €2600.
THREE OF THE BEST . . . EYE-CATCHING CUTLERY The Fleuris, a historic-inspired 24-piece cutlery set has a cream handle, stainless steel blade and vintage-style cuff, that will add a sense of occasion to any table. Made from stainless steel and plastic it costs about €35.50, ex delivery, from London-based Alison At Home (tel: 0044-207087 2907 alisonathome.com).
THREE OF THE BEST . . . EYE-CATCHING CUTLERY This gold 16-piece cutlery set from Paul Costelloe Living will add a touch of glamour to the most casual of supper parties. It costs €60 at Dunnes Stores Home (dunnestores.com).
THREE OF THE BEST... EYE-CATCHING CUTLERY Introduce your child to good design with a set of melamine cutlery designed by Arne’s grandson Tobias Jacobsen for Design Letters featuring typography by iconic Danish designer Arne Jacobsen. The four-piece costs about €27.50 ex delivery from UK-based Scout and Co. (tel: 0044-7935587714 scoutandcokids.com)
TRENDING . . . ICE-CREAM CHIC Add a spring flavour to interiors with delicious ice-cream coloured pastels. These Gelato dots wall stickers from Peanut and Pip (tel: 0044- 1234 766094 peanutandpip.com) cost about €36 .
Roche Bobois’ Temptation Days sale starts tomorrow in their Beacon South Quarter shop. As well as floor models reduced to clear there is 15 per cent off new stock including this SS14 Florian chair, a natty riff on Jean Paul Gaultier’s nautical signature available in black, red or navy stripes. Normally €1,885 you can buy it for €1,639 until Wednesday, March 30th. (tel: 01-6531650 roche-bobois.com/Dublin)
Carefully positioned mirrors will increase the levels of light you can reflect into rooms. Karl’s Furniture (tel: 01-6260600 karlsfurniture.ie), Kylemore Road, Dublin 10, has sophisticated, frameless styles that will add interest as well as illumination. There are a variety of styles such as this oval design with metallic ribbon detail (pictured), 83cm by 60cm by 6cm, which is down 15 per cent from €149 to €129. All will work in contemporary or period settings. Delivery is €20 nationwide. Offer ends April 24th.
The Montana office chest, 112cm by 35cm by 100cm, is a slimline oak desk that when shut looks like a sideboard but pulls down to reveal a writing desk surface. It comes in two finishes, light distressed oak and nibbed oak, a natural oak that has been scrubbed and stained to look like an antique piece of furniture. Until April 30th it is down from €925 to €739 at Co Carlow-based Rathwood Furniture, Rath, Tullow. (tel: 059-9156285 rathwood.com)
