Bargain Hunter

Get packing and add some personality to your storage

Add personality to bedroom and livingroom storage with these vintage powder-coated metal trunks (above) reduced by 15 per cent to clear at Portobello-based web shop April and The Bear (01-5156224 aprilandthebear.com). A brown and green trunk, 59cm by 32cm by 23cm, is reduced 15 per cent from €95 to €80; a mottled blue case, 69cm by 38cm by22cm, was €100 and is now €85; a brown design, 69cm by 35cm by 25cm is similarly reduced. A large format grey trunk, 74cm by 43cm by 32cm, was €120 and is now €100. Delivery nationwide costs €8.

It’s all about the curves

This slick console table, 116cm by 46cm by 77cm, is all about the curves on its white wood base. Irish Times readers who present today’s column to the staff at Bushell Interiors (01-4749208 bushellinteriors.com), 12 Heaney Ave, Park West Dublin 12 can buy the table, which is topped with white glass, less 20 per cent, €1,224 instead of its usual retail price of €1,530. This offer includes fitting and delivery within the greater Dublin area and ends September 30th.

Smart lighting

Invest in smart task lighting. This Scandinavian range of table and floor lamps by Nordlux comes fitted with LED lamps and is available at Hicken Lighting (01-6777882 hickenlighting.com), 17 Bridge Street Lower, Dublin 8. The shop is offering Irish Times readers 10 per cent off the entire collection. Present today’s column and you can buy the floor light pictured, 145cm by 26cm by 10cm, which is normally €149, for €134. It is also available in a desk lamp option, 63cm by 20cm by 10cm, normally €117.50, for €106 and comes in black, white, grey, brushed chrome and polished chrome metal finishes. This offer ends September 27th.

Sting in the carpet’s tale

Add texture with a rug from RugArt (01-2690505 rugart.ie), Terminus Mills, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6. Lost Weave is a collection by Jan Kath that is inspired by Moroccan carpets and its composition includes nettles in its wool and silk mix. A standard size single pile rug, 170cm by 240cm, normally costs €3,230. Present today’s column and you can get 20 per cent off any design in the Lost Weave collection. This offer ends September 30th.

Three of the best . . . foxes

Of all the woodland creatures trending in fabrics and soft furnishings, the fox is the cutest of the lot. These ceramic designs by Dundrum- based Kathy Mooney of The Potter’s Shed will add a pop of colour and character to shelving. They cost €29.50 from Westport-based O’Reilly Turpin (098-28151 oreillyturpin.ie). Postage is an additional €3.50.

This Finlay the fox rug, 110cm by 65cm, is an adorable way to bring the woodland theme into a child’s bedroom. The Tibetan felted rug is available from Sandymount-based Mira Mira (01-2196668 miramira.ie) for €69.95. You can also buy online from UK-based Hunkydory Home (0191 6454004 hunkydoryhome.co.uk)

This colourful Studio Roof fox and her three can be a playful addition to your home. The fox family is made of recycled cardboard parts that slot together so there’s plenty to do in their assembly. They cost €16.95 from Article Dublin (01-6799268 articledublin.com). They can also be bought online from UK-based Oak Room Shop (oakroomshop.co.uk)

Trending . . . Irish style in Italy

Per Plough of Pemara Design (pemaradesign.com) and Danish Kitchen Design (01-2960087 danishkitchendesign.ie), at 20 Churchtown Business Park, Beaumont Avenue, Churchtown, Dublin 14, has been awarded a bronze trophy for his new solid oak Veizla table, one metre by two metres, by Italian-based International A’Design awards. The limited edition table is available to buy for €3,850. Congratulations also to interior architect Mark O’Rian of Rua Architects, Neil Tobin and Kieran Condon and ARUP, who collectively won a platinum award at the same awards ceremony for Architecture Factory, their container-inspired design for Cork Institute of Technology.