Luxury bedlinen, comfy velvet and nautical trends

Crumbs! Table linen at nearly half price

Jennifer Slattery (086-0754086 jenniferslatterytextiles.com), The Old Butcher Studios, 72–74 Benburb Street, D7, is holding a flash sale of her Irish table linen. From today until Saturday there is up to 50 per cent off last year's collection and samples. The High Tea runner was €46, now €28.50, a reduction of 38 per cent. The matching napkins, €48 for a set of four, are now €29.50, down 35 per cent.

Feet up at Heart of House

Argos's new home and furniture brand Heart of House features some stylish accent furniture and accessories including this hardwood-frame, polyester velvet-upholstered chair (ref 338/9010), 81cm by 71cm by 77cm, €350.99, and matching footstool (ref 339/9206), 33cm by 58cm by 49cm, €227.99. Present today's column at any of the chain's 40 stores nationwide and Irish Times readers can get 20 per cent off anything in the new collection when you spend €25 or more, reducing the chair to €280.99 and the footstool to €182.50. Offer ends June 2nd.

Lie down in luxury with designer bedlinen

The Foxford bedding collection, designed by Irish designer Helen McAlinden, is a new range of luxury 300 to 320 thread count cotton bed linen that launches today at Arnotts (01-8050400 arnotts.ie), Henry Street, Dublin. Pictured in double size is a Delft blue toile duvet cover, €95; a flat sheet with rollenio, €65, a toile Oxford pillowcase, €25, and a striped housewife pillowcase, €15. Present today's column and Irish Times readers can buy these or anything from the collection less 10 per cent. Offer ends Sunday. The store is also running a warehouse sale this Saturday and Sunday in Furry Park Industrial Estate, Santry, with up to 50 per cent off flat screen TVs and electrical appliances.

Step up to a half-price floor

The sale at Brooks Flooring (01-4190000 brooksgroup.ie) covers all Junckers flooring including this smart brushed-with-the-grain oak two-strip, broad board that was used in Denmark's Maritime Museum. The weathered-looking board has a simple matt lacquer finish that works very well in contemporary settings. Normally €87.40 per metre it is reduced almost 50 per cent to €43.99 pm. Offer ends this Saturday, May 23rd.

Trending . . . strawberry season

Kick off the summer mood with some fruit-themed garden and picnic accessories. The cocktail includes pear-patterned cushions, pictured, and almost-edible raspberry prints, all €4, a parasol from €35 and beach towels, €12. Also in the range but not pictured are fruit punch jugs, €5, summer trays in raspberry squares, €6, and raspberry rectangles, €6, as well as pear-patterned ones, €3.50, placemats, €1.50 each and paper napkins, €1.50, as well as solar-powered lamps in apple and pear shapes, €15 each; all at Ikea. (ikea.ie)

Three of the best . . . nautical themes

Breton stripes underpin the nautical trend. Forget teaming them with jeans and weave the chic bands into decor instead with these stylish pieces: Breton stripe vase, €48, vertical striped vase, €30, striped bowl, €14 and plant pot to rear, €8, all sitting on a very cool hemp-look St Tropez side table, €202; all from Next (next.ie) stores and online.

This collection of blue and white side plates (€2), large plates (€3), and mugs (€2), comes from Tiger Stores (tiger-stores.ie). The chain has gone coastal on its cool paper napkins (€1), which feature all manner of sea life, and fish-shaped cushions for the salty dog in your life (€6).

These contemporary Wave storage pots feature a pattern originally made using antique wooden printing blocks. The lined cotton canvas pots can be planted with herbs, used in the bathroom or as a pen pot on a desk. Available in two colourways and three sizes: small €16.75; medium €19.49 and large €22.30. Buy online at Clare Loves (tel: 0044 1494 874101) clareloves.co.uk