From tomorrow Europe goes football crazy. There are several ways you can decorate your home in a tasteful manner that reflects the footie fever. After getting the beers in and inviting everyone round to watch the game, this being summer in Ireland you will need somewhere to hang coats.
First up is the Offside coat rack, €86.45, a piece that in itself will elicit much comment – not to mention disagreement especially when trying to explain the rule to many of us females. Available from online shop funktionalley.com it is the creation of Norwegian designer Runa Klock. The five players on the rack tilt and move sideways to make room for bulkier clothing. Delivery of a single coat hook to Ireland will be approximately €12.40.
If the sun shines and you don't have any coats to hang you can use the 'football pegs' to flick scrunched up balls of paper across the room.
Or you could enjoy fast-paced football action at home with a four-foot football games table (cat ref no: 935/3363).
Costing €129.99 at Argos (argos.ie) it is just the thing to play when warming up for the Boys in Green's matches against Croatia, Spain and Italy. Kids will love Argos' football beanbag cover (cat ref no: 719/1541). Made of a PVC/PU mix it costs €26.49 and will need to be filled at an additional cost of €23.49.
A cheap chic mood enhancer is the 30cm football shaped printed paper light shade (cat ref no: 432/6364), also from Argos. Priced €3.49 each, you can hang one in every room in the house without breaking the bank.
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