RATHGAR-BASED Sharon Creagh Interiors (01 4970731) has several statement seats reduced to clear. A saffron-washed, two-and-a-half-seater floral Spencer sofa, designed by John Sankey, is ideal for period homes. It was €4,200 and is now reduced by 40 per cent to €2,500.

Another sofa on special is the Bloomsbury, an undulating confection in Kariba velvet.

Designed by Today Interiors it is reduced to €2,310 from €3,850. SCI also has two occasion chairs, the Rockford, which comes in chenille candy-coloured stripes, down to €680 from €1,137 and the more discreet Dream, which was €1,738 and is now €995. Both are upholstered in Designers Guild fabrics.