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Brighten up bedrooms with summer brights

Brighten up bedrooms with summer brights. This Casa Couture double duvet cover costs €102 at House of Fraser, Dundrum 01-2991400 (HouseofFraser.co.uk). The matching pillowcases cost €36 for the pair. Accents of colour; a pink flower cushion, €30, and a Queen chair, €239, both Linea, add impact as does the crushed lime Kenneth Cole New York Home cushion, €24. A deep buttoned Beatrice double headboard, €803, by Pied a Terre adds texture.

Nautical-style stripes will instantly refresh sleeping quarters. Try Rebecca, a four-stripe pattern in navy and white or Ola, a wide stripe in grey and white, both at The Blue Door (01-230 1894 Thebluedoordirect.ie) on the Crescent in Monkstown, Co. Dublin. The linen comes in single, double and king sizes. Prices €89, €121 and €138 respectively. Pillowcases cost €22 each.

Fash up your bedroom with graphic prints. This 100 per cent Holkham print by Nimbus comes in single (€37), double (€45), king size (€48) and super king size (€55). The range is available at Top Drawer (01-2831105 Topdrawer.ie), on Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Dublin 4 and Sleep Emporium (021-4318189, Topdrawer.ie), Kinsale Business Park, Kinsale Roundabout, Cork. Matching pillow cases cost €9.50 each.

Alanna Gallagher

Alanna Gallagher

Alanna Gallagher is a property journalist with The Irish Times