Bargain Hunter: Winter hibernation, sleek new kitchens and wood-effect tiles

Alanna Gallagher tracks down the latest in interiors trends at bargain prices

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In the market for a contemporary kitchen?
Arena Kitchens (01 671 5365 arenakitchens.com ) at 3-4 Cardiff Lane, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, is offering Irish Times readers 10 per cent off its entire range of SieMatic designs. Prices start at €25,000. Pictured is a graphite oak lacquered veneer SC 10 style with touch open electronic doors.
It is approximately six metres long, and can be constructed with the floating shelf systems, pictured, and black silk-effect granite countertops.
The design pictured will cost €32,000, fitted. Irish Times readers can buy it less 10 per cent. Offer ends Saturday, November 7th. Arena is also selling a Häcker oval-shaped Systemat kitchen with white gloss lacquer doors and a silk-smooth safari brasilica solid timber worktop which is reduced by 50 per cent from €21,400 to €10,700.

With the clocks now back for the winter, it’s time to bed down and hibernate. Invest in delicious mattress toppers, beautiful tactile blankets and cloud soft pillows to make a nest you’ll look forward to every winter night. Since a duvet is a bulky purchase you can save yourself a lot of trouble by buying duck down duvets and pillows online from Monaghan-based Silverhill Down (047-87124 silverhilldown.com ). A double 13.5 tog duvet and two pillow set costs €380, ex delivery.
A big ticket buy is a new bed. Harrison, featuring lambswool from the brand’s own farm and cashmere and silk in some models, is one of two top end buys at Arnotts (01-8050400 arnotts.ie ).A double costs upwards of €1,649.
Pictured, is another gorgeous idea that any good carpenter could supersize to adult proportions. This child’s house bed in beech by Bonne Soeurs is available from Smallable (0044 2034450146 en.smallable.com), price €599, ex mattress, and delivery.

Decorator Trisha Younge (086-2544590 trishayoungeinteriors.com ) has bought a smart range of Danish-designed New Zealand wool flat weave rugs that are made in India which she is offering to Irish Times readers less 10 per cent. The rugs come in three sizes; ranging from small (1.4m by 1.7m) to large (2m by 3m). Prices start at €295.
Pictured is a graphic design with blocks of russet adding warmth to the monochrome. It costs €750, the top end of the price range. Irish Times readers can buy it or any other design from the range less 10 per cent. Offer ends November 12th. The rugs can be viewed at Younge’s home at 18 Ballsbridge Avenue, by appointment. Delivery will take about two weeks.

For lovers of wooden floors, Cork-based Supreme Tiles (021 4311028 supremetiles.ie) wood effect tiles offer the visual warmth of timber with the climatical warmth of warm stone when used in conjunction with underfloor heating. This Kansas range by Spanish-based Ape Ceramica (ape.es) can be used on walls and floors.
The Kansas range comes in five different finishes and normally costs €34.95 per square yard. Irish Times readers who present today’s column can buy it less 10 per cent, at €31.45 per square yard. Offer ends November 7th.

If you’re looking for a smart new shower system Ideal Bathrooms (01-460 9911 idealbathrooms.ie), Walkinstown, Dublin 12 has a Kludi design that comes with two showerheads, an overhead rainwater one and a handheld one. An eco head insert reduces the rainwater head from 18 litres per minute to 10 and halves the water usage on the handheld one. This telescopic height adjustment device is reduced 45 per cent from €1,063 to €585.
There’s also 25 per cent off the Astoria collection by Villeroy and Boch, porcelain tiles digitally printed to look like marble but that are not porous. The tiles are reduced from €66psm to €49.95psm. Offers end November 30th.

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 16:58

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