Pick up a penguin-inspired rug
Oki Sato has been named creator of 2015 at the Paris-based annual interiors show Maison et Objet. Wallpaper magazine has loved the designer for years and Bo Concept (boconcept.ie) was also ahead of the curve having hired Oki Sato to design a range for their 2014 collection which includes this blue rug, 170cm by 240cm, based on an origami pattern for a penguin. It is included in the current sale at the Danish brand's two stores, in Arnotts (01-8045881), Henry Street and Beacon South Quarter (01-2932008) where there is 20 per cent off all rugs. Normally €739 you can buy it for €590 until Monday, February 9th.
Cheap and cheerful walls
Aughrim-based Colette Ward Interiors (040- 2750676 collettewardinteriors.ie) has 20 per cent off all Sanderson and Harlequin fabrics and wallpapers until Friday, February 13th, including this cheerful Clementine by Sanderson. Normally €79 per roll, it is reduced to €63.20 during the sale.
Let there be light – in the kitchen
Swords-based Illumination (01-8903988, Illumination.ie) is offering 18 per cent off this antique-style caged brass pendant, 31cm with a 46cm to 95cm drop, and ribbed glass detailing, which would work well in kitchens and over dining tables and islands. It is reduced from €79 to €65. Offer ends Saturday, February 21st.
Readers’ offer
Bushell Interiors (01-671 0044 bushellinteriors.com), which is based in Dublin 12, is offering Irish Times readers 25 per cent off this sideboard, which comes in two-door and three-door versions, four gloss and one matt finish options and three leg choices.Normally €3,995, readers can buy the two-door for €2,996. The three-door costs €5,100. Present today's column and you can buy this for €3,825. Their sale also includes a floor model Leicht smoked oak kitchen reduced from €57,000 to €25,650.
Trending . . . garden gifts
February 14th is just nine days away. Instead of fresh flowers why not give that someone special a memento that will last and grow? Classic Garden Elements in Terenure (01-4920904, classicgardenelements.ie) can design a range of arches in Roman and Victorian styles that are made of galvanised, powder-coated steel. Prices for a structure 160cm wide and 260cm tall cost from €580. To have the arch planted will cost extra within the Greater Dublin area.
Three of the best ... Lighten the mood
If you would like to create a healthier environment with house plants but often forget to water them or travel a lot, then these Mini Deltini planters from German-based Lechuza (0044-1268 490184 lechuza.co.uk) come with a plant liner and sub-irrigation set that ensure plants will be optimally nourished for up to 12 weeks. These high gloss pots, available in the colours pictured, cost from €16.99 each, ex delivery.
These pastel pots by Arran Street East (01 887 0630 arranstreeteast.ie), the brainchild of Laura Magahy of Irish Design and MCO Projects, and combine traditional handmade skills with a clean, contemporary aesthetic. The range is inspired by the colours of nearby Smithfield market and include a pomegranate pink, a cabbage green and a sludgy colour she calls potato. Pots are from €15 each.
Little Greene paint company launched two low-sheen finishes at Maison et Objet trade fair: intelligent exterior eggshell and Tom's oil eggshell, both designed for exterior woodwork, joinery and metalwork. Colours include Dark Lead 118, Deep Space Blue 207, Spearmint 202, Pale Lime 70, Carmine 189, Purpleheart 188 and Garden 86. Costing €35 for one litre and €72 for 2.5 litres. Littegreene. com
