That old reliable, the paper lantern, has been experiencing something of a Renaissance of late as part of a trend towards using natural materials in the home. Most lighting shops stock them and where once the choice was limited to the sphere . . . or the sphere, now you can buy ovals, rectangles even octavions in a spectrum of colours. Dunnes Stores stocks a range of shapes including the pyramid, square and sphere in lime green and acid yellow, as well as the more sober natural, at just £4.99.