Trending . . . door furniture

BARGAIN HUNTER: First impressions count. So if you are overhauling your home, consider also doing the front door so that it matches the mood of your interior and offers a taste of what you can expect inside. One way to ensure your door look is unique is to buy antique.

Sheppard's (057-8740000, sheppards.ie/catalogue.php ) upcoming three-day sale of period furniture, fine art, decorative art and Asian art takes place from Tuesday, February 26th to Thursday February 28th inclusive at its Durrow-based auction house in Co Laois.

The sale includes two stand-out lion-mask door knockers, which are listed as lot 182, guiding €200 to €300, and lot 196, guiding €400 to €600.

Previews take place from 10am-5pm each day, from Saturday February 23rd to Monday February 25th.