Bargain Hunter

Save time and legwork with our new guide to the best bargains

Kitchen cut by 59%

A FORMER demo kitchen at Houseworks (01 6769511) was originally €138,000 but has now been reduced to €57,000 and comes complete with Gaggenau appliances.

The SieMatic gloss design comes with a raised granite worktop integrated into the teak island, which measures 5.1 metres long.

Included in the price are two integrated dishwashers, two combi-steam ovens, two warming drawers and one double oven with pizza stone. In addition, there’s a fully integrated fridge freezer, ice and water dispenser and a wine cooler with different climatic zones, room for 118 bottles and a humidor.

Brother and sister sofas

AT ROCHE Bobois (01 6531650) in Sandyford, D18, ex-display items – a brother and sister pair of chocolate brown leather sofas from its Collection Particulier – have been reduced to sell. They have exceptional leather hides and electronic headrests to customise the seating to your height.

The three-seater was €8,500 and is now €5,950. The 2.5-seater was €8,000 and is now €5,600.

And so to bed

ARNOTTS' HENRY Street store (01 8050400) is awash with special offers but the best for value is its American white oak bed by Willis and Gambier.

This Esprit Collection bed comes with an Odearest mattress and a pair of bedside lockers, all for €1,099, reduced from €2,499.

The bed comes in three Continental size options: 180cm by 210cm; 180cm by 200cm; or 160cm by 200cm. There are 22 bed sets for sale.

Bag a bargain at disposal auction

WILSONS AUCTIONS on the Naas Road is holding a general disposal sale this Saturday to include display furniture – sofas, tables, armchairs and chests – from the Jim Langan chain which closed in March.

There are no reserve prices and, like most auctions, there's a chance of a genuine bargain, generally for those who are patient and prepared to put in time viewing and staying for the sale. The catalogue can be viewed online from tomorrow and there is also viewing on site tomorrow from 10am to 5pm. The sale includes a wide range of other items, such as office and kitchen furniture.

The firm holds regular disposal auctions, often twice a month so it's worth checking the website. It works on behalf of the majority of insolvency practitioners in Ireland and the UK. Last week it sold a large number of kitchens and a few weeks prior, a consignment of bathroom furniture was auctioned.

You need to register before bidding: this requires either cash or a bank draft of €500. If you buy nothing this will be refunded in full. Otherwise, the money will be offset against items purchased.

The auction starts on Saturday at 10am, people can register from 9am on the morning of the sale.

www.wilsonsauctions.com

Dine in, in style

MOBILIA (01 6779844) has a luxe-looking dining table and chairs set reduced by 40 per cent to €2,142. The Sedit Artu black lacquer frame table has a black lacquer glass top and measures 162cm long by 85cm wide by 75cm high. The black lacquer Loto dining chairs have adjustable feet. The table and chairs are priced at €3,570.