Bargain Hunter: Giraffe lights, reindeer rugs and Bambi chairs

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Irish-manufactured Acme Blinds (021-4280400, <a href="http://www.acmeblinds.ie">acmeblinds.ie</a>) is offering Irish Times readers who present today’s column 10 per cent off its Vision Duo range, an opaque and translucent striped design that allows you to play with the amount of light the blind lets through. Pictured is the Tuscany, an embossed timber-effect design that can be made in any size up to 2.2m wide.
<br><br>The windows pictured are approximately 1.2m by 1.4m and the blinds cost about €240. For €99, Acme can also motorise existing roller blinds, eliminating unsightly and potentially dangerous cords. The remote control, which can operate up to five blinds, costs an additional €20. The offer ends on November 30th. — Irish-manufactured Acme Blinds (021-4280400, acmeblinds.ie) is offering Irish Times readers who present today’s column 10 per cent off its Vision Duo range, an opaque and translucent striped design that allows you to play with the amount of light the blind lets through. Pictured is the Tuscany, an embossed timber-effect design that can be made in any size up to 2.2m wide.

The windows pictured are approximately 1.2m by 1.4m and the blinds cost about €240. For €99, Acme can also motorise existing roller blinds, eliminating unsightly and potentially dangerous cords. The remote control, which can operate up to five blinds, costs an additional €20. The offer ends on November 30th.

Caseys Furniture (<a href="http://www.caseys.ie">caseys.ie</a>) in Cork (021-2427999) and Limerick (061- 514200) is getting into the festive spirit with Dali, a three-seat sofa. It is in the style of the great surrealist’s collaboration with wealthy British eccentric Edward James who together designed surrealist furniture for his Lutyens-designed property Monkton House. The lips sofa was inspired by Mae West’s rosebud- shaped pout. This curved confection has button detailing and curves that the sex siren would be proud of.
<br><br>Reduced from €1,599 to €749, it is almost half price. Also reduced is a Planet pedestal table by Calligaris, down 33 per cent, from €730 to €488. The Camden king size was €699 and is now down 43 per cent, to €399, while stocks last. — Caseys Furniture (caseys.ie) in Cork (021-2427999) and Limerick (061- 514200) is getting into the festive spirit with Dali, a three-seat sofa. It is in the style of the great surrealist’s collaboration with wealthy British eccentric Edward James who together designed surrealist furniture for his Lutyens-designed property Monkton House. The lips sofa was inspired by Mae West’s rosebud- shaped pout. This curved confection has button detailing and curves that the sex siren would be proud of.

Reduced from €1,599 to €749, it is almost half price. Also reduced is a Planet pedestal table by Calligaris, down 33 per cent, from €730 to €488. The Camden king size was €699 and is now down 43 per cent, to €399, while stocks last.

This is an idea that will work in any room but is especially delightful in a baby’s nursery. The decorative detail double jobs as a night light. A piece of giraffe-shaped mdf can be cut to order and set in relief against the wall. While it doesn’t take up too much space it adds much-needed illumination to a small child or baby’s room. Designed by Dún Laoghaire-based Catherine Murphy (01-2300738, <a href="http://www.re-interiors.ie">re-interiors.ie</a>) for one of the Colortrend stands at the recent Ideal Homes Show at the RDS, it costs €220, excluding delivery. — This is an idea that will work in any room but is especially delightful in a baby’s nursery. The decorative detail double jobs as a night light. A piece of giraffe-shaped mdf can be cut to order and set in relief against the wall. While it doesn’t take up too much space it adds much-needed illumination to a small child or baby’s room. Designed by Dún Laoghaire-based Catherine Murphy (01-2300738, re-interiors.ie) for one of the Colortrend stands at the recent Ideal Homes Show at the RDS, it costs €220, excluding delivery.

Give your kitchen or dining room a botanic make-over with this loud and proud replica Sorcha chair, 50cm by 50cm by 70cm, set on polycarbonate legs. Inspired by Philippe Starck’s Mademoiselle style, the chair normally sells for €125 at Dublin 8-based Zinzan (1800-989550, <a href="http://www.zinzan.ie">zinzan.ie</a>) but has been reduced to €95. Offer ends November 30th. — Give your kitchen or dining room a botanic make-over with this loud and proud replica Sorcha chair, 50cm by 50cm by 70cm, set on polycarbonate legs. Inspired by Philippe Starck’s Mademoiselle style, the chair normally sells for €125 at Dublin 8-based Zinzan (1800-989550, zinzan.ie) but has been reduced to €95. Offer ends November 30th.

In House Appliance Centre (01-2368400, <a href="http://www.in-house.ie">in-house.ie</a>) in Sallynoggin is offering Irish Times readers who present today’s column 13 per cent off this Siemens Flex induction hob, down from €1,149 to €999. As instantly responsive as gas and as easy to clean as a ceramic top, the technology cools quickly, can be timer set and child-locked. This offer includes a free multi-roasting pan worth €130 and ends on December 3rd. — In House Appliance Centre (01-2368400, in-house.ie) in Sallynoggin is offering Irish Times readers who present today’s column 13 per cent off this Siemens Flex induction hob, down from €1,149 to €999. As instantly responsive as gas and as easy to clean as a ceramic top, the technology cools quickly, can be timer set and child-locked. This offer includes a free multi-roasting pan worth €130 and ends on December 3rd.

A reindeer skin underfoot is a subtle way to work the hide trend. The naturally light skins cost from €540 to order from the Lene Bjerre range at KA Design (01-2782033, <a href="http://www.lenebjerre.com">lenebjerre. com</a>) or from Australian Cranmore Home, (0061-402067908, <a href="http://www.cranmorehome.com.au">cranmorehome.com.au</a>) — A reindeer skin underfoot is a subtle way to work the hide trend. The naturally light skins cost from €540 to order from the Lene Bjerre range at KA Design (01-2782033, lenebjerre. com) or from Australian Cranmore Home, (0061-402067908, cranmorehome.com.au)

This Bambi child’s chair by Takeshi Sawada for Danish brand Elements Optimal (0045-22272828, eo.dk) will melt the heart of any adult and delight kids. It features a nylon seat and you can choose a European oak or American walnut frame. It is priced about €263, ex delivery.

These reindeer hide paper place mats are a very simple way to add a Scandi touch to mealtimes. A pack of 50 sheets costs about €16.30, ex delivery, from UK-based Nordic House (0044-1872 223220 <a href="http://www.nordichouse.co.uk">nordichouse.co.uk</a>) — These reindeer hide paper place mats are a very simple way to add a Scandi touch to mealtimes. A pack of 50 sheets costs about €16.30, ex delivery, from UK-based Nordic House (0044-1872 223220 nordichouse.co.uk)

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Forget draping fringed scarves over side lamps to create a bohemian look at home – the latest way to create this ambiance is the artful layering of patterned wallpapers on patterned furniture and furnishings as per Designers Guild’s new Au Theatre collection by Christian Lacroix. Launched last week at London Design Week, Dún Laoghaire-based Brian S Nolan (briansnolan.ie) expects to have sample books in early April. Talisman Arlequin, the fabric on the sofa and chair costs €266 per linear metre. Fetiche Arlequin, the wallpaper panels, to the right and left of shot, cost €371 per metre and Paseo Canetille, the fabric on the foot cushions to the front of shot, costs €245 per metre.

House Proud: Hippy chic

Mc Donnell Properties is seeking €950,000 for four-five-bedroom Ballard Lodge on 4.5 acres with paddocks and stables in Ashford, Co Wicklow

Take five for €950,000

This bronze door is top of the range, made of a manufactured wood composite that includes steel. The door is then sprayed in a choice of metal finishes. There are three options to choose from; bronze, pictured here in a beaten effect, silver or copper which can be treated to protect the colour or left to oxidise. The UK-based company, Urban Front, will work from architects’ drawings and can supply to Ireland. Prices for this bronze door start from about €14,200 for a door of standard size.

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Best in class: Making an entrance

Architect Pamela Sandler worked with interior designer Elena Letteron of Germain Interiors to create this fairytale arrangement in a lakeside summer home. The beds stand taller than bunk beds you might buy from a furniture shop and were designed to take advantage of the extra ceiling height, so that climbing to the top bunk feels like a real retreat. Painted in Benjamin Moore Dove White, Letteron also used the additional headroom to give each bunk its own reading light.

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Best in class: Bedtime storeys

Sliding doors help maximise the interior space of a pantry. Elfa, available at The Organised Store in Dundrum Town Centre with the full range on view at its sister showroom in Newtown Business Park in Newtownmountkennedy, has some very smart internal solutions including this range of ventilated metal shelving overhead, shallow spice trays, wire frame and fine mesh glide-in drawers which costs about €800. The sliding doors pictured are not supplied by the shop, but it can recommend local fabricators.

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Best in class: Larder than life

This butterfly-roofed extension by architecture firm Brennan Furlong (brennanfurlong.ie) has a very Californian kitchen. Made of pre-finished, double-layer birch ply, it evokes the halcyon glamour of mid-century modern. Freshflowers, a harlequin set of chairs in off-beat shades, and strip lighting overhead lift the look. Expect to pay from about €15,000 for something similar, says Seamus Furlong.

House Proud: La La Land

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