Bargain Hunter: The best barbecues, Italian furniture and seaside style

Italian hardwood style in your garden

Cronos is a smart outdoor teak dining table by Italian furniture firm Ethimo (ethimo.com). It has an architectural pedestal base and an option of three different tops: round, square, pictured, or an extending rectangle. The square top is available to view at Monkstown-based Howbert and Mays (01-2020027 howbertandmays.ie), 27-28 The Crescent, where Irish Times readers who present today's column can get 10 per cent off it, normally €2,295 and the matching Ambra chairs, €430 each or €480 with arms. This offer ends June 19th.

Delicious kitchen design

Spendlove Kitchens (01-2870500, spendlovekitchens.ie) at Triton House Greystones Harbour, Co Wicklow is housed in a cool little café so you can sip a latte as you peruse the offering built into the walls around the coffee shop tables. However, it doesn't give you any real sense of the great range of coloured kitchens from German brand Schüller available.

Pictured is the Ghia. Measuring about 35 sq m, it features a satin lacquered design with a wall of sage green handless units and drawers, a marine blue L-shaped area with units above and below an oak-effect counter and another wall of oak-effect units that ends with an open bookcase.

Available in 21 colours and in 23 timber-effect finishes, this design normally costs about €11,000. Present today’s column and you can get 10 per cent off it and any other style from Schüller. This offer ends June 30th.

Packed with personality

Add personality to small spaces with this almost cabin size suitcase table, with suitcase storage, covered in a smart Prince of Wales check, 48cm x 35cm x 72cm. Normally €229 at Karl's Furniture (01-6260600 karlsfurniture.ie) Kylemore Road, Dublin 10, it has been reduced by 35 per cent, to €149, while stocks last.

Bringing the beach home

It's officially summer, so bring a seaside flavour to your interior with the help of artful accent pieces reduced in Casey's (caseys.ie) summer sale.

This shell display case is reduced 15 per cent from €195 to €165.

Similarly reduced is a selection of rose gold storm lanterns, down from €239 to €199, while a contemporary triptych that pays its respects to the architecture of buildings will create a talking point in living rooms, halls or even a (somewhat covered) outdoor room.

It is down 20 per cent from €645 to €519 at the shop in Cork (021-4270393) 65 Oliver Plunkett Street and Limerick (016-307070) at Raheen Roundabout. The sale ends August 2nd.

Trending . . . in the frame

The supersizing of the television screen has made for a more immersive viewing experience, but aesthetically the screen has become an overbearing presence in the lounge. One solution is a freestanding, sturdy easel on which you can set the television.

It's an idea interior designer Jonathan Reed (0044-20-75650066 studioreed.com) came up with for a glass walled apartment he did for David Bowie about 15 years ago and works well in an open-plan space. It will take up a lot less volume than a media unit. Buy an easel with brackets deep enough to clamp your screen securely. Put the Freeview, satellite box or DVD player on the base of the frame.

K&M Evans Art Supplies (01-8726855, store.evansartsupplies.ie) sell a variety of styles. The Mabef M/02, 99cm x 68cm, costs €899. It can be painted or stained any shade to match a room scheme. Bushy Park Ironworks (01-4622788 bushyparkironworks.com) can do bespoke orders in powdercoated steel. Prices depend on dimensions and detailing. Pictured is one from US-based Restoration Hardware (restorationhardware.com) which comes in a gunmetal finish, from about €721-€902 or a wooden version that costs €1,195, ex delivery.

Three of the best . . . barbecues

The Kara planche top, a barbecue grill cum fire pit hybrid ticks all the caveman needs of warmth and food. The grill sits on a stainless steel base on which you can burn wood or charcoal. Remove the grill and you have warmth. Set on a powdercoated steel surround, it looks good even when not lit. It costs €4,510 from French-based Cesarre (0033-2400 62409, cesarre.com) Delivery to Ireland costs about €400.

The Lotus Grill is a portable device that uses convection science to cook in about half the time of most barbecues. An internal fan draws air through the vents, keeping the charcoal good for cooking. By blowing a steady stream of oxygen over the coals the smokey stage is bypassed, making it ideal for table top use. Buy from UK-based White Stores (0044-333-1235235, whitestores.co.uk) for about €275, ex delivery..

Using radiant heat, the Big Green Egg is more than just a barbecue. You can grill, bake, smoke and vertical roast on it. Food stays moist and you can control temperature.

This is a device that doesn't need to be constantly manned. The large Egg, pictured, costs €1,450, including the 'egg mates' shelves. The grill, an 'eggcessory', costs an additional €72 from Limerick-based A Room Outside (061-603686, aroomoutside.ie).