Best in Class: In the swing

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A swing seat adds levity to a living space, either indoors or outside. This ash wood two-seat swing by Paola Lenti will add some Italian style to a space and costs €4,997, ex VAT, from Minima. The swing comes with safety stainless steel cables covered with a braid, clamps and hooks for suspension from the ceiling or beam, and a cover. minimahome.com; 01-633 7716

The recent portraits of Prince George on a swing have put old-fashioned wooden swings back in the spotlight. This Up and Away design costs about €113, ex delivery, while Sitting Spiritually, another UK brand, sells similar swings in oak or chestnut, from €213, as well as leather-seated swing and swing seats. theoakandropecompany.co.uk; sittingspiritually.co.uk

The Hanging Egg Chair designed in 1959 by Nanna and Jorgen Ditzel is an iconic piece that can be used indoors and out. Made of weather resistant Polycore, a durable yet flexible synthetic fibre, it costs about €2,710 from Dun Laoghaire-based Lost Weekend. lostweekend.ie

This extra-large Mammoth Colora hammock will accommodate a load of little ones - or provide sanctuary for one stressed-out parent from the same horde. It costs from about €172, ex delivery from UK-based In Spaces, in-spaces.com

This black abacus-inspired swing chair, by Done by Deer, is safe for use by babies and small kids and provides back support. It can be installed in a door lintel and has strong nylon suspension ropesIt costs E49.95, ex delivery, from TakaTomo.de

This floral cushioned Coquelicot style, designed by Mariel Vanbrameersch, can be used indoors or outside. It has a softly cushioned base and twin red ropes from which to hang it. It costs €239, ex delivery from ksl-living.fr

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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.

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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.

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