AT Rug Art (01-2690505, rugart.ie), Terminus Mills in Clonskeagh, Dublin, there is 35 per cent off Villamoura hand-knotted Nepal rugs.

Bargain Hunter readers can get an additional 5 per cent off the price upon presentation of today's Irish Times. For example, Bound, a 100 per cent New Zealand wool style, is reduced from €840 to €500.

To celebrate the new year and for today only, the store is offering Bargain Hunter readers who present this column the opportunity to buy luxury hand-knotted Jan Kath and Rug Star designs less 30 per cent. A Rug Star design in a wool/silk mix, Splash No 4, measures 2.5m by 3m and normally costs €9,825, is available for €6,875.

Jan Kath’s 100 per cent wool Haydn, measures 2m by 3m, and is down from €6,000 to €4,200. A 100 per cent wool design called Maths, also by Kath, measures 2.5m by 2.5m, and is reduced from €3,560 to €2,490.

70% cut in fabrics 

In its winter sale, KA International (01-2782033), 17 Rock Hill Blackrock, Co Dublin, has 70 per cent off selected fabrics and tiebacks, and Brandon occasion chairs made up in a cream and grey floral fabric .

They are reduced by 50 per cent, from €1.378 to €689. The frame is solid wood and is stained a dark wenge. The sale ends on January 31st.