Bargain hunter: calendars, projectors and wine charms
All the latest in bargain interiors
Designist (01-4758534, designist.ie), 68 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2 is a great place to find affordable and covetable gifts. The smart-phone projector will show off photographs and videos to a wider audience. Magnifying the screen eight times, the self-assembly cardboard device is reduced 20 per cent, €25 down to €20. For the travel lover in your life, a Scratch Map will allow him or her to scratch each country as they clock up air miles circumnavigating the globe. It is similarly reduced from €25 down to €20. For the house proud there’s a set of four Abode side plates, down 15 per cent from €30 to €25.50. Offers are while stocks last.
Soul Lifestyle (soullifestyle.ie) is offering Irish Times readers 10 per cent off this table top replica antler trophy, 75cm high, with a painted wood base. Normally €359, you can buy it for €323 at either of the brand’s two Dublin stores: Unit C1 (01-2935980) Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford, or Arnotts (01-8748433), Henry Street, Dublin 1 upon presentation of today’s column. Offer ends Wednesday, December 3rd.
THREE OF THE BEST . . . CREATIVE CHRISTMAS TREES This Studio Roof cardboard tree, 70cm x 60cm x 60cm, is one to build with the kids, and maybe install in their bedroom. It comes with decorations including an angel, a stag, two doves, candles, baubles and a star. It presents no fire hazard as it doesn’t have lights. It costs €34, ex-delivery and you can buy it online at UK-based The Kid Who (00-44-845548 5440, thekidwho.eu).
THREE OF THE BEST . . . CREATIVE CHRISTMAS TREES This is a smart and easy to execute idea spotted in the Woodies (woodiesdiy.com) Christmas catalogue. The tree shape has been made using battery-operated lights, which cost from €3.99 for a string of 20 to €69.99 for a set of 400. The lights are held in place by damage-free mini hooks, €5.99 for a pack of six and €11.99 for a pack of 18 – a real Santa’s little helper of a product.
THREE OF THE BEST . . . CREATIVE CHRISTMAS TREES This stylishly simple free-standing birch Christmas tree, 127cm x 100cm comes in a range of colours from the natural birch ply, pictured, to nine fashionable colours: grey, dusky pink, lilac, lime green, blue, bright pink, orange, forest green, and yellow. It costs about €270, ex-delivery, from UK-based Bombus (00-44-1227-751615, bombus.co.uk)
TRENDING . . . WINE CHARMS Have you ever gone to a party and brought along a lovely bottle of wine that you wanted to try, only for the generous host to have another tipple on offer, so you never get to taste your own? Resolve the problem by gifting them a set of wine charms by MSC Joie. Stock Design (01-6794317), 34 South King Street in Dublin 2, is offering Irish Times readers who present today’s column 10 per cent off this festive set, normally €13.95 for a pack of six. But there are more discreet options, too. Small bow ties or moustaches, €5.95 for a set of six, are similarly reduced. These offers end Thursday, December 4th.
The Drawing Room (01-6772083), Westbury Mall, Dublin 2, has carved out a niche business in accessories for the home that you won’t find elsewhere. The shop is full to the gills of whimsical ideas for Christmas that maximalists will love. Every shelf is groaning under the weight of its razzle-dazzle decorations. This large-scale resin carousel horse, 70cm x 60cm, designed in Belgium, is a real talking point. Sprinkled with glitter, It will delight kids of all ages. Normally €395, Irish Times readers can buy it less 20 per cent until Thursday, December 4th.
Looking for the perfect gift for the design lover in your life? The Irish Design Shop (01-679 8871, irishdesignshop.com), 41 Drury Street, Dublin 2 has collaborated with Cork-based graphic art studio The Project Twins (085-7184030, theprojecttwins.com) on a gorgeous 2015 calendar. Each month has a perforation line at the top and bottom of each image, making it easy to tear off and keep as a print. Printed in Dublin on 350g ultra-matte paper, it feels as good as it looks. It can be affixed to the wall using a wide bulldog clip. It costs €32 but Irish Times readers who present today’s column can buy it less 10 per cent, €28.80. This offer ends Sunday, November 30th. For the months you’d like to frame, Rocker Lane Workshop (01-5242374, rockerlaneworkshop.com) is producing reclaimed wooden frames to fit the image sizes. These cost an additional €38.
