Solid wood designs and colourful carafes

1. Let's stay optimistic and think about dining outdoors. Why not do it in style with the Grand Comptoir dining chair, €190 and Hermitage dining table €895, available from Boulevard Interiors, in Douglas, Cork.

2. This is a colourful way to hydrate this summer, the M&S Marcel Wanders Stripe Carafe, €31 from stores nationwide.

3. Flowers that won't ever lose their bloom — get this colourful floral cushion for €40 from Dunnes Stores.