Wish list: Colourfield rug

Each week, Esther N McCarthy scouts around for interesting bits for your home.

This week, she loves inspiring spires and aquatic money-saving device.

* Soft and subtle, the Colourfield rug will enhance any room of the house, €92 from Marks & Spencers.

* Get some retro style going for January with the Comet, a two-drawer teak painted cabinet, €460 from Debenhams.

* Cheer up the boys’ room with this educational alphabet poster, available from Wooly Publishing. 100% Irish produced, find them on www.woollypublishing.com or www.facebook.com/KidsPosters.

* Cut a dash with these luxurious James Hare Soho Silk and James Hare Soho Dash and Soho Plains fabrics. They start at €42.40 per metre with the Soho Dash costing €81.30 per metre. Stockists include Ken Jackson Interiors, Centre Park Road, Cork, T: 021-4314963; The Drapery, 2, Emmett Place, Cork, T: 021-4 271877 and Interior Ltd Quin Road, Business Park, Ennis, Co Clare, T: 065-6 843626.

* This photo-collage brings together some of Cork’s most uplifting towers, spires, domes and facades, photographed over a number of years by Currabinny artist and sculptor Patrick O’Hara. His work as a botanical artist has taken him all around the world, and he feels there is a treasure-trove of architecture in Cork as rich as any of the European counterparts. Perfect for this year of the Gathering. Laminated A4 size prints cost €10, including diagram and key to images, available in Cork from Framemaker in Cook Street; 2020 Gallery on North Mall; St Fin Barre’s Cathedral shop and the Vision Centre in North Main Street. Other sizes available through www.ohara-art.com

* Save those pennies in these adorable duck moneyboxes, you’ll have enough for a trip to The Lough in no time! €5.95 from Carrig Donn.

* Put some love light into your life with the Irish spalted beech lamp and the Aran beag tall square lamp, €124.95 and €128.95. Created by Cillian Johnston, he is one to watch. His Aran wool knitted panels in his signature rectangular lamp won a product prize at Showcase 2012. His products are available from Glenaran, Cork, Kerry, Galway and Clare, 027-63201 and www.cillianjohnston.com.

* There’s always time for a nice cup of tea. Treat your blend to the Nicholas Mosse apple tea pot, €134.50 available from Kilkenny Stores.

* The Paint Pot on Anglesea Street, Cork, have some fab gift baskets that aren’t just for Christmas. Starting at €28, they can be custom made to order. www.thepaintpot.ie.