Wish list: Bookcase, Chiltern flower armchair,

Gracious glazing on a bookcase makes for a Downton-esque library says Esther N McCarthy.

This burr-walnut breakfront secretaire bookcase is perfect if you want to add a little Downton Abbey atmosphere to your interiors. €7,735, from New Furniture Centre, Cork. www.newfurniturecentre.com

Isn’t this pretty? If soft pastel shades and romantic tones are your thing, then check out the Chiltern flower armchair in a duck egg blue, from the Country Living collection at DFS. €1,169 at DFS in Carrickmines, Blanchardstown, Dublin or Mahon Point Cork or www.dfs.ie

This earthenware, tall blue jug (24 cms high) was hand-thrown on Elaine Fallon’s wheel, and hand-decorated using her Enchanted Forest design. It retails at €69 and is available in Kilkenny Design, Dublin; The Elms, Kildare; Cow’s Lane Design Studio, Dublin, and the National Gallery Shop. Also directly from: www.brookwoodpottery.com