Wish List: Bright and cheerful buys

Spring is just around the corner and Esther N McCarthy is here to show you the way to bright and cheerful buys for the home — at all price points.

* There’s still enough of a chill in the air to be thinking about creature comforts. If you want to put a little hearth in your home, have a look at this beauty. It’s a 1930’s refurbished antique two-tone porcupine stove priced at €1800. They do have other models available if, y’know, porcupine isn’t your thing. Available from The Old Mill Stores, Leap, Co Cork. www.theoldmillstores.ie

* Mark Hand is based in Galway and specialises in bespoke kitchens and occasional furniture like this beautiful kitchen island, it’s hand-painted oak with a quartz surface, if you don’t mind. Mark’s designs are completely bespoke, so if you can dream it, he can make it. They are constructed and finished by hand, entirely in solid wood, using traditional methods. His website is under construction at the moment, so find him on Facebook or email: [e-mail]