Esther N McCarthy wafts in on spicy, woody tones to advocate a good cause and to suggest some snuggly option for the boudoir as well as a range of crafty options.

1. Freshome Just click onto the Kitchen tab here and gawp at the Board kitchen by Pietro Arosio for Italian company Snaidero.

BUILD, don’t knock. As a philosophy it works for a new Dublin property firm, with the same sort of ethos in one of its slick residential offerings.