Person: Annie Sloan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Dark green velvet couches experienced a surge of popularity in the past few years and I can’t ever see myself getting tired of them. Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

home and gardens

Jennifer Sheahan: Why green is the new grey in home decor

With the weekend that’s in it, the Home of the Year winner has shamrocks in her eyes

<p>A more sandy brown, perfect with rattan for a relaxed nostalgic style. Fleetwood Coffee Break, from €25 per litre, fleetwood.ie.</p>

home and gardens

Take a fresh look at the colour brown. It’s a gamechanger in room revamps

home and gardens

Vintage View: Milk and chalk paint can breathe new life into furniture

home and gardens

Newsview: What is making waves in the world of design and interiors

home and gardens

This season's trend for cheery colour can help pull a room together

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Wish List: Some out of this world table-ware

Wish list: Shoe design by Holly Baker

Oh it’s all spring colours and fresh thinking this week on the wish list as Esther N McCarthy chooses shoes, sheep and sofas for your delectation.

Sun, 04 May, 2014

Vintage view:Old furniture

This is an exciting area for refreshing your home spaces for half nothing, but, where up-cycling collides with antique and worthy vintage, proceed with caution.

Sun, 21 Apr, 2013

Take a leaf from good guide presents

BOOKS make fantastic Christmas gifts, as once you have a fair idea of your recipient’s area of interest, it really shows that you’ve paid attention, that you genuinely care.

Sun, 16 Dec, 2012