Wish list: Antique clocks, ceramic vases and IdeaPaint

Esther N McCarthy goes totally mid-century modern with a fine FlowerPot lamp.

Go old-school with the Lars clock — nothing wrong with a few antique stylings.

Available from Mindy Brownes at Red Earth for €69.95, www.mindybrownes.com

Loving these colourful tree-shaped ceramic vases. We just need the garden to start providing fodder now. Prices start at €15 at The Pavilion Garden Centre in Cork.

www.thepavilion.ie

Check out the signature Brokenhearted surface design in this Beau and Elliot Brokenhearted 12 Piece Melamine Picnic Set. Luxury outdoor living or what?

This set contains 4 melamine plates, 4 melamine bowls and 4 plastic tumblers. Think festivals, concerts, picnics in the park... bring on the summer!

Available from www.Argos.ie for €52

I don’t own an iron, but hey, I can understand why you might want one in the house. This lovely purple one is from Russell Hobbs and has the rather grand title of Supreme Steam Iron. It’s €39.99 from leading electrical retailers nationwide.

How glorious is the sheer size of this sofa? It’s called The Clay, from DFS’s French Connection collection. The aim is to marry form and function to deliver a sleek modern feel.

Available as a curved corner unit, 2 and 4 seater sofas, a cuddler sofa, a corner sofa and an armchair.

The range comes in a variety of six colours including charcoal, silver, cream, mocha, teal and orange. The French Connection Clay range is exclusively available at DFS and can be ordered online at www.dfs.ie

The corner sofa is €2,199.

Isn’t the colour just amazing? This lampshade, the FlowerPot, was designed by the famous Scandinavian designer Verner Panton in 1969. I spotted in online at www.nedgis.com and it costs €198.

Add a pop of pink with this starburst picture frame, it’s available from Littlewoods Ireland for €13.

www.littlewoodsireland.ie

We love Irish companies here at Wishlist. Based in Blanchardstown, IdeaPaint is a whiteboard paint, hailed as “the latest in communication technology”.

It can be applied to most sealed, non-porous surfaces, is environmentally friendly and basically transforms any space in your workplace or home into a boundless whiteboard surface, giving you the freedom to express your big ideas.

Can you imagine the craic you’d have with it in your weekly meeting?

For more information see www.ideapaints.ie