Quick, easy and inexpensive ways to transform your interiors

We ask the experts for fast, fabulous fixes that will liven up your home — and shopping ideas that are easy on the pursestrings

Mirrors can be multi-functional as decorative pieces, looking glasses and to reflect light (Lily brass round, €249 at EZ Living Interiors).

Now the Christmas tree is loitering somewhere in the throes of decomposition, empty wine bottles are recycled and the hoover is thoroughly clogged with pine needles, let’s have a look around the room and see if anything can be done to improve it with minimal effort and instant interiors gratification.

I have to admit I love the bare post-decoration state of the place, but I’m also itching to switch things up as we inch closer to the end of a joyless January and on to lightsome, spring days.