Wish List: Go bright or go home

Eve Kelliher spies super-bright sofas, feels summer vibes and alights on electric art

Queen of colour

Go bright or go home. We are obsessed with everything in this collection for DFS, pictured above, by Sophie Robinson. The broadcaster and queen of colour will be taking centre stage at the DFS Interiors Theatre at the permanent tsb Ideal Home show, today, Saturday, at 1.10pm. See dfs.ie

Floored

I’m dreaming of the great escape — in my own backyard. This picture from Versatile is what got me thinking. This company is not short on spectacular ideas and supplies everything from tiles that look like carpets to outdoor flooring with a wooden effect and options for balcony living — for those of us perched aloft in upper-floor apartments. See versatile.ie.

Alfresco entertaining

The best summery vibes when entertaining alfresco depend on the lighting. Large lanterns create that ‘wow’ factor for impact and glow. Crafted from durable faux-rattan fibres, the Breeze outdoor lantern at Meadows and Byrne (small, €110, and large, €198) combines rustic charm with modern functionality. Take a look at the website meadowsandbyrne.com.

Stylish piece

Ditre Italia has been making furniture in Italy since 1976. Renowned for its top-quality products, its designers focus on creating stylish pieces in the best fabrics and leather. As well as sofas and armchairs, Ditre Italia also creates dining, bedroom and outdoor furniture. We love the Pacific three-seater, pictured above, priced from €5960. See www.kubeinteriors.com.

Family living

A floor that will sustain family living for generations? It’s hard to imagine. Especially if you have flooring that needs to sustain tantrums, four-footed family members and everything in between. But that’s what Havwoods Ireland promises. The company has introduced its Amalgama flooring from its Italian collection, one of 15 shades available in chevron, herringbone block and planks. This is a highly consistent engineered board with two layers: a surface of select grade slow-grown European oak which accounts for over one-third of the overall depth, backed with a spruce or birch ply and featuring a traditional tongue and groove profile. The Italian collection boards are FSC®-certified, have a lacquered finish and are suitable for fitting over underfloor heating. See havwoods.com/.ie.

Shine

The atmosphere’s electric in Bandon thanks to a Kinsale artist’s exhibition, ‘Shine’. Creative Bandon and Bandon Tidy Towns, supported by Cork County Council, commissioned Audrey Cantillon’s portraits of ‘local treasures’ to adorn local ESB boxes. 

The project celebrates talented ‘Bandonites’, according to Audrey. ‘It recognises those who are excelling in the world of sport, adventure and the arts,’ she says. Famous faces included in the exhibition — but not yet on ESB boxes — include Graham Norton, Lyra and Innishannon rugby player Jack Crowley who went to school in Bandon. 

Admire the prints at the town’s Grey Heron Gallery, Bandon, P72 H966, until the end of the month; cantillonadesign.com/@cantillona.

Versatile shift

Brown is Colourtrend’s statement colour for 2024, introducing a refreshing and versatile shift in interior design trends. Unlike the boldness of greens or blues, brown brings a subtler yet equally impactful depth to spaces. The sophisticated shade Old Bone exudes a sense of history and timelessness.
See Colourtrend.ie