Four fab ideas to brighten up our lives and living spaces this spring

Home Editor Eve Kelliher highlights design dates for our diary and fun additions for our life and living space

Top left, Woodie's is encouraging budding gardeners this season, top, centre, Tracey Jeffery with her botanical zero-alochol gin; right, interior designer Celene Collins and, below, centre, engineer Kieran McCarthy will host free event in Cork on Thursday, and below left, Dr Clare Kiely.

Confidence is key to creating a living space you love — and a work zone that’s functional as well as fabulous.

That’s the message Cork interior designer Celene Collins is keen to pass on to everyone she advises.