As you may or may not know, I’ve written a couple of interiors features for the Irish Independent (< click to read the first article)recently; where I take a property that’s for sale and give it a hypothetical makeover using products sourced from around Ireland and the internet.
Soooo…over the next few weeks, I’m going to post all of the products I’ve found on my trawls, in the hopes they may be of some use, even if it’s just to look at…!
I’ll also upload the PDF’s of the articles when I get an afternoon..
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Image above : Room styled by Blanaid Hennessy, photographed by Andrew Clancy
in Bramley’s Department Store, Main Street, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, Ireland, which has a HUGE and quite amazing selection of lovely things, as well as parts of the store set up as inspirational rooms.
Phone : (057) 8730996 E-mail: info@bramleys.ie Web : www.bramleys.ie
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‘Viceroy’ velvet curtains from €125.00 plus p&p, www.anthropologie.com
Marks & Spencer’s Portland 2 seater sofa in the Autograph ‘Neo Steel Blue’ fabric - €2089.00 (01) 8728833
Beautiful candlesticks from Irish site : Mabel & Violet
Selection of prints available from Irish photographer Moselle Foley. email : me@mosellefoley.com for information, or visit her > website <
Chrome 1950’s style telephone €79.99 plus P&P from www.pressieport.ie. T: +353 (0) 1 4605350
Hungarian Grain Sack Cushions available from the ‘Helkatdesign’ store on www.etsy.com.
Prices start from appx €28.00 with p&p from appx €5.00
For a selection of antique armchairs and furniture, try : Larkins Furniture, Templetuohy, Co. Tipperary (0504) 53132
More to follow over the next couple of weeks!
x Blanaid
Mabel & Violet is totally great, want their sparrow wall sticker… want own house first. Sob. Interiors make me so sad now.
No wait, look at it this way, every month it takes to get own house, is money saved as prices fall - which means MORE money for asos, Mabel & Violet and Topshop. (Any help? Any help at all?)
Hmmm. Your logic has its flaws (as in, I should be saving!) but I see what you’re getting at. Annoying thing is, I am both saving and spending this month due to amazingly fortuitous sequence of events, so I could be paying off a mortage AND decorating my house, if I had one. Incidentally, have you seen the dotey daybeds in Ikea? I went there yesterday and decided I want one, sooo nice! Almost as nice as a window seat.
I did see them and I love them, and such a good price!
I think you should start buying things you love, like that day bed, even though obviously you don’t know where you’ll end up at the moment. I have a haul of furniture and things I’ve moved from house to house, and because I love them, they’ve suited every place so far!
Ladies, you’re making my heart sing here! Thanks for the linky love Blanaid and I missed the feature so this is brilliant!!
I like your thinking on the spend/save issue, hadn’t thought of it like that before but will from now on as we continue to rent. I’ve been putting off a long overdue trip to Ikea but I think I’m ready and will be checking out those day beds Rosemary, I’ve always had a bit of a romantic notion about day beds….sigh.
i love that print… so eerie yet beautiful…. wonder how much that costs????
Blanaid you’ve made my mind up for me. Next trip to Ikea I’m stocking up - only problem is there’s not much room in my parents’ to store furniture, and if I put it downstairs it’ll get wrecked because it’s very draughty, damp etc. I must discuss it with them. I guess antique stuff is more worth investing in, because Ikea will always be there whereas one-off pieces need to be snapped up. But I definitely will be keeping an open mind.
Rhona: Her prints are really inexpensive! She is one of the most talented photographers I’ve ever seen, really knows her stuff.
Paula : My pleasure! Your site is full of fabulousness…x
Rosemary : That’s ideal, a couple of little vintage bits and bobs - get yourself on ebay.de, much better than ebay.com/.uk!
I love that photography print too, very atmospheric.
hi,
thanks blanaid, you’re too kind!
selection of prints here http://www.flickr.com/photos/breteastonellis/sets/72157621686755309/
with prices
as a lot of it’s medium format film and a nightmare to scan i don’t have much online, but i’ll be updating it over the coming weeks
email me at me@mosellefoley.com for more info
x
You’re welcome Moselle!
I just ordered this one, getting it huge to fit the Ikea Ribba frame, mother’s Christmas present done and dusted! >
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breteastonellis/2710350875/in/set-72157621686755309/
The site was definitely fantastic! Lots of nice information and creativity, both of which we all need!
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