Bargain Hunter: Lanterns and stoves to brighten up winter evenings

Alanna Gallagher tracks down the latest in interiors trends at bargain prices

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Lanterns offer a very effective way to add warming halos of light to dark corners of halls, porches and even exteriors. Present today’s column and you can get 10 per cent off the Broste of Copenhagen collection at Dunville Avenue-based Rosalins (01-4972330) in Ranelagh. Prices start from €59.95.

The lanterns pictured range in price from the metal and glass design, €70, 20cm by 40cm, pictured top left, to the metal, brass and glass design, €170, 30cm by 50cm, bottom left. Offer ends November 30th.

Nothing beats a clear November night for stargazing. Invest in a constellations calendar, designed by graphic designer Alex Synge, to improve your knowledge of the night sky. It comes with 13 snapshots of the Irish night skies that you can frame. They will make you want to wrap up and look up.

Priced €45 and available from the Irish Design Shop (01-6798871 irishdesignshop.com) 41 Drury Street, Dublin 2, it will also make a great Christmas gift, especially if you throw in an open night at Dunsink Observatory (087-6294966 dunsink.dias.ie). Taking place on Wednesday evenings from now to March on clear nights, you get to look through the historic Grubb telescope.

The Federation of Astronomical Societies’ (irishastronomy.org) calendar costs just €5. Astronomy Ireland (086-0646555 astronomy.ie) runs stargazing classes, €180 to non-members, with the next beginners course taking place in the Fitzgerald Building, TCD, in January (086-0646555 astronomy.ie). Any enquiries to classes@astronomy.ie.

Add an artful glow of gold to the winter darkness with this Vita (vita.dk) black and gold polypropylene Silvia, a textured pendant and floor light in one design. It will look great against midnight-blue-painted walls. Normally €79, Westport-based Liberties (098-50273 liberties.ie) is offering Irish Times readers who present today’s column in the quayside shop 20 per cent off, so you can buy it for €63. This offer, which includes free shipping within Ireland, ends November 18th.

Tue Nov 10 2015 - 14:29

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