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TRADING UP No 1 Belfield Abbey is a three-storey, four bathroom and fivebed house.

TRADING UP 51 Meadowbrook is a family-sized fourbed, for a practical €225,000.

STARTERS Hit all the right notes at a music lover’s renovated west Cork cottage.

COVER STORY Year round comfort, and low energy bills, with attentive passive house design.

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with the debris, all the way down in front, down the steps to a skip). Alternatively, getting permission to temporarily breach the 200’ long side rendered and part-dashed stone wall along the property’s boundary would make even lighter work of the heavy work. Thoughts like those are what will naturally tease viewers of No 4, as you’d nearly itch to get stuck in, and if a place like this shows such potential in midwinter, imagine how persuasive it would be if offered for sale on a sunny June morning? It needs heating, insulating, attention to windows and to the bay window too, but has so much going for it, including loads of trendy landscaping options thanks to the site’s shape and slope. VERDICT: The city’s at your doorstep and the place is crying out for fresh hands.

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OU need to see beyond the wintry November key rooms on all three levels. There’s plenty of places days, the slight smell of damp, and the drab here to simply sit, and to watch the world go by from. colours, to see the potential in 4 Alexandra It appears to be the most untouched/ original of all Terrace — because the scope to refashion four in the terrace, and its three neighbours have been subtly is there in abundance. upgraded in the past few years from the visible No 4 is end of terrace, of a small cluster of four, up evidence to the rear, with some interesting above St Luke’s Cross in Cork city. There’s no architectural interventions going on or recently done, mistaking the specific location when you visit the in this short terrace up behind the back of the house, every window in front and to the east gable Ambassador Hotel. Sensitive work on No 4 should wall has engrossing views of complete Alexandra Victorian and Edwardian Terrace’s renewal. Location: St Luke’s Cross, Cork domesticity, with the city and It has a guide price of Price: €200,000-plus Rive Lee hoving into view €200,000 plus, and at that further to the south. level is well within the Size: 242 sq m (2,600 sq ft) No 4 seems embedded onto grasp of architectural Bedrooms: 5 its rocky perch, at the end of aficionados who’ll relish this quarter of homes built what should be a fairly BER rating: Pending around the 1890s, in the stillmanageable project Broadband: Yes glory days of the British ahead. military presence, now It’s big, but not overly Best asset: A commanding presence Collins Barracks. There’s so, at about 2,600 sq ft, such a commanding view thanks to its three storey from No 4, it could well have served as a city and river return wing, giving kitchen at lower level, bathroom viewing outpost for any occupying forces. and WC overhead, and a fifth bedroom on the top floor. It comes to market now as part of an estate sale with Throughout, there are fireplaces aplenty (and the selling agent Andrew Moore, who has a bit of a grá for main southerly aspect draws heat in too), but right the real period deals like this. He prizes the fact that it now it feels like the sort of place that could do with a hasn’t really been interfered with down the decades, bit of heat and drying out applied to it. bar a poor choice of pvc windows, and still has huge Yet, there’s no scent or sense of lurking horrors, it architectural detailing and integrity. Case in point is all seems honest but needing, well, a good run through the system of bells for summoning servants to rooms with an engineer/ architect, and a small builder in like the bedrooms, drawing room and bathroom — tow. more hot water, Ruby? Aiding or assisting the work that will need to be But, most of all, Andy Moore loves its double aspect, done is the handy fact of rear lane access to the back with windows south and east, lifted even on a garden/ yard, via a garage, so heavy building stuff can depressing winter’s day thanks to its gable windows in have a downhill run to the backdoor (and onwards

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TRADING UP No 1 Belfield Abbey is a three-storey, four bathroom and fivebed house.

TRADING UP 51 Meadowbrook is a family-sized fourbed, for a practical €225,000.

STARTERS Hit all the right notes at a music lover’s renovated west Cork cottage.

COVER STORY Year round comfort, and low energy bills, with attentive passive house design.

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BOREENMANNA ROAD €580,000 Sq m: 214 (2,310 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

Bedrooms: 5 Broadband: Yes

THERE were only a handful of detached houses among the 65 new properties built at Belfield Abbey on Cork city’s Boreenmanna Road, and now one of the largest, and on the biggest site of all, is for sale with a €580,000 price quoted by Sherry FitzGerald. It is one of three only, three-storey five-beds, with a little over 2,300 sq ft, and the offer includes three en suite bedrooms, two on the uppermost floor, and with a large master bed/en suite on the middle floor, stretching 24’ front to back of the house. No 1 is fully finished, kitchen, tiling and more all’s done and the gardens have been landscaped, so all a new owner need do is furnish it, notes auctioneer Ann O’Mahony. No 1 faces south, across the Boreenmanna Road to the Ballinlough Community Park, where there’s an active tennis club, and close to hand are schools and services, with the south link road half a mile or so to the west, and the city centre just past that again. Design is by architects Hogan Associates, and they’ve given No 1/the Type A houses a great big ground floor plan, with living room and study to the front, behind is a kitchen, utility and dining area leading into a family room at the very back. VERDICT: The efficiency of a newbuild, in a settled suburb.

BALLINLOUGH, CORK €240,000 Sq m: 93 (1,000 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

Bedrooms: 3 Broadband: Yes

THERE’S quite a selection of older-style three-bed semis up for sale in the enclaves and estates of houses around Ballinlough, reflecting the ageing of the population and the natural life-cycle of housing developments. No 43 Somerton Park is relatively untouched, requiring a total makeover, but despite that, it’s not the cheapest offering in the vicinity. But what it does have in its favour is its corner site and full planning permission for extension near the main Ballinlough Road, right by the Orchard Bar. Also nearby are great schools, O’Driscolls’ supermarket, a community centre, tennis courts, public parks, swimming pool and playing fields — all the benefits of a long-established suburb. For sale with Jeremy Murphy Associates, No 43 has FPP for a twostorey side extension. There’s a front living room with old double sash window, rear dining room/lounge, kitchen, and three overhead bedrooms (two with fireplaces) and bathroom. Some neighbouring homes have contemporary extensions showing finish options, and once No 43’s rear is enclosed in its extension, it will have a sun-trap south-west facing back garden. VERDICT: Viewers will have to decide how much garden and outdoor space they want once it is extended.

DRINAGH, CORK €195,000 Sq m: 149 (1,160 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

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Bedrooms: 3 Broadband: Yes

VERDICT: A very nice house and lifestyle, not too far off the beaten track.

THERE’S a sort of back and front internal layout mix going on at 1, Foxwood Drive — this bungalow home has got bedrooms and its day-time space at both the front and rear. This 1,100 sq ft three-bed home is in good, clean running order, and is set in the Foxwood, Garryduff development in Cork’s Rochestown, and is new to market with a €325,000 AMV via agent Ann O’Mahony of Sherry FitzGerald. It has its main living room just to the right of its central entrance hallway with bay window and open fireplace. Across the hall is the en suite master

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CARRIGALINE, CORK €225,000

APTLY named is the extended and upgraded Drinagh, west Cork home called Stone House: it has managed to retain much of its original build material inside and out, but done in a smart way, not too rough and rustic. It’s set 20 minutes inland from both Clonakilty and Skibbereen, a mile or two uphill above Drinagh lake, and looks down into that lake, and stands on a site of around three-quarter of an acre which clearly have been taken in hand by a gardener and given a landscaping twist, with attractive paths, steps and pond, as well as sun-trap (well, in this weather, sheltered at least) seating areas. It will suit someone who’ll enjoy that setting and the slight remoteness, and is for sale with Pat Maguire Properties in Skibbereen with a modest-seeming €195,000 asking price. Put a house of this quality close to the sea and you could add another €100k to that guide. It’s all smartly done and crisply finished, with a side sun-room with high ceiling and views, as well as a sitting room with exposed stone internal wall painted white, oak floor and antique fireplace, study, well-fitted modern kitchen/dining room with tiled floor, and three bedrooms, plus main bathroom with Jacuzzi bath.

ROCHESTOWN, CORK €325,000

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Sq m: 122 (1,340 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

Bedrooms: 4 Broadband:Yes

EVERYTHING has been done to 51 Meadowgrove in Carrigaline, a so-affordable trading up option for families in this Carrigaline and general south county Cork area, thanks to its €225,000 asking price. New to market with agent Dan Howard of Dooley and Howard, he describes the 1,350 sq ft four-bed with south-facing back garden as “stunning”. No 51’s set just of the Ballea Road, and has a crisp modern decor with some assured colours and an overall brightness. It’s a bit of a box ticker for the price level in particular, with two interlinking reception rooms, kitchen, utility and guest WC. Overhead there are four bedrooms, one with en suite, three with built-ins, and a main family bathroom. There’s a part-brick front facade, front garden and off-street parking for two cars, and the part-walled and fenced back garden is bright, with a shed, and decent swathe of decking at the end both as a focal point, and outdoor play and dining space, with valley views off to the distance.

Bedrooms: 3 Broadband: Yes

bedroom, midships is bedroom no 3, facing the main bathroom, and to the back of the house is bed 2 next to the 20’ by 12’ kitchen/dining room, with pine units and patio doors to the west-facing back garden. That back garden is both walled and well-screened with mature planting around the edges, plus lawn and small patio, and there’s a garden shed almost hidden in the greenery. VERDICT: Ideal for traders-down, or young families as there’s even a new national school built nearby in the last five years.

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Nothing Selling? Our team don’t think so.

VERDICT: No 51’s in a good location, and is a walk-in job thanks to it house proud owners.

Sq m: 102 sq m ((1,100 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

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BOREENMANNA ROAD €580,000 Sq m: 214 (2,310 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

Bedrooms: 5 Broadband: Yes

BALLINLOUGH, CORK €240,000 Sq m: 93 (1,000 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

Bedrooms: 3 Broadband: Yes

DRINAGH, CORK €195,000 Sq m: 149 (1,160 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

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Bedrooms: 3 Broadband: Yes

VERDICT: A very nice house and lifestyle, not too far off the beaten track.

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CARRIGALINE, CORK €225,000

ROCHESTOWN, CORK €325,000

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Sq m: 122 (1,340 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

Bedrooms: 4 Broadband:Yes

Bedrooms: 3 Broadband: Yes

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VERDICT: No 51’s in a good location, and is a walk-in job thanks to it house proud owners.

Sq m: 102 sq m ((1,100 sq ft) BER rating: Pending

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Simple package within walking distance of city

A suitably tuneful bungalow in an ideal location

THERE’S a handy 850 sq ft or so of south-facing space for home hunters on offer in the three-bed duplex home at 24 Ashton Lodge. Built in the last decade, the scheme - on the Boreenmanna Road just beyond the rear entrance to Ashton Comprehensive - was always low-profile, finding owners with a minimum of fuss back when the market and construction sectors were trundling along in tandem. Now offered as a resale. No 24’s carrying a €195,000 guide with agent Dennis Guerin of Frank V Murphy & Co, who says it has been well-maintained, and comes with a designated car parking space in a secure, gated development. The duplex, up a flight of steps above a ground level apartment, has two bathrooms, three bedrooms and a main living room/kitchen/dining space that is 15’ by 14’ at max measurement. Heating’s via gas.

THE modest-seeming, and renovated, bungalow Glenbrook appears pitch-perfect — well, it’s packed with musical instruments at least. Clearly its owners are musicians and music lovers, and one of its two reception rooms is best described as a music room, festooned with both real instruments as well as paintings and depictions of others. Each room has a solid fuel stove, and other accommodation in the compact enough cottage-style bungalow includes kitchen/diner, utility, three bedrooms, shower room and washroom. Selling agent is Pat Maguire Properties, who guide it at €160,000 and note that it is on a half acre site, with an attached garage which crops out at a sort of Tshape from the main house, helping to create a sheltered, gravelled patio space for sitting out at.

Three-bed dulpex in gated complex Tommy Barker reports

VERDICT: A simple, straight-forward modern package, easy to keep or manage, within a walk and a mile or so of the city centre.

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Boreenmanna Road €195,000 79 sq m (850 sq ft) 3 Pending Secure location

This affordable cottage-style house may seem like music to your ears, says Tommy Barker

VERDICT: An affordable buy-into a west Cork location near Glandore, Union Hall, Skibbereen and Castletownshend.

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Castletownshend €160,000 Sq. m 130 (1,400 sq ft) 3 Pending Yes

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Compact 2 storey house, suitable for holiday home or extension to good quality family home.

Price range €150,000

3 bed mature terraced hse in need of modernisation

Price range €220,000

Douglas Village (Adare Mews)

2 storey modern terraced hse in gated developement with all mod cons

Price range €160,000

Geraldine Place Albert Road

Conventional 2 storey 2 bed hse. Totally modernised now in showhouse condition

Showhouse Open This Sunday 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Price range €150,000

25 Douglas Street, Cork

Investment property 3 storey 2 apts, 2 offices, rental €22,000

Price range €240,000

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Simple package within walking distance of city

A suitably tuneful bungalow in an ideal location

Three-bed dulpex in gated complex Tommy Barker reports

VERDICT: A simple, straight-forward modern package, easy to keep or manage, within a walk and a mile or so of the city centre.

Location: Price: Size: Bedrooms: BER rating: Broadband:

Boreenmanna Road €195,000 79 sq m (850 sq ft) 3 Pending Secure location

This affordable cottage-style house may seem like music to your ears, says Tommy Barker

VERDICT: An affordable buy-into a west Cork location near Glandore, Union Hall, Skibbereen and Castletownshend.

Location: Price: Size: Bedrooms: BER rating: Broadband:

Castletownshend €160,000 Sq. m 130 (1,400 sq ft) 3 Pending Yes

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Barringtons Avenue, Blackrock

We are fully bonded & insured and are ISO 9001 accredited

81 South Main Street, Cork tel 021-4251288 fax 021-4251315 web www.absoluteproperty.ie email info@absoluteproperty. ie “We are the difference”

Compact 2 storey house, suitable for holiday home or extension to good quality family home.

Price range €150,000

3 bed mature terraced hse in need of modernisation

Price range €220,000

Douglas Village (Adare Mews)

2 storey modern terraced hse in gated developement with all mod cons

Price range €160,000

Geraldine Place Albert Road

Conventional 2 storey 2 bed hse. Totally modernised now in showhouse condition

Showhouse Open This Sunday 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Price range €150,000

25 Douglas Street, Cork

Investment property 3 storey 2 apts, 2 offices, rental €22,000

Price range €240,000

TOM LINEHAN AUCTIONEER 087-2022606 6

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Passive design will be actively pursued in future Rose Martin visits a property in the vanguard of a new movement in eco and sustainable living — the passive home

HERE’S a rather convoluted access to this bold, brave house on the water at Carrigaline, Co Cork. And there’s a rather convoluted build element too, because this earthy, unobtrusive build is one of the first, registered passive energy houses in the South. Tucked away at the back of a settled, suburban estate, this two storey, split level house was designed by John Morehead of Wain Morehead Architects and has 238 square metre, (2,546 sq ft) with an upside-down living arrangement. The entrance is at first-floor level from the road, (it’s very private and you only come upon the house at the last minute), but it gives only a little indication of the full depth of the build, which is two-storey at the rear and faces south over the tidal Owenabue estuary. The hip home is in the vanguard of a new movement towards sustainability and carbon neutrality — the passive house. Many people will be familiar with the concept — a house that doesn’t need heating, but this method of building, or rather living, is gaining momentum as construction prices come down and fuel prices inflate. Low energy usage and the elimination of central heating is the hallmark of the type, but it’s airtightness that is key to a passive house. Think of it as a balloon full of air — that’s the aim, and then think of a balloon with a valve at its neck that controls the flow of air in and out. That, more or less is the principle, keeping heat in, but letting stale air out, without compromising on temperature levels. Using the same analogy, it’s possible to describe older stock housing as leaky balloons, with

Pictures: Denis Scannell gaps and spaces where air can get in — for instance, ever felt an electrical socket in a gale? Cold air can get in anywhere and the aim of the passive house is to seal everything up. That way there’s no need for external boilers or other heat requirements. In fact, boiling your kettle can raise the temperature of a passive house by a degree or more. Maintaining temperature is done via a heat recovery or HRV ventilation system where fresh air is pumped in and warmed by the heat taken from

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the stale air moving out of the house at the same time. The HRV systems take the place of a boiler, (average cost for a quality system around €5,000) and the passive house can hold a steady temperature of 16 to 21 degrees, depending on requirements. (This usually divides on gender lines, women at 21 degrees and men hovering around values of 16 degrees.) Living in a passive house doesn’t mean forgoing on good design or light. In warm weather, windows and doors can be opened and a passive

house doesn’t involve living in an enclosed prison, as might be imagined. Neither does it mean living in a squinty windowed, brown rice and sandals aesthetic either, as this house admirably demonstrates. In fact, Wain Morehead have brought the passive house concept into the mainstream — from the perception of a frugal, grass roofed hobbit house, to a sleek, earthy family home that’s a joy to just be in. It’s very impressive and architectural at first glance: it’s ergonomic and easy to read as a building and there are no unnecessary flourishes, no grandstanding touches, just a really good design. The owner pads around in bare feet, (tiles are toasty) and her small baba skitters around on all fours, inside and out because the design allows her to do this. There’s a flexibility here that not only makes the house climate-proof, but also gets rid of the main problem of having an upstairs living space — getting outside. The integrated, glass covered deck is part of a larger, winter garden that’s fully sealed and can be opened on a whim to the outside. And yet, it’s also sealed to the inside, so the rest of the house isn’t compromised, temperature-wise. The winter garden area is also a solar collector set as it is in the middle of the run of rooms. It’s current use is as a dining room, but can become a room outside by just folding back the accordion windows. The commissioning couple wanted flexible space and enough room for a family of five: they also wanted a low energy/ solar design and when it came to the final drawings, it turned out the house met passive standards too. So both architect and client decided to go the whole hog and seek accreditation. The house is now a CEPH build, a

Certified European Passive House and has a little name plate by the front door saying as much. But there were some snags — at the final stages, the builder, timber frame company and architect found an air leak and were utterly flummoxed as to where it was. Worse still, they couldn’t find it. So they checked and finally decided to use thermal imaging at night to isolate the leak — everyone had to move out and it was located

immediately — the satellite dish connection wasn’t sealed and it was the only outside contractor. Something that small and simple has the power, in a passive house, to put out all the calculations. It’s that good a system. The family moved in last April and the owners say the HRV system is like the heart of the home, a gentle steady pulse that allows the freshest of sleeps and a temperature that’s so even, it makes living the essence of comfort. The house has a kitchen

connected directly onto a grey deck, (which is recycled from old welly boots, according to the owner), an area which is overhung by a glazed canopy supported by larch beams — to match the larch cladding on the exterior. The wide eaves and canopy are there to reduce wind chill and deflect rain while cleverly, part of the glass is screened against high summer sun. Every last details is thought through here — there’s even a concealed internal clothes hanger, a Wain Morehead

staple, with a tiny radiator underneath to aid drying. (Another touch is a connector for a generator, in case the grid goes down). Water is heated by solar collectors on the roof and there’s rain water recycling too: gas is used for a back up hot water supply and there are heated towel rails in the bathrooms. Just turning on a rail will raise the temperature in the house significantly, say the owner, but they also have a newly patented heating system designed by John Morehead

using infra red ceramic plates. With four bedrooms, a number of bathrooms, two living rooms, one of which is the indoor/ outdoor space, this is a high-end house by normal standards. But, it’s stratospheric in terms of the exacting quality of the design, not just in the more obvious symmetry of the building, but at its core, in how is works for the family who live in it — that’s where it really shines. A healthy fusion of form and function. >>>

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ELIEVE it or not there are people out there who hate shopping, so wouldn’t it be wonderful if Santa Claus could be persuaded to shop and deliver gifts for adults as well as children? Just imagine sitting down with your paper and crayon and making a list of what you want to buy and for whom, and not having to spend a penny. Just let it all to the magic man and his reindeer companions whose delivery and visiting arrangements won’t be hampered by inclement weather conditions, who can take a tipple at every house he calls to and still drive long distances, functioning on little or no sleep. The ultimate Christmas labour-saving device. But might he be persuaded? Could the dark cloud of recession be impacting on Santa’s business, and faced with the prospect of making little loyal elves redundant, could the temptation of the tinsel silver lining of timely diversification into the adult Christmas market play to our advantage? All would be bliss until, inevitably, we’d start demanding our consumer rights, challenging Santa’s no-returns policy, and before you know it, we’d have the EU on the case regularising the shape and size of each gift package, animal rights campaigners protesting against the cruelty of reindeer working a 24-hour delivery shift, and we’d see the founding of a new trade union to protect the rights of elves, prompting them to down tools during Christmas week in demand of more pay and less hours, threatening the sacred tradition of the scheduled delivery. It would all end in bawling tears, and dear old Santa might just turn the tables on all of us and retire. Faced with the reality of just having to get on with it and without Santa’s help, do yourself a favour and plan in order to save time and keep stress levels as low as possible while tackling the shopping list. Don’t be tempted by frivolous, thoughtless gifts that will never be used and instantly consigned to the American style ‘re-gifting box’, and may even return to you the following year on your birthday should the recipient have failed to record who they received it from originally. Consider something for the home, an object or gadget that can be used at Christmas or, indeed, at any time of the year, but useful so it won’t just sit there

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Start a tableware collection for a friend and add to it each Christmas and for birthdays with a teapot, or a couple of cups and saucers (Denby Praline tea-set at Brown Thomas and Debenhams, pieces from €7).

■ Designer maker John Lee, whose elegant sweeping lines are enjoying a new interpretation in this latest work, the presidential inaugural chair commissioned by the OPW for the swearing-in ceremony of President Michael D Higgins. It replaces the chair used by previous presidents, which in turn had been the throne of the British viceroys, and is made from Irish oak. See www.johnleefurniture.com

Essential containers Containers for cooking and storage are always useful, especially at Christmas when there’s a glut of goodies to store and eat. Find a matching mug inside this tin by Ulster Weavers from the Summerhouse, Lismore, Kilkenny, and interiors stores nationwide (€21.95).

Pop Christmas cake, mince pies and Madeira cake into tins to keep them nice and fresh, and use for other home baking throughout the rest of the year (set of three Polka dot tins (€16.99 at Argos).

The insides of casseroles are usually decorated with burnt-on food unlike the Emma Bridgwater version finished in her trademark spots (from Thornhill of Skibbereen (€75.75)

Heart of glass Lanterns can decorate a hearth or be placed outside the front door to welcome visitors (Moroccan lantern from Atlantic Homecare, €6.99-€49.99).

Tinted stemware, or just a little touch of colour detail, makes a lovely change from traditional clear glass. A pink tint and little hearts bring a touch of romance and fun to the heart champagne flutes from M&S (approx. €18 for two).

Left: Tight on space and no room for the real thing? Try a Christmas tree wall sticker and place parcels at its base in the time-honoured fashion (€62 at Garrendenny Lane interiors). Right: Candles can be placed on the mantelpiece or in a floral arrangement (Meadows & Byrne Tulip tealight bowl €7.95, and rustic upland hurricane glass lamps €32.95).

doing nothing other than looking pretty and becoming yet another dust gatherer. A gift for the home also overcomes the trauma of finding separate things for him and her of similar quality and price range. Your choice doesn’t have to be complicated or clever. A box of wine glasses will always be useful or a utensil, or serving dish for a domestic

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goddess of your acquaintance. A simple but lovely gift with a touch of the fashionable home-made trend about it to take when visiting friends is the decanting of a box of biscuits, or a tray of freshly baked ones, into a beautifully decorated airtight tin that can be used long after the contents have been devoured. It makes a

Christmas-themed glasses are a fun addition to the festive dining table (set of four €35 from Carrig Donn).

lovely change from the typical offering of a bottle of wine and box of chocs.

■ Next week we’ll help you prepare for putting up Christmas house guests

Left: A lovely gift is the Pixie Advent calendar which makes a lovely conversation-piece wall-hanging €85 from thebluedoordirect.com.

For a little brightness without masking the colour of your wine, try the Duiske Eclipse set of six glasses (boxed set €39.95 from 4Homes).

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Pop Christmas cake, mince pies and Madeira cake into tins to keep them nice and fresh, and use for other home baking throughout the rest of the year (set of three Polka dot tins (€16.99 at Argos).

The insides of casseroles are usually decorated with burnt-on food unlike the Emma Bridgwater version finished in her trademark spots (from Thornhill of Skibbereen (€75.75)

Heart of glass Lanterns can decorate a hearth or be placed outside the front door to welcome visitors (Moroccan lantern from Atlantic Homecare, €6.99-€49.99).

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Christmas-themed glasses are a fun addition to the festive dining table (set of four €35 from Carrig Donn).

lovely change from the typical offering of a bottle of wine and box of chocs.

■ Next week we’ll help you prepare for putting up Christmas house guests

Left: A lovely gift is the Pixie Advent calendar which makes a lovely conversation-piece wall-hanging €85 from thebluedoordirect.com.

For a little brightness without masking the colour of your wine, try the Duiske Eclipse set of six glasses (boxed set €39.95 from 4Homes).

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Creating a reading nook WHAT YOU NEED:

■ A relaxing area large enough for a voluptuous chair. Bays, corners and recesses by hearths are ideal stolen spaces. Ensure you have room to stretch out your legs ■ A chair that supports your feet with your feet flat on the floor. ■ A mixture of natural and artificial. A corner by a window will suit and keep you out of the traffic flow. ■ An easily reached place to lay your book between chapters. Try an ottoman that doubles as foot support. ■ Somewhere to park tea and light refreshments. Vintage tea tables are cheap as chips. Refresh with a light sand and paint, or polish up that old timber. If you’re right handed, place the table to your right.

This year interior designers and gardeners have been spoilt by the choice of books available, writes Kya deLongchamps

HE electronic tablet may have speed and glamour, but there’s simply nothing to compare in caressing the pages of a favourite ‘real’ book. We really are spoiled for choice in the new publications for 2011 on the Home & Garden shelves. Here are just some of my favourites stocked or free to order at good books shops on the high street, and well priced and widely available online. MODERN VINTAGE STYLE by Emily Charmers

There’s nothing beguiling about wall to wall shop-bought interiors, and with so many repurposed and second hand goods about it’s an economic and imaginative cop-out. In this book, interior stylist Emily Chalmers, demonstrates how to put older pieces culled from boot sales, auctions and second hand treasure houses together with your more modern pieces to create truly authentic rooms. Free up your visual good sense and trust your instincts with a cheeky little blast from the not so distant past. Rylands Peters & Small. €26.40. A PERFECTLY KEPT HOUSE IS A SIGN OF A MISSPENT LIFE by Mary Randolph Carter It’s curious, but some houses have a cluttered order about them, an intangible ‘rightness’ and hominess that many of us aspire to and cannot compose no matter how we attempt to stage this feeling with furniture and colour. In this book, leading lights in arts and culture reveal what makes their eclectic homes work, including such gems as ‘don’t scrub the soul out of your home’ and ‘make room for what you love’. Sit back in your favourite slouching chair, and discover how to release your spirit into your spaces. Rizzoli International. €46.20.

DECORATE: 1000 PROFESSIONAL DESIGN IDEAS FOR EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE by Holly Becker and Joanna Copestick A powerhouse of up-to-the-minute decorating ideas from the top interior designers and architects. Pull together that budget make-over or go to town in a luxurious renovation- there’s expert insight and trade secrets for anyone who wants schemes, arrangements and attention to detail for every room in the house. Contributors include Jonathan Adler, Kelly Hoppen, Amy Neunsinger, Rita Konig, Amy Butler and Abigail Ahern. Jacqui Small LLP. €39.60. A SPACE OF MY OWN by Caroline Clifton-Mogg Many of us are now working from home and whether it’s the luxury of an entire room, or a stolen corner in a multifunction space, tailor an environment where you can work, play or create. Clifton-Mogg, is a celebrated writer on interiors who always brings a note of comfort to her suggested surroundings. Here she details case studies for every reader to interpret that aim to be both practical and inspirational to our highly individual needs. Furniture, lighting, storage and decoration are covered in easy to follow capsules. Great for anyone from student to retiree straining for their own territory. Rylands Peters & Small. €26.40. HOUSEWORK BLUES — A SURVIVAL GUIDE by Danielle Raine Housework, as author Danielle Raine reminds us, is something only noticed if it’s not done. If anyone you know is mentally and emotionally overwhelmed by the

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A brick wall comes alive with inexpensive floral plates that would otherwise languish in a cupboard. Disguise chips by over-lapping your vintage pieces. See Creative Walls.

work and responsibility of keeping things straight, this stunning little book, from a previously exhausted working mother is available in print or as a Kindle copy. Raine gifts a new perspective, ‘strategies to keep you sane’ and a host of practical tips to get the drudgery in hand without feeling permanently victimised. Kirkman Raine Books. €13.20. THE THRIFTY FORAGER: LIVING OFF YOUR LOCAL LANDSCAPE by Alys Fowler A celebrated graduate of the Royal Horticultural Society and Kew Gardens, Alys Fowler, produced a surprising hit recently on the edible treats available to grow in our gardens. In this book she goes further, encouraging us to take a look around the wider landscape both at home and abroad in the countryside. She includes a plant directory, photographic identification and recipe suggestions. Gather, cook and cultivate free goodies, and explore the flourishing culture in ‘edible ornamentals’ and the popular cult of community gardens worldwide in this uplifting, stirring little volume. Kyle Books. €22.45. HELEN DILLON’S GARDEN BOOK Helen needs no introduction to Irish television audiences, where she has charmed her way around the borders with her a passion, wit and wisdom few could resist. Enjoy a comprehensive,

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intimate journey with Helen using her innate sense of design and enduring love of plants that will inspire the beginner and hone skill and plantmanship of the more experienced gardener. A gorgeous, informative and practical book that can be simply enjoyed in the armchair on rainy days and provide an essential reference all year round. Frances Lincoln. €19.80. CREATIVE WALLS HOW TO DISPLAY AND ENJOY YOUR TREASURED COLLECTIONS by Geraldine James The essential surface for creative display, walls are often underused as canvases in the home. Celebrate everything from apparently mundane sports collectibles stuffed under your teenager’s bed, to finer antiques and eccentric one-off kitsch you adore but have been unsure how to put on show. Geraldine James, has a background in fashion and design and is an indefatigable collector. Here she shares her eye in finding the right arrangement for just about anything to ‘pop’ on the right wall. Colour, texture and theme are covered to bring your home to vivid life. CICO Books. €26.40.

By day let the light fall on your reading material without shadow. Place your self with your shoulder to the window. A sheer window treatment will reduce glare. Reading light from overhead should be diffused. Try a tall floor lamp with a large fabric shade, or a modern stem-style floor lamp that arches over your position. The variety of height of the chair, table and lamp adds presence and interest. A side table set with a smaller lamp will give a soft comfortable glow. If there’s little room, use a wall-mounted lamp you can angle to suit. Set it low enough to train on your book. If you’re building in a window seat, ensure it’s deep enough to be truly comfortable not just an occasional polite perch. Electronic tablets such as iPads and the latest Kindles are self-illuminated and best enjoyed in dimmer lighting.

Q&A Scraps of wallpaper, lithographs, natural specimens and emphemera illustrate this corner. For everything you need to know about mounting your art and collectables. Creative Walls by Geraldine James.

Do you have a DIY question you would like answered? Send it to interiors@examiner.ie

Q. Is it possible to get a bay window upholstered into something more comfortable than the timber finish?

Q. How do I match a shade to a base in a lamp? I’d like a touch of glamour.

A. Rather than nailing upholstery to the sill, I would suggest having heavy cushions made and fixed on Velcro strips. Add removable covers and you can have the bench cushions cleaned of spills and stains from time to time.

A. First of all look for symmetry. If the combination looks too top heavy or lumpy at the base, one element is too small for the other. A sheer shade will transmit and diffuse some light, whereas a lined heavier shade will pool it downward, making the shade darker. A beaded edge always adds bling.

Q. I want a groovy lamp in my contemporary living room with a classic industrial edge, but everything I’ve found so far looks like an office light.

Left: A cool white interior, a natural weave rug, a dash of 50s inspired dining and a pop of colour in a silk shade. Tips from Decorate: 1000 Professional Design Ideas for Every Room in the House by Holly Becker and Joanna Copestick. €39.60. Right: Helen Dillon whose flair fills every page of her Garden book.

A. An Anglepoise lamp would never be confused with a dull office light and the great thing is these fabulous pieces of design by George Carwardine from 1930s with their counter-poise and stepped bases are still being made. If you can’t find an original order online at www.anglepoise.com.

Q. I want a floor lamp in the corner of my study that will throw enough light to read documents by, but bright enough to light the rest of this very small room. A. IKEA have a combination JÖKEL light that is both a generous up-lighter and a small tulip-shaped reading light fixed to one floor standing column. They operate independently and have a dimmer function too. €42. www.ikea.ie.

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Q. I want a groovy lamp in my contemporary living room with a classic industrial edge, but everything I’ve found so far looks like an office light.

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Boiling Mad: the power of kettles

A Wooden bowls are great for winter salads, bread rolls and to hold fruit. The Bamboo range by John Rocha is finished in a stylish glossy red for added impact (approx. €25).

As the engine of your home, the kitchen is a great place to put energy efficiency into everyday practice. Pippy Oak kitchen from Cash & Carry Kitchens. See www.cashandcarrykitchens.ie for more details.

The utterly functional kettle is given a sophisticated touch with a black finish to the Accent by Russell Hobbs (from Woodies €64.99).

An unusual light shade like the TIE can make a striking design statement in a room (€350 from nofixedabode.ie).

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Bring the old world glamour of ocean liner travel into your home and wow your friends with sophisticated cocktails from the Shipping Trunk bar (€1,999 at Aoki Interiors).

A little crochet hanging snowflake makes a lovely decorative object or can enhance the wrapping on a gift (€1.50 from www.graceandfavour.net).

LOPPY energy use in the kitchen is a recipe for waste. It might seem a small saving as we actually only use around 3% of our total household power on cooking. Still, if you were informed in the news that your electricity bills were going up even 1%, that’s 1% less in the family’s financial pot. There are simple ways to cook up more efficient habits without disturbing your culinary adventures. Here are ten simple ways to slice and dice those watts. 1. Defrost those frozen vegetables before boiling with a quick waltz in the microwave on a low setting or even better, plan ahead and plonk them in the fridge cavity to defrost overnight. When reheating left-overs, again the microwave can save you up to 65% on the hob. Using a microwave safe lid or pierced microwave safe cling-film speeds warming times. 2. Vegetables don’t need a deep plunge to cook. Just cover them and stick on a lid to get things rolling more quickly. Explore the benefits of steam cookers for vegetables and more — both energy efficient and great for delivering up vitamins and minerals intact. 3. Gas or electric? A gas cooker gives out less CO2 than an electric cooker but will use a fraction more power.

4. Cut food into smaller pieces when boiling. The extra surface area and depth means faster cooking times. 5. If you have shelves and cooking pans in the oven, take out everything but what you’re using for each project. 6. Match the pan size to the ring size on your hob. Some pans let you divide the contents up — great for putting multiple ingredients in one pan. 7. Resist opening the oven door to check your cooking. Keep the glass clean enough to check by eye. 8. Running the cooker hood for long periods sucks heat out of the house. Use lids to reduce steam and stop running the fan once the area is ventilated. 9. Turn off your oven ten minutes before long cooking times are over. The cavity will cool down very gradually and continue to cook the food as it does so. 10. Explore the art of batch cooking when you have time over the weekends. Whether you’re a household of one or 10, having meals frozen and ready to go saves energy and nerves in a busy day. A full freezer is more efficient too. The main draw for electricity in the kitchen is your fridge/ freezer, and if you have need to replace it, it’s worth remembering that it is the one, always on, 24 hour appliance in the house. An A++ or A+ rating is now widely

available in entry level brands and cool investment sophisticates. Read the manual and use any thermostat to ensure the cavity is cold but not too cold and leaching unnecessary power. Resist putting hot food in the fridge or freezer, contrary to popular belief, it won’t spoil if left to cool naturally and then immediately chilled. A simple test for your door seal, is to see if the door will hold a cash note when shut. If not it may be bridging cool air. When you do fish around in the fridge, close the door as soon as possible. Machines with door-open alarms prevent unplanned breaches by distracted teenage explorers.

The main draw for electricity in the kitchen is your fridge/ freezer. It is the one, always on, 24 hour appliance.

KETTLE is a small hungry watt devouring devil. We tend to ‘stick on’ the kettle repeatedly without a second thought and few realise that just boiling up a litre of water in a standard kettle takes the same amount of energy as running the fridge for seven hours. Most kettles hold between 1.5l and 1.7l of water and the temptation is to just slop the water in each boil and fire it up. Power ratings vary between 2.2kW and 3kW, and a more powerful kettle delivers the highly desirable ‘rapid-boil’. A water level indicator on both sides of the handle is ideal, as both left and right handed users in the household are then more likely to check the measure before boiling. Clearly marked graduations are very important, especially in models that boast one-cup (250ml) operation or separate water chambers as seen in the iconic Eco-Kettle (from £36 plus P&P. Amazon.co.uk). Coffee and tea are actually best prepared with water just a hair under boiling temperature, about 92º-96ºC is best. If your kettle continues to burble when it’s clearly already boiling, simply stick out a finger and turn the over-excited little fellow ‘off ’. Look for validation from the Energy Savings Trust logo. The latest one cup water boilers provide a cuppa’ in an instant and include the Breville Hot Cup, Russell Hobbs Quick-2-Boil, Bosch Skyline and the Morphy Richards Meno. Prices start at around €90 for the Tefal Express (Argos).

Kenwood high gloss antique bronze kettle for €59.99 from Soundstore.

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Kitchen unplugged Sloppy energy use in the kitchen is a recipe for waste. Here, Kya deLongchamps reports on how to rustle up some savings

Boiling Mad: the power of kettles

A Wooden bowls are great for winter salads, bread rolls and to hold fruit. The Bamboo range by John Rocha is finished in a stylish glossy red for added impact (approx. €25).

The utterly functional kettle is given a sophisticated touch with a black finish to the Accent by Russell Hobbs (from Woodies €64.99).

An unusual light shade like the TIE can make a striking design statement in a room (€350 from nofixedabode.ie).

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Bring the old world glamour of ocean liner travel into your home and wow your friends with sophisticated cocktails from the Shipping Trunk bar (€1,999 at Aoki Interiors).

A little crochet hanging snowflake makes a lovely decorative object or can enhance the wrapping on a gift (€1.50 from www.graceandfavour.net).

The main draw for electricity in the kitchen is your fridge/ freezer. It is the one, always on, 24 hour appliance.

Kenwood high gloss antique bronze kettle for €59.99 from Soundstore.

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IN THE GARDEN

ASK THE

DESIGNER

The windows in our living room are two different sizes — should they still be dressed the same anyway?

A. Depending on the size difference, full curtains can help disguise the discrepancy between the windows. Generally, I think it’s better to acknowledge that they are different sizes than attempting to make them look the same — using the same pattern or colour, but a style that suits the window. Focus on the larger window first. I’d recommend pinch pleat curtains with interlining for a simple but elegant look. For the smaller curtain, try a roman blind in the same material. If the pattern on the larger curtains is fussy, pick just one colour from it to treat the smaller window.

Q. I’ve just realised that my children used Sellotape to stick up the Halloween decorations. How can I get rid of the remaining sticky tape residue? A. Where Sellotape or other adhesives have marked a wall, I usually always recommend a re-paint. However, as this is probably not possible, try this simple home solution instead. Dampen a dry cloth with some baby oil and rub over the mark a few times. Leave it to soak in for a while, then remove the softened residue and wipe clean. There are various commercial cleaners on the market made for removing glue residue too, but be careful as some of these can leave a mark. Alternatively, you could always spot paint the areas that have been damaged — and remember to buy White Tac for Christmas!

Henny Donovan Motif

If you are looking to bring a little colour and intrigue to your room why not try some good old fashioned stencil work. With help from this website, featured in our interiors pages before, you can create a unique feature for your home. Its stencil gallery is full of ideas such as birds for the bedroom, flowers for the living room and herbs for the kitchen. Something to keep it low key can be a subtle fleur de lys stencil for a study or a leaf border for the hallway. There are copious amounts of ideas to bring something exotic into anyone’s home. ■ www.hennydonovanmotif.co.uk

■ The Cork Association for Autism’s Annual Christmas Plant & Pottery sale takes place on December 7, 8 and 9 from 10-3pm at Greenhouse, Greenville, Carrigtowhill, Co Cork. See www.corkassociationforautism.com.

Interior designer Deborah Ruddy of Chic Unique, Ratoath, Co Meath, www.chicunique.ie, answers your questions. Email: interiors@examiner.ie

■ Last chance to see DJ Murphy’s Christmas decorated home at Killumney, Co Cork, is this weekend! Open daily to 8pm, so enjoy the choirs, refreshments and seasonal ambience. In aid of Marymount Hospice and Saoirse Alzheimers.

Q. I’m shopping for carpet for my apartment. What should I be looking out for? A. When shopping for carpet, the main things to consider are: texture, fibre and padding. The texture refers to the appearance of the carpet and its resistance to wear and tear. Choose a low, densely packed pile for high-traffic areas — a higher pile is plusher but won’t last as long. Fibre means what the carpet is made of, e.g. wool, nylon or polyester. Look for as much natural fibre as possible, such as “80%wool”. Finally, don’t forget about padding. Often overlooked, a good underlay is key to that soft feeling underfoot. Trim Furniture and Carpet Centre will give you plenty of helpful advice (www.connieleonardfurniture.com). Q. With less than four weeks until Christmas, and money as tight as ever, are there any DIY decorations I could start making with the kids?

■ A Day for Simon is the title of a morning demonstration by Rose Hickey at Carmel’s Garden Centre, Kilworth, near Fermoy, Co Cork, on Tuesday, December 6, from 10.30am to noon. Catherine Fenton of Simon Cork will attend to meet friends and supporters of Simon. ■ Glenville Flower and Garden Club will host Mary Johannas for a gala Christmas demonstration on Tuesday at 8.30pm in Kades Kounty, Glenville. ■ Fermoy Flower and Gardening Club host Ann O’Hara for their Christmas Gala on Thursday in the Adair Hall at 8pm. Admission €10. Room with different sized windows treated with pinch pleat curtains. Below homemade Christmas bauble wreaths.

A. This year, more and more families will be looking for cost-conscious ways to decorate their home for Santa. As the festive wreath is one of the most expensive decorations, try recycling old Christmas tree baubles to make a fun, colourful wreath instead. Buy a cheap straw wreath and some felt. Cover the wreath in felt and glue the baubles on. Get the kids involved in making decorations for the tree from last year’s Christmas cards. Just cut them in the shape of a star, tree or angel, punch a hole in the top and loop through some coloured ribbon. We’ll have some more ideas to turn your home into a winter wonderland on a budget next week.

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GARDENNOTES

This is a humdinger of a site if you are looking for something quirky and offbeat. Its got really beautiful dishes, canisters, recipe cards, even a funky rolling pin for the baker in your life. If you have been looking for a super tall espresso mug then this site may be for you. Its stanhope teapot is described as being inspired by china found in English teashops, with dainty layers of cups and bowls that fan outwards, like the tiered layers of woman’s 18th century gown... perfect for the afternoon tea lover in your house.

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Garden snobbery continues

Every week Sue O’Connor picks her top three interiors sites. If you have a favourite you’d like to see featured, email: interiors@examiner.ie

Anthropologie

■ www.anthropologie.eu

When the potted hostas have died down, their positions are commandeered by heucheras (and others) in a variety of colours. They remain, as seen, all winter making a welcoming sight.

Casa Mia

If you are going for an Italian look for your abode, check out this website. It features gorgeous wardrobes and kitchens that look effortless to use. Check out the one aptly named Dolcevita Chic. Perfect name for a terrific looking kitchen. The children’s bedrooms are a feast for the eyes with colour, texture and contrast. This image shows the depth of colours used and an ideal venue for a children’s sleepover. Breathe life into every room is the tag line for this firm and you can easily see why. ■ www.casamia.ie

wonder about the whole business of liking! Why are some plants more likeable than others? Is it possible to justify or explain one’s own subjectivity? Some years ago we were all swooning over Euphorbia dulcis Chameleon? It was said to be such a treasure that only a real expert could grow it successfully. When it got out it could easily be grown by the bushel, it took on a commonplace tinge and people began dismissing it as mere ground cover. Garden snobbery was, and still is, alive and well! Today, the aristocrat of garden plants

happens to be varieties of Heuchera but unlike that euphobia, these have an endless range of qualities with which to bamboozle us. Apart from the fact that this family of plants came through the last two winters in this southern garden without as much as a damaged leaf, the foliage is endlessly beautiful, it has good texture, and exacts very modest demands on garden soil and prevailing conditions. With modern strains there is no whimsy in asserting that a heuchera plant is more than the sum of its parts, for I love it for its long list of likeable

WORK FOR THE WEEK

This child’s bedroom is the Camerette Cresce composition 516 from Casa Mia.

WINTER SCENT: Regular readers may now be able to cut a few sprigs of winter Jasmine nudiflorum, Viburnum ‘Dawn’ or Daphne ‘Jacqueline Postil’ for indoor use. These can be encouraged to bloom earlier if shoots are brought into a change of temperature and light. A sprig of the Viburnum will cleanse the house of mustiness, while the daphne will readily perfume a room.

characters. If you can provide dampish soil and a sheltered woodland-type setting (beneath a garden tree or shrub perhaps) then the foliage of all Heucheras will continue to work their magic for the whole of winter. And when late spring warms to summer, delicate sprays of white to pale pink flower will adorn the modest foliage for weeks if not months. One of the greatest strengths is that all varieties are evergreen and the foliage remains very attractive through the winter. Try them in pots and containers and above all as part of window-box plantings.

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In the open garden, Heucheras prefer welldrained, neutral soil. Generally, they will do best in light shade during at least the hottest part of the day. In full sun the foliage may discolour or die back during very hot spells in summer. Miniature forms like the Petites grow well in gritty scree soil in rock gardens and remain small and graceful, combining well with other alpines. The Petites do well in rich garden soiland will be quite different looking — taller and lusher and suitable for front of the border use.

by Charlie Wilkins

HOLLY; This has been a marvellous year for holly berries and soon it will be time to cut stems for church and home decoration. Just in case that garden birds take it into their mind to scavenge these in advance of the festivities try covering all or a few of the shoots with fleece or any of the horticultural wind-break materials available at garden centres. Holly is slow

growing so when removing shoots, be careful not to spoil the shape of the plant. Gaps can be extremely slow to fill. HEDGES; Replace frosted hedges with new stock. I saw some really good totally hardy hedging recently at Carmel’s of Kilworth. Beech, laurel, photinia (red robin) were very evident and those beech were bare root and in bundles. Bare root stock

(plants not sold in plastic pots) must have the roots protected from drying out and from frost so if unable to plant immediately cover with soil or wetted peat moss. DRAINAGE; If your garden on heavy soil, check for signs of puddles after heavy rain and plan to put in some extra drainage if found necessary. Perforated piping is ideal.

■ Owenabue Garden Club hold their Christmas party and demonstration (by Chris Bailey) at St Mary’s Church of Ireland School, Waterpark, Carrigaline, on Monday at 7pm. Admission €10 in aid of WAFA. ■ Youghal Flower and Garden Club Christmas demonstration with Angela Heffron on December 6 at 8pm in the GAA Pavilion Magners Hill. Their Christmas dinner will be on December 16 at Gazebos Restaurant. ■ Cahir Flower and Garden Club’s Christmas demonstration with Ann Archbold (Carlow) takes place on Wednesday at 8pm in Cahir House Hotel. ■ Griffins of Dripsey will hold Christmas demonstrations at 12 noon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday next week. ■ A Christmas floral extravaganza by Richard Haslam takes place at the Greenbarn Garden Centre on December 8 at 7.30pm. Phone 02490166 for tickets. ■ Charleville Flower and Garden Club will host a Christmas Demonstration with Eileen O’ Brien in the Park Hotel on Monday next at 8pm. Proceeds will go to Cystic Fibrosis and local charities ■ A Christmas cake decoration by Jacqueline Cullinane and floral demonstration by Gene O’ Riordan will take place in the Irish Guide Dog Centre on Tuesday at 7.30pm. ■ Floral Artist Rita Moore will give a Christmas Flower Demonstration at Douglas Community Centre on Tuesday next at 8pm. All creations raffled along with donated prizes. Tickets €10 each will include refreshments. Proceeds aid new Meals on Wheels kitchen. ■ Bandon Art Group’s Christmas exhibition continues to January 6 at Hosfords Garden Centre Enniskeane.

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The windows in our living room are two different sizes — should they still be dressed the same anyway?

Henny Donovan Motif

Interior designer Deborah Ruddy of Chic Unique, Ratoath, Co Meath, www.chicunique.ie, answers your questions. Email: interiors@examiner.ie

WEB WATCH 1

GARDENNOTES

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Garden snobbery continues

Every week Sue O’Connor picks her top three interiors sites. If you have a favourite you’d like to see featured, email: interiors@examiner.ie

Anthropologie

■ www.anthropologie.eu

When the potted hostas have died down, their positions are commandeered by heucheras (and others) in a variety of colours. They remain, as seen, all winter making a welcoming sight.

Casa Mia

WORK FOR THE WEEK

This child’s bedroom is the Camerette Cresce composition 516 from Casa Mia.

by Charlie Wilkins

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ANTIQUES & FINE ART

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HE Morgan O’Driscoll sale in Cork next Monday features a wide variety of Irish art and some quality Waterford crystal pieces. Artists whose work is included range from Markey Robinson and Graham Knuttel to James Humbert Craig, Kenneth Webb, Brian Ballard and

Louis le Brocquy. Viewing at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island, gets underway tomorrow from noon until 10pm. Estimates for the 289 works on offer are reasonable and run from around €250 upwards. Items can also be viewed tomorrow from 10am to the start of the sale at 6.30pm on Monday.

SHEPPARD’S Irish Auction House Dublin and Provincial

29 November – 1 December 2011 • Important three-day Sale •

Period Furniture, Fine Art, and Asian Art from private collections and Irish country houses including Doneraile Court, Charleville Castle, Granston Manor, Mourne Park House, and the Perry Collection • located 90 minutes NE of Cork City: M8 (N), at J3 take R433 (R434) to Durrow • VIEWING

2:00–6:00pm Saturday: 26 November Sunday: 27 November Monday: 28 November SALE-DAYS

Tuesday: 29 November Wednes: 30 November Thursday: 1 December ORDER CATALOGUE

In a first for an Irish auction, Morgan O’Driscoll has placed QR codes throughout the catalogue. Simply pointing a mobile phone at the QR code is enough to go directly to the website if the device has QR decoding software. A bid can be placed on any lot by scanning the QR code.

Chairs to the fore

set of Cork 11bar dining chairs is a feature lot at Woodwards in Cork at 6pm on Wednesday. Other furniture includes a Georgian card/ tea table and a d-end Georgian dining table. Viewing is from 2pm to 5pm today and tomorrow, and from 10am to 5pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

IN BRIEF

ANTIQUE FAIR Hibernian Antique Fairs will be at Acton’s Hotel, Kinsale on December 4 from 11am to 6pm. ......................................................................... HEGARTY’S SALE In Bandon, Hegarty’s will have a sale on December 4 at 3pm. ......................................................................... 313 LOT SALE The Lynes and Lynes 313 lot sale, which features some magnificent Cork furniture of impeccable provenance, is at East Link Business Park, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, at noon today. ......................................................................... ART AUCTION The Dolan’s Irish art auction house sale at the Radisson St Helen’s Hotel begins in Dublin at 12.30pm tomorrow. ......................................................................... ART SALE The Whyte’s Irish art sale at the Clyde Rooms, RDS next Monday at 6pm features an exceptional collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture. ......................................................................... FURNITURE AND ART The sale at Sheppards in Durrow next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday features furniture and fine art on the first two days and Asian art on Thursday. All sales start at 10.30am. .........................................................................

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SUNDAY, 4th DECEMBER, ACTONS HOTEL, 11AM - 6PM

FOLLOWING ON THE INCREDIBLE SUCCESS OF THE KINSALE FAIR IN AUGUST, WE ARE BACK BUT LOOK AT OUR LINEUP THIS TIME!!!

Mr George Stacpoole of The Dealers fame on RTE and also the President of The Irish Antique Dealers Association. Other members of The IADA will include Weldons Dublin IADA, Donegal Antique Galleries IADA , Vanessa Parker Rare Books Mayo IADA, Marie Curran Dublin IADA, The Greene Galleries Antique Furniture IADA, Lynes & Lynes Cork, Linda Walsh Jewellery Kinsale, Billy Hartnet Antique Furniture Co Limerick, Treasures Irish Art Athlone, John Vanweensveer Co. Mayo, Sandra Hogan Silver Cork, Cobb Antiques Belfast, McCreesh Antiques Newry, Annamoe Antiques Wicklow, etc. etc. DON’T MISS IT!

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AUCTION OF ANTIQUES, FINE ART, FURNITURE, ETC. Featuring contents from residences in Monkstown, Macroom and Model Farm Road

WEDNESDAY NEXT, NOVEMBER 30TH AT 6PM

Little Island

Viewing: Sun 27th Nov: 12noon - 10pm Mon 28th Nov: 10am - 6pm Over 280 lots Markey Robinson

Set of 7 Cork 11-bar mahogany dining chairs Georgian triple-top demi-lune card / tea table Large D-end Georgian mahogany dining table Set of 9 Victorian balloon back dining chairs Georgian mahogany square library or centre table Pair of Regency mahogany knife or stationery boxes Regency rosewood card table Regency rosewood sofa table Large Georgian carved mahogany serpentine serving table Regency gilt framed console table with mirror Regency tall 3-tier mahogany whatnot Regency inlaid rosewood ladies bureau Pair of Victorian mahogany hall chairs Regency inlaid walnut games table

Victorian inlaid walnut sewing table Edwardian mahogany bowfronted sideboard Regency rosewood work table Georgian mahogany bachelors chest Inlaid mahogany and walnut chiffonier Edwardian mahogany bureau bookcase Brass fire fender Victorian mahogany grandfather clock Pine architects desk Triple seater sofa Selection of Waterford and other crystal, Meissen, Masons, Wedgwood & Spode ware Silver & plated wares Many more – details at www.woodward.ie

Free bidding service if you cannot attend the auction

ARTISTS INCLUDE: Joseph Malachy Kavanagh, Declan O’Connor, Bill Griffin, Bob Ryan, John Nolan, Terence Attridge Williams, John Hoar, and others Arthur K. Maderson

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SHEPPARD’S Irish Auction House Dublin and Provincial

29 November – 1 December 2011 • Important three-day Sale •

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Tuesday: 29 November Wednes: 30 November Thursday: 1 December ORDER CATALOGUE

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IN BRIEF

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AUCTION OF ANTIQUES, FINE ART, FURNITURE, ETC. Featuring contents from residences in Monkstown, Macroom and Model Farm Road

WEDNESDAY NEXT, NOVEMBER 30TH AT 6PM

Little Island

Viewing: Sun 27th Nov: 12noon - 10pm Mon 28th Nov: 10am - 6pm Over 280 lots Markey Robinson

Free bidding service if you cannot attend the auction

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GET YOUR PROPERTY SOLD IN 2012 by

Matt Fallon Auctioneer F M L PROPERTIES LTD.

info@fmlproperties.ie matt@fmlproperties.ie www.fmlproperties.ie

55 Grand Parade, Cork

Tel: 021 4277877 Mobile: 086 2574864

91 ASHMOUNT COURT, SILVERSPRINGS, TIVOLI 52 LARCHFIELD, COMMON’S ROAD, CORK NEW TO MARKET

62 ASHMOUNT, SILVERSPRINGS, CORK

UNDER OFFER

SALE AGREED

BELLAVISTA, COLLEGE RD., CORK UNDER OFFER

Quality 4-bed semi det. residence Guide €219,000

Magnificent 4-bed semi det. residence Guide €220,000

Excellent 3-bed semi det. Similar property wanted

3/4 bedroomed mid tce. house - Quality investment

5 GLEANN EAN, GLENVILLE, CO. CORK

SITE NO.53 WHEATFIELDS, KILMONEY, CARRIGALINE, CO. CORK

11 LIOS NA GREINE

1 MANOR VILLAGE WEST, LEHENAGHBEG

NEW TO MARKET

EMAINING ONLY ONE R

New build 4-bed det. bungalow c. 1,730sq. ft. PC sum available for internal finishes. Guide Price €260,000

82 MULLAVALE, CASTLETOWNROCHE

Last Remaining Site in this exclusive development. Guide Price €160,000

16 POPLAR AVE, FOTA ROCK, CARRIGTWOHILL

SHOWHOUSE SALE AGREED

3-bed semi det. house. Guide Price €165,000

BALLYPHILIP, WHITES CROSS, CORK - 10 MINS FROM CITY

COUNTRY LIVING ON CITY SUBURBS

3-bed ground floor apartment.

3 BLEASBYS STREET, OFF WATERCOURSE ROAD, CORK ER UNDER OFF

NEW TO MARKET Priced to sell: 3-bed semis & terraced houses

SALE AGREED

Ground floor commercial premises c.4152 sq.ft. Guide Price: €210,000

AVOCA 1A GRANGE ROAD, GRANGE

Quality 3 bed semi det. residence in excellent condition throughout. Guide Price €255,000

Cash client with 250k to spend on quality 3-bed semi: Mount Oval, Rochestown, Douglas areas 141A /B BALLYHOOLEY ROAD, CORK SALE AGREED

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Quality 3/4 bed detached bungalow on circa 0.5 acres. 10 mins from City centre. Guide pride €295.000 Magnificent views from South West facing back garden

UNDER OFFER

Quality 3 bedroomed detached house Guide price €240,000

Investment property: Two 2-bedroomed apartments Ground and first floor. Price on application:

Matt would like to thank his customers for their business in 2011 and looks forward to gaining new customers in 2012