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This enchanting home on Lough Derg is on the market for €950,000
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10 Reasons To Shop For Your Home In The January Sales


By IMAGE
08th Jan 2016

Picture: Miki Barlok

10 Reasons To Shop For Your Home In The January Sales

It’s that time of year when we’re done and dusted with Christmas, and we’re glad to see the back of all that boozing to be honest. We’re looking forward to the arrival of Spring and, thanks to the lack of funds in our bank accounts, we’re spending our January Saturdays embarking on that much needed deep cleanse of our homes. From tearing the tree down to bagging up what’s been lurking in the depths of our wardrobes, there’s no time like the present to introduce some fresh vibes into your home. It’ll do you the world of good mentally too. What’s more, if you’ve managed to hold on to a few bob this month, there’s no better time to update your living space with discounted goods in the winter sales. Here we round up 10 things we’ve been lusting after this January, sure to kick your January blues back to 2015.

bedsheets
Designers at Debenhams Grey Supima cotton 500-thread-count bed linen, from €32
grey cushion
Cushion, Debenhams, was €45, now €27

 

Monographic Rug 170 x 240cm, Verdigris Blue €219, Made.com
Monographic rug, 170 x 240cm, Verdigris Blue, €219 (around €295), Made.com
Cushion Meadows & Byrne on sale
Cushion, Meadows & Byrne, on sale from €19.99
Gradient vases, from €13.30, Article Dublin
Gradient vases, from €13.30, Article Dublin
Darcey Shelves, Oak Regular price €299 Today's price €179 Typical high street €499*
Darcey oak’shelves, usually??299 (around €399), down to??179 (?240). Typical high-street price €499 (?670), Made.com
Industry Blanket - Irish Wool €72.00 was €80.00
Industry blanket – Irish wool
?72, was €80
Clip Cage Light €40.50 €45.00
Clip Cage Light
?40.50, was €45
White Ceramic Coffee Jar €24.95 - Nordic House
White Ceramic Coffee Jar, €24.95 (around €34), Nordic House
Candleholders - set of 3 (antique brass) €20, Home-Lust.com
Candleholders ?’set of three?(antique brass), €20, Home-Lust.com