WIN a festive Tanqueray No. Ten gift set to add style to any occasion
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Empowering women through the iCare Christmas Charity Appeal supporting Aoibhneas
Empowering women through the iCare Christmas Charity Appeal supporting Aoibhneas

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Interior designer Deirdre O’Connell shares her tips for styling your home this winter
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Megan Burns

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Sarah Finnan

Party palettes to see you through the season
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Holly O'Neill

The perfect Irish-made Christmas gift for your teen (and some ideas for everyone else too!)
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Lizzie Gore-Grimes

The ultimate gift guide for a whiskey lover
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Dominique McMullan

Social Pictures: The IMAGE Business Club Christmas party
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An extensive renovation opened up this compact Dublin 4 home
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Sarah Finnan

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Fangirling Pinterest


By Ellie Balfe
26th May 2013
Fangirling Pinterest

Of course you know about Pinterest by now. And I’m sure many of you are avid Pinners. But can I just re-iterate how great it is? I check in to it most days and it serves me by giving me many things: both sartorial and decoration inspiration and relief when I’m feeling stressed as the beautiful things make me happy – it acts as a genuine mood-lifter in almost the same way as going to a great gallery or hearing beautiful music. And there’s just something so satisfying about collecting pretty pictures! (Yes, I was a scrapbook and stickers kind of kid!)

Each to their own, of course. But I love it, and so far I have used ideas I have found there for my house, my dinner table, my wardrobe and my kids time (cool, crafty ideas abound on Planet P!)

Now, Pinterest is only as good as the Pinners you follow, so you can get bogged down in endless beauty tutorial shots or some other niche thing that doesn’t ring true to you, but to find people with a great eye – real curators, offers a great source of genuine inspiration.

So this is me. And here are are some of my favourites…

Follow. Pin. Daydream.

Maia McDonald

Pennyweight

Kate @ Wit & Delight

Veronika