Ideas that will add texture to the home to help channel cosy vibes throughout, starting from €25.
It’s getting cold out there. Invest in textures that are soft to the touch for every room in the house.
Lounge around
A floor cushion is a welcome addition to any living room. You can curl up in front of the fire on it or use it on a carpeted bedroom floor as a reading nook.
Inspired by the 1970s, the Annie floor cushion, made from cotton velvet, combines floral prints with playful texture.
This one, from French online firm La Redoute, is 50 cm square and costs €70.99.
Statement soap
Add style, colour and fragrance to your guest W.C. with Oba, a statement spherical soap set on a resin base.
Designed by Matias Moellenbach, it radiates warmth on dark mornings with its ripe papaya, sweet orange, amber and soft vanilla fusion.
It costs €50 from Blackrock-based Nordic Elements.
Shag pile seating
The rugged form of Manx, a generous armchair by UK designer Timothy Oulton Studio, offers sweeping curves, generous proportions and plush upholstery.
Covered in pure New Zealand sheepskin and carefully selected by hand for extraordinary softness, it is shown in yeti beige.
It also comes in four other neutral tones and black. The same seat can also be ordered in a tighter cropped shearling in the same beige colour or in a smoky brown. It costs from about €5,334, ex taxes and charges.
Folksy blanket for bed or sofa
Channel Little House on the Prairie with Folk, a cotton patchwork quilt that features hand-stitched quilting for a modern take on the craft.
Featuring a geometric patchwork pattern, framed by a border and filled with cotton wadding, the 215 cm by 240 cm cover costs about €545, ex delivery and charges, from UK-based Toast.
Stretch out
The Paraggi is a new modular sofa designed by Claudio Bellini for Bo Concept.
Entry prices start from €3,920. It comes in multiple configurations and about 70 different fabric finishes.
As shown, in an L-shape with an ottoman and featuring a mixed weave with small amounts of cotton and linen to give it a sumptuous feel, it costs €7,679 to order.
Soak up the atmosphere
Soothe sore muscles and busy minds with this fusion of gentle essential oils and relaxing Epsom Salts from Dublin Herbalists.
Available at Meadows & Byrne, it will refresh and uplift with aromas of sweet orange and bergamot.
Dissolving easily, it releases soothing properties to relax tired muscles and soften the skin. A tub costs €25.
Tartan maximalism
Bed down between layers of soft, 100 per cent cotton flannel from Foxford’s Eve collection.
The tartan print duvet and pillowcases set, shown, has a 300 thread count and costs €145 in king size.
Add a fitted sheet, €55, square Oxford pillowcases, €24 each, and matching PJs, €119, for a print-on-print Wes Anderson look.
The ultimate cuddler
The White Company knows just how little colour you need to add a point of differentiation, preferring to concentrate on the tactility of these Tibetan lamb cushions.
Available in bolster and square shapes, in natural, ivory, or truffle, shown options, they’re all you need to keep the cold at bay and respectively cost €91 and €104.
