11 exclusive outdoor collectionscelebrate our modern style. Earn 10% Back in Reward Dollars1 or up to 6 months special financing.2 Applications are subject to credit approval. Defying expectations for how outdoorfurniture can look and perform. Shop Lounge Outdoor Collection Watch the backyard flicker to life. Pairs well with rain,sun and outdoor fun. Your otherkitchen is blue. Shop Barbecue and GrillingIt looks like you are using a web browser that we no longer support. Please update to a modern browser to improve your general internet experience on our site as well as others.Keep to neutral shades for furnishings such as rugs and sofas, and replace heavy curtain fabrics with light florals or whites; Capisoli teal rug, from £796; Magnolia-painted walls, faux leather sofas, 1970s kitchen units, sticky carpets — most rental accommodation comes with interiors that require wraparound sunglasses 24/7 and restrictions on what you can do to express your inner Kevin McCloud.

Interiors stylist and blogger Kim Gray — who arrived in Ireland recently from South Africa with her husband and young son Harry — has polished up many an interior for glossy magazines such as Oprah Winfrey’s O and Marie Claire, has her own range of carpets and rugs (airloom.co.za), and most recently has teamed up with Nordic Makers, the cool Scandi design store in Dun Laoghaire, to offer her expertise on design projects. A renter herself, how does she advise transforming a rental property into somewhere more like home? She lets Fran Power in on her top 10 rental secrets. 1 Use rugs to add colour, warmth and softness, particularly if your space has wooden or tiled floors. In open-plan rooms, rugs can also zone a room, defining eating or sitting areas. Kim isn’t a big fan of carpeted rooms and so layers her rugs to break up a space and bring in colour or style. 2 If your rental agreement doesn’t allow you to hang pictures on the walls, layering them on sideboards or even along the floor makes a striking statement.

For maximum impact, frame everything in the same colour. They instantly turn a place into a home. 3 Rentals don’t always have good storage spaces. Kim collects beautiful baskets that can fit under units, beds, chairs, etc, to store toys, blankets, toiletries or any eye-sores like cables and TV remotes. 4 Maximise your storage space by either buying beds that come with storage underneath or make your own by cannibalising old charity shop chest-of-drawers and placing them under the bed — measure the depth of the drawers before you buy to be sure they fit.jcpenney martini drapes storage solutionwith Neptune’s Somerton baskets range; blackout curtains st albans faux zebra rug, €475 at cadesign.ieikea's kvartal suspended curtain panel

6 If you can, opt for an unfurnished place, then beg, borrow or steal furniture to fill it. If space is tight, choose a circular table — such as Docksta from ikea.ie – it gives you more options. 7 Dress your windows — swap heavy, dark or ornate curtains for lighter linen curtains — you can pick up good quality ones from Ikea or Curtain Traders (curtaintraders.ie) who sell new and secondhand to suit most budgets. freckles ahoy curtainsNeutral shades will create a blank canvas to decorate against and let more light in.dusky pink blackout curtains 8 Introduce some greenery — especially good if you don’t have access to a garden. grey pencil pleat curtains 90x90Pot up and place in pretty baskets or pots.pokemon curtains up unova league

9 Use butchers’ hooks to hang bags, jewellery and scarves off wardrobes or doors — so you don’t have to hammer them into the wall. If space is at a premium, hang from the ceiling or walls. 10 If space is tight and you like to entertain, invest in stackable chairs or pouffes, the more eclectic your collection, the better. Try simple stackable Hester chairs, €112; Drawn Secured3840 CurtainWall CurvingGliss 3840Sheer WaveHang SheerThe LoungeLounge AreasWave CurtainsForwardMansours Silent Gliss 3840 curtain track system (hand drawn), secured with the 3825 clamp to hang sheer wave curtains across the sliding doors in dining area and window in the lounge area commencing at the TV wall, curving and ending as a screen between the front door and the lounge area, in lieu of a permanent timber-like screen. Monday & Tuesday9am - 6pm Thursday & Friday9am - 9pm Bank Holidays12pm - 6pm Sign-up for our email newsletter for updates and latest news about Nutgrove Shopping Centre.

Tom Burton guaranteed a Laser medal at Rio 2016 – but which colour? Posted in Regatta by admin. Australian Laser sailor Tom Burton goes into Monday’s medal race guaranteed a place on the podium. He finished the qualifying series 10 points behind Croatian Tonci Stipanovic and 10 points ahead of third-placed Sam Meech of New Zealand. It has been a remarkable comeback after a poor start to the regatta when Burton placed 17th in the first race and eighth in the second. Since then his scores have not been spectacular and he hasn’t won a race, but six single single-figure scores when all around him was chaos have been enough to earn him a shot at the highest prize. Today he had an 11th in the first race and a fourth in the second. Laser 4.7 Worlds Highlights It was a tremendous fight at the top of the boys` gold fleet today: Guido Gallinaro, the Italian, finished the first race with a big lead of almost 200 metres, and expanded his lead overall. But Dimitrios Papadimitriou, who finished 11th in the first race, did not give up the fight for the podium.

After a perfect start, the Greek controlled the fleet and finished first. Gallinaro started badly, couldn´t free himself from the fleet and finished 40th. When the Italian crossed the line, Papadimitriou was already celebrating his victory, which couldn´t have been tighter: His advantage on the Italian was one point in the end. Laser Radial Worlds – USA wins Boys, Australia wins Girls at Dun Laogh Posted in Regatta, Uncategorized by admin. by Ray Gordon on 31 Jul Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Saturday 30th July 2016: Ireland’s Ewan McMahon on his way to winning Silver on the final day the KBC Laser Radial World Championships hosted by the Royal St. George Yacht Club and Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport © David Branigan/Oceansport http://www.oceansport.ie/ Massachusetts student Henry Marshall has won the Boys KBC Laser Radial World title in Dun Laoghaire this afternoon. In a dramatic conclusion to the three world–title event, Ireland’s Ewan McMahon took the boys silver medal challenging the American for gold in a cliffhanger final 11th race.

The decision to launch early at the Royal St. George Yacht Club bore fruit this morning as three more races in the week long series were completed, bringing the curtain down on the biggest regatta sailed in Ireland this year. IRISH SAILORS PERFORM WELL AT KBC LASER RADIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Posted in Uncategorized by admin. DAY 3 – IRISH SAILORS PERFORM WELL AT KBC LASER RADIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LASER RADIAL YOUTH AND MEN’S WORLDs – day 2 DAY 2 – FICKLE WINDS PREVAIL AT KBC LASER RADIAL YOUTH AND MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Laser sailing will commence at 13:00 local time on Monday 8 August at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games but what’s the history of the one-person dinghy, where does its roots lie? Well we’ve done all the hard work to provide you with the answers… KBC Laser Radial World Championships in Ireland – Day 1 Shifting winds, general recalls, black flag penalties and one abandoned race led to a drama–filled opening day at the 48–nation KBC Laser Radial Youth and Men’s World Championship on Dublin Bay, Ireland this afternoon.