ACCESSORIES
Arnotts 12 Henry Street, Dublin 1, 01 805 0400, (the lighting department is particularly good)
Avoca 11-13 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2, 01 677 4215; Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow, 01 286 7466 (interesting kitchen accessories and tableware)
La Porcellana Bianca 122-127 Lower George's Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01 214 7700 (Italian kitchen and dining ware)
Maison et Jardin Trafalgar Road, The Harbour, Greystones, Co Wicklow, 01 287 8083 (eclectic range include lighting and tableware) Marks & Spencer 24-29 Mary Street, Dublin 1, 01 872 8833 (now with furniture) Meadows & Byrne The Pavilion, Royal Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01 280 4554; 22 Academy St, Cork, 021 427 2324; Lower Abbeygate Street, Galway, 091 567776 (affordable bathroom accessories) Pia Bang Interiors 46 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, 01 671 0881 (hand made soaps, guest towels, ready-made Roman blinds)BATHROOMS
Armitage Shanks M50 Business Park, Ballymount, Dublin 12, 01 456 4525 (vast range of bathroom products.
B&Q Warehouse Liffey Valley Centre, Dublin 22, 01 629 9499 (inexpensive contemporary bathroom suites; also wooden footboards to fit both square and quadrant shower trays)
Bathroom Accessories 53 Temple Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 01 283 2244; Ormond Street, Kilkenny, 056 52771; Market Square, Tullamore, Co Offaly, 0506 26577 (quality bathroom accessories)
Bathroom Collection Stillorgan Industrial Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 01 295 8080; Greenhills Road, Dublin 12, 01 460 0166 (stockists of Shires and Armitage Shanks)
Brown Thomas 88 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, 01 605 6666 (for the softest white towels; also Jo Malone and Diptyque scented candles and room sprays)
Fired Earth 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1, 01 873 5362 (tiles, fittings, complete bathroom fit-outs)
Helen Turkington Interiors 47 Dunville Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, 01 412 5138 (Farrow & Ball paints, The White Company’s bathroom range)
Renu Bath 78 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, 01 450 0433 (restores and resurfaces old baths)
Tilesavers Dublin, 01 855 2606; Mullingar. 044 45406; Drogheda, 041 984 3919; Kilkenny, 056 70544; Newbridge, 045 434998; Clonmel, 052 29744; Wexford, 053 43855 (huge range of tiles, many at discounted prices)
Tubs & Tiles Dublin Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath, 0902 72745, and branches (good value tiles and bathrooms) The Yard 32 Montgomery Road, Belfast, 04890 405600 (one of the largest showrooms of contemporary/designer bathware in the country)
Tru Curve Grand Canal Business Centre, Dublin 8, 01 473 0710 (working through architects or designers, will supply and fit shower screens to practically any design ­ curved glass a speciality) Waterloo Bathrooms 4 Wellington Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01 284 2100 (small showroom full of designer names; also stockists of Bisque radiators)

ELECTRICL APPLIANCES
Campbell & Cooke 16 Rutland Place, Dublin 1, 01 878 6099 (agents for Aga and Lacanche ranges)
Discount Electrical 65-66 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1, 01 874 9666 (If you make an appointment with Geraldine, she may throw in some cookery tips!)
Electrolux Long Mile Road, Dublin 12, 01 419 5100 (sole agents for Zanussi, Electrolux and Tricity Bendix)
Invro Home Systems Clifton Avenue, Monkstown, 01 284 6677 (Vico, Beckermann and Lubina kitchens; also Stanley and Britannia ranges)
Kitchen Accessories Limited Elmfield, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, 01 413 6400 (Neff, Amana, Waste Disposal, Gourmet Pride; will refer to local stockists for sales)
Knowles Electrical 112 Lower George’s Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01 280 0254 (agents for Smeg and De Dietrich)
Waterford Stanley Bilberry, Waterford, 051 302300 (the traditional Irish range, as popular now as in grandmother’s day)

FLOORING
Antica, The Stone Gallery, Churchtown, Dublin 14, 01 296 0136 (flooring, stone basins and bathtubs)
Artefaction, 12-13 Lime Street, Dublin 2, 01 677 6495 (stone and marblee pieces made to order)
Brooks Thomas Naas Road, Dublin 12, 01 855 5333 (specialist flooring; also kitchen worktops)
Ebony & Co 39 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2, 01 669 0970 (wide plank flooring specialists; beautiful maple, oak, beech, walnut boards)
Lomac House of Tiles North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, 01 855 1588 (porcelain tiles a speciality)
Mosaic Assemblers 38 Upper Sandwith Street, Dublin 2, 01 676 5328 (huge range of mosaic tiles on offer; will also create any pattern in mosaic to order)
Noyeks Wood Centres Ballymount Cross Industrial Estate, Ballymount, Dublin 24, 01 419 5700; Noyeks of Kerry, Mile Height, Killarney Road, Tralee, Co Kerry, 066 127955
Quick Step, www.quick-step.com (laminate planking/floors)
Regan Tile Design 2 Corrig Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01 280 0921; 1 Oxford Street, Belfast, 048 90 232009 (natural stone flooring and amazing man-made alternatives)
Tilestyle 89-90 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, 01 855 5200 (excellent natural and ceramic tiles for walls and floors)

FURNITURE
Duff Tisdall Furniture The Mill, Mill Street, Dublin 8, 01 454 1355; 537 North Circular Road, Dublin 1, 01 855 8070 (Irish designed and manufactured contemporary furniture)
Eat my Handbag Bitch (range of 1950’s and 1960’s design classics on www.eatmyhandbagbitch.co.uk or visit in Selfridges)
Enclosure Unit 33, Southern Cross Business Park, Boghall Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, 01 276 5000 (contemporary furniture and kitchens by Val Cucine, Leicht and Dada )
Far Pavilion 16 Castle Street, Bray, Co Wicklow, 01 276 2533 (treasure trove for one-off furniture, lamps, china; also Cath Kidston stockist)
Inreda 71 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2, 01 476 0362 (modern, mainly Scandinavian furniture)
Minima 8 Herbert Place, Dublin 2, 01 662 7894 (sleek Italian designer pieces)
Minnie Peters 56-57 Upper George’s Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01 280 5965 (top-of-the-range furniture collections and one off-pieces from around the world; sole agents for Parker and Farr sofas)
Nicholas Mosse Furniture Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny, 056 772 7505 (hand-crafted tables and dining chairs)
O’Driscoll, Tadhg and Simon 26-28 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, 01 671 1069 (modern furniture in cherry, walnut and oak)
O 20th Century Furniture 3 Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8, 01 677 0679 (retro pieces ­ sideboards and designer chairs)

GLASS
Blackrock Glass 12 Grange Terrace, Deansgrange, Co Dublin, 01 289 3955
Myra Glass 5-6-7 New Street, Dublin 8, 01 453 3321 (glass splash backs, countertops, tabletops; knowledgeable staff keep up with trends)

KITCHENS
Andrew Ryan Furniture Clonattin, Gorey, Co Wexford, 053 942 1585 (bespoke units)
Chalon Kitchens 36 Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 01 283 5525 (one of the best-known names in free standing kitchen design)
Clive Christian Setanta Centre, Nassau Street, Dublin 2, 01 672 5035 (traditional style kitchens hand-crafted in wood)
2 cooldesign Home 3-4 West Essex Street, Old City, Temple Bar, Dublin 8, 01 672 5402 (Novart kitchens from Finland; also accessories and furniture)
Danish Design 69 Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 01 278 9040 (full kitchen design and planning service and a huge range of finishes)
Dave Prickett Durhamstown Castle, Navan, Co Meath, 046 28045 (quality handmade wood kitchens)
Design House 8 Railway Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin, 01 235 2222; 12-14 John Street, Derry 04871 271112 (top quality bespoke kitchens)
Dundrum Kitchens Apollo Building, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14, 01 298 0099 Rational kitchen stockists)
Habitat 5-7 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, 01 677 1433 (modular kitchen units, dining furniture, and great value lighting)
Houseworks 11-15 Upper Erne Street, Dublin 2, 01 676 9511; Boucher Centre, Boucher Road, Belfast, 048 90 666323; Belvedere Lawn, South Douglas Road, Cork, 021 429 0116. (SieMatic kitchens and Rolf Benz furniture)
IKEA Take a cheap flight to Prestwick and visit the Glasgow branch (the only one with a delivery service to Ireland) www.ikea.co.uk.
Kitchenhaus Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar West, Dublin 8, 01 677 0101 (Bulthaup contemporary kitchens)
Kitchen Flair 6 Seafort Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4, 01 269 5370 (Poggenpohl kitchens and Gaggenau appliances)
McNally Kitchens Ltd 46 Serpentine Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, 01 849 1670 (stockists of Alno kitchens)
Oakline Greenhills Business Park, Dublin 24, 01 462 6676; 8 Ranelagh, Dublin 6, 01 497 7435 (range of own kitchens and stockists of Nolte and Astra)
Plain English Stowupland Hall, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, 0044 1449 774028; 41a Hoxton Square, London NI, 0044 207 613 0022 (classically simple kitchens, traditional or contemporary; Irish commissions welcome)
The Panelling Centre Sallynoggin, Co Dublin, 01 284 9988 (metal and glass door ranges are their best)
The Victorian Salvage & Joinery Company Limited South Gloucester str. Dublin2, Ireland Phone: +353 672 7000, Fax: +353 672 7435 Internet: www.vicsalv.com , E-mail: brona@vicsalv.com

 

MISCELLANEOUS
B&G Units E&F, Greenhills Industrial Estate, Greenhills, Dublin 12, 01 456 9300
Benedict Ltd Avondale Hall, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 01 288 1693 (supply and fit plantation shutters ­ perfect for bathroom windows)
Devi Heat Ltd Unit 4, Ballymount Cross Business Park, Dublin 24, 01 460 2622 (makers of the Devi Mat underfloor heating system)
Hafele Ireland Ltd Kilcoole Industrial Estate, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, 01 287 3488 (where all the top kitchen companies get their cupboard inserts; also stockists of Franke sinks and taps)
Radiator Plus 4 Renmore Business Complex, Kilcoole Industrial Estate, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, 01 287 8077
The Linen Cupboard 47 Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 01 278 8402 (beautiful linens at really great prices, suitable for blinds or upholstery)
Venetian Plaster Unit 9, Coolock Development Centre, Bunratty Drive, Coolock, Dublin 13, 01 877 1138 (Marmorino, a 100 per cent natural product, revives the traditional art of marble plastering. www.vpd.ie or visit the showroom for the only examples of metallic plaster in the country)

PAINT
AuroKlee Paper, 89 North Circular Road, Dublin 7, 01 838 3544 (totally organic and solvent-free paints, great for asthmatics and allergy sufferers)
MRCB LTD, 12-13 Cornmarket, Dublin 8, 01 679 8755, and branches (Farrow & Ball, Colourtrend and The Paint Library)

SALVAGE
Mac Salvage Warehouse 749 South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8, 01 679 2110
Victorian Salvage & Joinery Company 46-47 Townsend Street, Dublin 2, 01 672 7000 (treasure trove for salvage items; also specialist joinery service for everything from full kitchens to wooden worktops)
Wilson’s Conservation Building Products 123 Hillsborough Road, Dromore, Co Down, 048 9269 2304 (salvage yard; period sanitaryware, French oak and other reclaimed wood floors)

WORKTOPS
Artefaction 12-13 Lime Street, Dublin 2, 01 677 6495 (master stonemasons will supply and fit any stone from a vast range)
Cunningham Stone 33 Council Road, Kilteel, Co Down, 048 417 63568 (polished granite worktops, cut stone)
OBRE Fabrications Milltown Industrial Estate, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, 0404 69054 (Corian worktops)
Roe & Sons (Foxrock) Ltd, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18, 01 289 4586 (granite and marble countertops for kitchens and bathrooms)
Stone Developments Ltd, Ballybrew, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, 01 286 2981 (supply and fit granite worktops)

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