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November 2022

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Make more of a display with a tray

Ask any interior designer/stylist and they’ll usually have a good deal to say about trays being their ‘secret weapon’ when it comes to styling interiors. Apart from its obvious use carrying food and drinks from inside to out, or kitchen to bedroom and living room, a decorative tray is the hardest-working accessory in the home, fulfilling a myriad of uses: as a serving platter for drinks and nibbles, to display a vignette of trinkets on a coffee table or shelf, a dedicated spot for keys or beauty products on a dressing table, a mail collector on the hall table, and as is the case in my house, a clutter collector in my living room where remote controls and coasters, plus the odd piece of Lego, lurks.

Pittosporum tobira has a rounded habit and elegant, shiny leaves Pittosporum tobira has a rounded habit and elegant, shiny leaves Gallery

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Diarmuid Gavin: How to prepare your garden for winter

As we move into late autumn, the weather has been mild and the garden is throwing up some surprises with roses, dahlias and geraniums still producing some flowers. While it’s not too cold, it’s a good time to get out into the garden and potter about. If you can muster up the energy and enthusiasm, you may be pleasantly surprised how uplifting it can be. The main job is clearing up dead leaves, overgrown branches and dead perennials.

Strike Twice by Maser is up for auction Strike Twice by Maser is up for auction

In The Salerooms: Paintings of Dublin Horse Show, Donnybrook Fair, plus wool and silk rugs

De Vere’s De Vere’s Outstanding Irish Art Auction will be on view at 35 Kildare Street, Dublin, from Saturday November 19 to Tuesday November 22, when the auction will place online at 6pm. Highlights of the sale include Dublin Horse Show, 1928, a painting of the RDS Main Arena by Sir John Lavery (Lot 29: est. €100,000 to €150,000). It shows a water jump in the foreground with judges conferring, the Irish flag flying over the stand, and St Mary’s, Church of Ireland, Donnybrook, beyond. The painting was gifted by the artist’s wife, Lady Lavery, to their mutual friend, the playwright Lennox Robinson. An interesting painting by Nathaniel Grogan (1740-1807) shows the breaking up of an Irish fair (Lot 51: est. €20,000 to €30,000), with many drunken antics. See deveres.ie

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