A cosy animal pouf and other must haves for your home

​Delulu

The Lulu pouf (59cm high) is soft, strong, and comfortable. The design is inspired by “an animistic spiritualism that cherishes the connection with nature indoors” and it looks like a friendly pet of no particular species (€571 from nordicelements.com).

​Sleeping partner

The Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde is a whopper (83cm high). It’s designed to purify large rooms, quietly. It removes many nasties, including the demon formaldehyde. There’s a lot that in our homes and it’s harmful. It also has ‘breeze mode’, which uses an algorithm to transform a single jet of air into what feels like a natural breeze. It costs a breezy €999.99 from dyson.ie.

​Fresh brew

HK Living’s 1970s-style mugs are all slightly different. The colours change, year on year, which adds to the flavour (€9 each from aprilandthebear.com).

​Muddle up

This six-piece cocktail set includes a shaker, a muddler, a jigger, a bar knife, a strainer, a mixer and a recipe booklet. It’s made in gold-coloured stainless steel and costs €49.95 from meadowsandbyrne.com.

Local hero

This Sciob, traditionally used for draining the spuds, also looks beautiful on the wall. It’s made in Spiddal, Connemara, by Ciarán Hogan (€140 from ciaranhoganbaskets.com).