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HOUSEOLOGYLIFESTYLE A NEW
Less tech, more texture – get engaged with your surroundings this summer CONNECTION

12 3 It comes as no surprise that we’re all a little
too reliant on technology but realistically,
who can give up their phone for a weekend?
Defo not us; how would we know where to
meet for huevos rancheros? So instead we’re
compromising and embracing texture not
tech (see what we did there?) for the summer
to create a home haven that might inspire
us to put the phones down for at least an
hour at a time. Think raw-finished fabrics and
furniture with an organic, hand-crafted feel
- so lots of wicker, lots of leafy planters and
oodles of free-spirited prints. What you don’t
want? Screens, no matter how wide or how
flat, or sockets to recharge. Grab a summer
bestseller, curl up and recharge - yourself.

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1. Circular jute rug, €230, Harvey Norman 2. Wicker and wire baskets, €40 set of two, Next 3. Bamboo lampshade, €100, Harvey Norman
4. Rattan stool, €106, Amara 5. Stoneware vase, €22.99, H&M

Out of
AFRICA

Lush foliage and bold, bright hues. It’s like
holidays in your gaff (but good!)

M&S PENNEYS

BALMAIN

It’s a jungle in there, your BALMAIN DEBENHAMS
sitting room that is. This
summer prepare your home for BOTTEGA VENTA Nature
a stampede of animal prints, RYANLO RESERVE
tribal patterns and fantastic
beasts inspired by the planes of Create some Serengeti
Africa. Safari chic style stalked the catwalks vibes at home without it
looking like a zoo
at Paris fashion week giving it a cooler, more
urban feel. Let it influence your space to be 1Choose rattan furniture and
pared back rather than cluttered, with lots of natural, raw textiles and
elements that bring the outside in, like potted fabrics like linen and bamboo
ferns and succulent plants. Add colour just like where possible.
Balmain, with bold and bright tribal prints,
mixing primary colours like blue, yellow and 2Look for bargains in the
red with earthy browns and greens. The pièce outdoor furniture section of
de résistance? A faux animal head trophy piece your local garden centre. As
- we love this velvet rhino one, below. an added bonus you can move
everything outside on sunny days.
We Want
3Bring in the prints through
12 3 4 5 soft furnishings – a rug
or throw that looks like
1. Antelope candle holder, €34, M&S 2. Zebra wall art, from €74, Amara 3. Elephant decoration, €4, an animal hide or cushions in
Penneys 4. Zebra Cushion, €34, M&S 5. Rhino Head, €120, Abigail Ahern @ Debenhams animal print.

4 There’s no electricity in the
jungle so storm lanterns and
tea light holders should be
your source of mood lighting.

Short & Sweet

Do you have trouble following recipes? Well these two tweet-sized dishes are
140 characters or less and couldn’t be easier to make when you have last minute
guests popping over for brunch. The perfect way to fake domestic goddess skills

Perfect Brunch! XRecipes

cauliflwr chorizo hash from #RECIPESHORTS
Fry high heat chorizo&chop’d onion. by Andrea Stewart (Kyle Books)
+cauliflwr florets&diced sw.pots, cook til Photographs by Faith Mason
tendr, +handful spinach, top w/poach egg

Mini pizza party! The brunch bunch!

margherita muffin Three new brunch spots to try...
Split English muffin, toast&spread w/
passata, torn buffalo mozz, 1/2’d cherry Gourmet Burger Kitchen has introduced its
toms. Grill til melted. Top w/basil. S&P first breakfast menu, Cereal Killers, available
all week from 8am-12pm. Choose from tasty
Three of the Best breakfast butties (€5.45 and available to
go) or healthy options like granola pots and
Elevate your brunch time with these gorgeous place settings avocado toast.

Gourmet Food Parlour Kitchen is taking
up residence in House on Leeson Street, Dublin
2 and is plating up a delicious array of eggy
offerings like eggs Benedict and scrambled eggs
on sourdough toast as well as a healthy protein
omelette for the post-gym posse.

San Lorenzo’s on Georges Street is now
offering a weekday brunch menu from 11am
to 3.30pm to complement its famous weekend
#BrunchofChampions. Try Coco Pops French toast,
jerk chicken tacos and refreshing tipples.

GIRAFFE PLACE CARD Editor’s
HOLDERS, €20, M&S
REED TEA GLASSES, PICK
€51, AMARA
TEALIGHT HOLDER,
€17, OLIVER BONAS