Egged on by the arrival of spring, devoted home-birds are getting into serious nesting mode . . . especially in the kitchen, writes Valerie Shanley
1Tall and tin: tall cream tin with good motifs, 20, from the Nigella Lawson kitchen collection. Brown Thomas and leading department stores
2Farm fresh: set of four 'cow' egg cups, 9.95. Roches Stores, Henry Street, Dublin 1
3Old timer: retro style 'antique' tin clock, 59, Pia Bang Home
4Hen party: painted ornamental hens, 7 each, Pia Bang Home
5Egg tempera: two hand-painted cream china egg cups, 2.95, Roches Stores
6Tea time espresso: decorative pink and green boxed set of four espresso cups & saucers, 35, Brown Thomas 7Good mixer: you'll look the whizz biz with one of these in your kitchen, whether for show or for mixing up those simnel cakes, hot cross buns and chocolate treats, 449, from leading stores and electrical outlets
8Egg elegance: hand-painted egg shell decorations with hanging ribbon, 10 each, Pia Bang Home, South Anne Street, Dublin 2
9It's draining again: yellow colander, 9.95; Avoca, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 and selected branches
10Whistle for it: retro-style stove-top whistling kettle in pale green, 49.95, Avoca
11Watch the birdie: Easter nest decoration with two feathered birds, 4.50, Pia Bang Home
12Green day: delph milk jug, 15.50, Avoca
13This little piggy: shaped like an egg, and coming in duck-egg blue, this is actually known as a Salt Pig . . . handy beside the range for that essential seasoning, says Nigella Lawson. This is from her kitchenware collection, 27, Brown Thomas, Grafton Street, Dublin 2 and House of Fraser, Dundrum Shopping Centre
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