Eclectic Interiors is situated in a beautifully restored stone farm building in The Art and Craft Yard of The Discovery Park in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny.

It is run by Selina Gittins, who restores, paints and renovates  antique country furniture. Finished pieces are displayed with smaller vintage curios,  alongside contemporary pendant  lightshades, in an eclectic mix of contemporary country syle.

We now have the where-with-all for you to have a look at what is in the shop without having to actually drive out  to Castlecomer. We try and keep a selection of different pieces, all of which you can see in the different categories on the right. Apart from the lightshades, which we keep in stock, pretty much everything else is a one-off antique or vintage piece. Have a browse through the “sold” section to get a feel for the kind of pieces we choose.

We also provide a service painting/customising clients furniture; so if you have an old  inherited piece that could be up-dated or something that you like the shape of  but not the finish - too dark or too “pine” or damaged in some way- then it could be given a new lease of life with some of the paint colours used in the shop. Please phone or e-mail for a rough idea of cost.

Shop opening hours:-  Mon and Tues, closed.  Wed, Thurs and Fri, 10am to 4pm.  Sat, 10am to 5.30pm. Sunday, 2pm to 5.30pm.

We were delighted to have our home & Eclectic Interiors featured in the September issue of Image Interiors. Slightly strange seeing your own house, in such an unusually tidy and flower be-decked state, in a glossy magazine….  Click here to view…

• Each letter is about 1o and a half  ” high, laser-cut out of 2mm steel.
• I also have painted wooden letters, about 8mm thick, LOVE and  WORK. e65

• This was painted with your classic chocolate brown, impossible-to-get-off  paint, so it was a labour of love to hand strip it!

• This is not an old light but I really like the  design and the way the brass has been aged. I  also have  another similar model in the shop which can be angled, to suit a desk.

• Painted in a pale grey eggshell

•  This is two separate pieces that I thought worked well together as a childs bedroom or playroom storage cupboard, hence the juicy green inside!
• The base is a real piece of peasant furniture, probably home-made, out of elm, with beautiful bird carving around the top. My neighbour in the yard, Tia, says she has seen similar pieces in India . I have no idea where this is from or how old it is, but I think it is a bit special!
• The top is a pine cupboard to which I added shelves. 

•  This is a piece about which there has been much discussion! We suspect it has had a few different manifestations; the dovetail joints on the top surface suggest it has a bit of age about it. It’s a kitchen or pantry piece, workman-like, possibly used to store preserves, although the hinged top suggests air circulation, so maybe bread or cheese.
• It has 3 wide , moveable pine shelves inside, so it could make a lovely linen cupboard

• I chose a smart ticking stripe for these chairs and painted them pale grey - they look quite Scandinavian…..

• A sweet little table made of solid elm.
• I painted a repeated flower motif on the top in silver and rubbed it down a bit so it looks kind of faded. 

• This is not the exact chair I have in the shop; the pattern of  inlaid mother of pearl  is different, but the structure is exactly the same. Looks amazing in a hall or bathroom.

• This is a sweet little old timber chair, delicate  but solid. Only 1 unfortunately.

• This is a lovely decorative chair, dark timber with pale inlay, re-upholstered in a contemporary fabric.

• Upholstered in black leatherette, in really good condition.

• Looped felt shade by  Innermost Lighting

• Flatpacked, self-assembly, by Innermost.
• 7 sheets of propropylene plastic which can be assembled into 5 different variations.

• In beautiful condition. It’s big, but not too big and wide enough for a man’s suit. A lot of old wardobes weren’t designed for men with modern-sized shoulders, but this one is.
• 4′ 11″ wide, 7′4″ high, 2′1″ deep

I took out the old hooks, fitted a new hanging rail and painted it pale cream  to lighten and freshen it up. I added the  hand painted bird as a surprise!

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• This particular bed has been  sold but I have selection of  lovely old painted iron and brass  beds, singles and small doubles from about e275
• The picture is a Victorian engraving of a girl and her dog….they look wierdly alike……e110
• The cushions are down- filled, and covered in an unusual bronze, square sequinned material, backed with a natural cotton. The big one is e38, and the small one, e25. I only made up a few….

• I always try and have a selection of smaller, interesting vintage bits and bobs which make great presents; glass, old tools, cutlery, silver, compasses, teasets, china serving dishes, magnifying glasses…….
• Because everything is different I can’t photograph it all, but maybe I’ll do written descriptions of new things….
• Pictured here are a bone-handled carving set, (e45)  an Edwardian glass decanter (e35. Sold, sorry) and set of 6 lovely old forks. (e18)

• In the Sheraton style, painted dark grey, with a pale wash so it looks slightly faded. 
• 33 and 1/4″ wide, 42 and 1/4″ long and 30 1/2 ” high.

• Will seat 8 with the extra leaf inserted. This is a mahogany pedestal table in the regency style, with lovely brass paw feet. It is light and delicate, yet can still seat a large number of people when the leaf is in. It’s painted in a grey/green colour, with a small cream line where the inlay is on the top surface.
• 38 and 3/4″ wide, 5′ long without the leaf, 7′ with the leaf.

• this is newly made but I thought it was interesting; I like the curly shelves! It’s free standing, but could be built in to the corner of a room. Apologies for fuzzy photo….

• With lattice work seat and original red velvet cushion.
•  The painted games table has been sold.

• With unusual turned and carved tripod base.
• 34 and1/2″ wide, 29″ high.

• This has actually been sold but I have other similar ones coming in, at around e175. The lady who bought it asked me to paint it in a dark grey,I replaced the wooden handles with these ceramic turquoise ones.

• These are beautiful old  mahogany chairs, with genuine age about them,  re-upholstered in a lovely blue and fawn damask.

• Painted in Colortrend ‘Winter White’ and re-upholstered in vintage red and white toile.

• White punched felt   e75     Also comes as a drum shade   e80
• Green-oak block table. Small e120   Large e145

• Nylon mesh shade, made by Innermost Lighting in the U.K.   To be used only with low voltage bulb.