By Andrea McVeigh 

Sonja Lowry knows her style. The former fashion graduate launched her chi-chi shop, Cocoon Yourself, on Belfast's Bloomfield Avenue back in 2006 with the aim of offering shoppers a place to buy, browse, chat, relax, spend time and keep coming back to.

As well as beauty products and must-have accessories from the likes of Bombay Duck, the boutique-style shop also sells drop-dead gorgeous glassware from LSA International, stunning design-lead homeware from Umbra, to-die-for Welsh woven homewares with a contemporary twist from Melin Tregwynt and a selection of fabulous furniture, such as this retro-inspired Barcelona-style chair, available in red, cream or white (Sonja highly recommends the "stunning" white version).

She's also shared her top interiors tips with us. "Block colour, with a 1980s influence, is very big this season, in shades of electric blue, primary red, primary yellow and apple green, but it's only for the very brave and bold. Softer, more user-friendly colours for this season are magenta, chartreuse green, violet purple."

"Adding a splash of colour to over-naturalised houses are shades that have been inspired by the coast, from soft blues and blue-greys to drift wood beige."