MARKS & SPENCER

Cushions, tableware, chairs and the Hermès-style Bolivar side table (was £299, now £149.50) will all be up to 50% off.

Starts Boxing Day

AND SO TO BED

Beds used to be boring, but 2008 is the year of the statement boudoir. The four-poster Venetian (normally £3,495 for a 5ft frame, now £2,795) and this rolltop Rodin (was £4,250 for 7ft frame, now £3,600) are both in the sale.

Starts Thursday; www.andsotobed.co.uk

HEAL’S

Covetable classics in the sale include the Toulouse sofa (was £2,076, now £1,095), the Westbourne dining table (was £1,200, now £600) and the Union Station clock (was £130, now £65).

Starts Thursday

LAURA ASHLEY

The sale that is really worth braving the high street for – rugs, cabinets, wallpaper and chandeliers, such as the black flock pendant (was £30, now £25), are all discounted.

Sale on now

FURNITURE VILLAGE

The Oakdale king-size leather bed is 25% off (was £799, now £599), the Verona three-seater sofa is 30% off (was £1,155, now £799) and the on-trend Mito lamp (was £159, now £127) is a bargain, too.

Starts Boxing Day; www.furniturevillage.co.uk

V&A

As if all this year’s couture exhibitions weren’t enough to spoil us, the museum’s amazing shop is reducing products such as a Lladro letter opener (was £32, now £16), the oriental Green Dream tea set (was £25, now £18), and the De Morgan vase (was £1,900, now £1,400).

Starts Dec 31; www.vandashop.com

THE CONRAN SHOP

Collectible candlesticks by Edition Nouveaux Objects are reduced from £30 each to £15, and the Fish Tail coffee table was £695, but is now £347.50.

Starts Jan 5; www.conranshop.co.uk

NOTONTHEHIGHSTREET.COM

Click online to avoid the crowds for Shanghai bed linen (was from £30, now from £25), Papilio mugs (was £45 for four, now £22.50) and the Autumn Birds cushion by Claire Nicholson (was £30, now £15).

Sale on now

DIVERTIMENTI

If your new year’s resolution is to become a domestic goddess, Solimene plates (were from £10.95, now from £6.55), Le Creuset cookware (was from £85.75, now £60) or Mepra cutlery (was from £5.95, now from £3.95) are a good start.

Starts Jan 12; www.divertimenti.co.uk

VIADUCT

Design junkies will be queuing at dawn for the Noguchi dining table (£934 at 50% off) and the Spun floor light (reduced to £420, down from £698). Best of all is the Tokyo Soft Sofa, which was £1,751 and is now £500.

Starts Jan 5; www.viaduct.co.uk

JIMMIE MARTIN

Finally, the East End duo are having a bit of a clear-out – chests, cabinets and even the 13 chair (was £1,300, now £910) are becoming affordable investment pieces.

Sale on now; www.jimmie martin.co.uk

LINLEY

Both the Aston armchair (was £3,895, now £1,169) and the Attica low table (was £5,418, now £3,870) are 70% off, making them must-haves.

Starts Jan 5; www.davidlinley.com

NEW HEIGHTS

The sleek Madison bed range was from £1,395 and is now from £1,129. The Steinbeck chair (was from £695, now from £625) owes more than a little to Tom Dixon’s Wingback chairs.

Starts Thursday; www.new-heights.co.uk

WOVEN GROUND

This website is already full of bargain rugs, but both the Petal and the Wind rug were bestsellers at £100 and are now £80.

Starts Jan 1; www.wovenground.com

DARLINGS OF CHELSEA

The Sloane leather sofa was £1,221 and is now £999, while the cream Salvatore corner sofa was £1,590 and is now £960. This Morellia sofa is now £1,985, down from £2,348.

Sale on now; www.darlings ofchelsea.co.uk

NEST

Already full of designer classics by big names such as Arper and Tom Dixon at shockingly cheap prices, Nest is reducing Kartell’s Philippe Starck-designed white Louis Ghost chair from £168 to £134.

Starts today; www.nest.co.uk

SQUINT

Lisa Whatmough’s reupholstered furniture is increasingly in demand, so snap up her wine table (was £1,200, now £999) or patchwork wing chair (reduced from £2,900 to £2,400).

Starts Jan 2; www.squintlimited.com

HABITAT

The ridiculously popular Spindle lamp is now only £51, reduced from £90, and a rug from the Concetta range, which was a hit of the season, is now £276, reduced from £395, and is not returning next year.

Starts Thursday

SUPERNICE

Wall stickers are an easy style statement and lazy way to do some decorating, and the Blik Fly and Flower Power stickers are both £28, reduced from £35.

Starts Jan 6; www.supernice.co.uk

WALLACE SEWELL

Scarves, throws and the Diffusion cushion (was £80, now £48) are all up to 40% off – ideal for a bit of winter warming.

Starts Jan 8; www.wallacesewell.com

ONEDEKO

The Gypsy chandelier is £50 from £85, the Chilli chair is £495, down from £565, and the Lizzy armchair, the perfect statement seat, was £595 and is now £476.

Starts Thursday; www.onedeko.co.uk

SKANDIUM

Muuto’s four-flower vase goes from £71 to £50 and its large Cosy lamp is £153, down from £218. Their Origo bowl, ideal for self-gifting, is now £10, down from £12.Starts Thursday; www.skandium.com

SCP

The Poltrona Frau leather sofa (was £9,580, now £6,999), the Knoll Flow chair (£1,299, down from £1,748) and the Blackwell table by Russell Pinch (£449, down from £850) make up the stellar sale lineup at SCP.

Starts Saturday; www.scp.co.uk

VESSEL

Orrefors Mingle bowls were £106 per set of three and are now £64. They join the Pastillo bowls (were from £20, now from £14) in the prettiest glassware sale around.

Starts Jan 3; www.vesselgallery.com

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