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How To Sell Your House by Amanda Lamb

You may not be selling your house but this advice from guest blogger Amanda Lamb is always useful whether you're selling or just planning a clear out. I'm delighted to welcome the next guest blogger to The Mad House -  television presenter Amanda Lamb. As many of you will already know, Amanda presents Selling Houses
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The Househunter: Room by Room

Welcome back to the Househunter. The housebuying season is officially open - not that it ever goes away but this time of year tends to be the start of the busy period. Last year television presenter Amanda Lamb kindly guest-blogged a post on how to sell your house - sound advice which is always relevant,
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The Househunter Room by Room

We're staying in London this week but looking at two very different properties. One is modern and very Scandinavian in feel and has two patio gardens. It's on the market with The Modern House for £1,175,000. The other is a similar price and is Victorian with a more traditional feel. Coming? This first image shows
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New Season Paint Trends from Farrow & Ball

Today I am bringing you the first of two posts on paint. One is the new trend colours as identified by Farrow & Ball from their existing palette of 132 colours and next week we will look at their extensive range of neutrals and how to combine them to best effect. The talk was given
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10 Beautiful Rooms

It was International Women's Day last week and this week I just wanted to focus on 10 Beautiful Rooms that were either styled by women, photographed by women or designed by women. This first room belongs to Michelle Matangi who lives in New Zealand and who I discovered on instagram as she is decorating her house.
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The Househunter Room by Room

Well you know what they say - it's all about location and this one wins on for that. It's in Chester and it's on the market with Savills for £1,650,000, which is about a tenth of what it would cost in London. Which doesn't make it right but does make it affordable in a sort
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How To Create The Perfect Entrance Hall

black bench from cox and cox
Right so first up let's be honest about the headline, which was created to tempt you all in. This post will NOT help you create the perfect entrance hall. There I've said it. That is not unless you have been architecturally blessed with a large space, preferably square and a window or two. No exactly,
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Wood and Leather Dining Chair

wood and leather dining chair from rockett st george
wood and leather dining chair from rockett st george  Now I don't know about you but I am constantly amazed at the number of hideous dining chairs there are out there. You know the ones I mean - fabric covered (really? why would you cover something that is in close proximity to food in material
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