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The Househunter: room by room

Off to Beaconsfield and we're going modernist this week with this four bedroom Grade II listed house that was built in 1934 and is on the market with The Modern House for £1,999,500 - really who sets these prices - does it make that much difference psychologically that it doesn't start with a 2? It's
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Objects of Design #323: Story North

black and white bedding from storynorth.com
Pia Wallen large cross blanket from storynorth.com Saturday morning. Are you sitting comfortably with a cup of coffee? Perhaps a little slice of granary toast. With jam (it's the weekend). Then let's go for browse round this fabulous new store I have found called Story North. OYOY Tippetop hooks £15 from storynorth It was set
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Eight More Shops You Should Know About

Continuing the occasional series of Good Shops You Need to Know About, is a round-up of eight of my latest discoveries. Rather than add them one at a time to the relevant directories: Vintage , Contemporary, Boutique and Salvage. I have decided to present them here in one post. This means there is a little bit of everything.
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Eight Of The Best Vintage Shops

As recyling and being eco-aware become ever more fashionable, it has become quite the thing to furnish our houses with what used, rather sniffily, to be called "second-hand furniture". These days, it's positively bragging to admit that you found that shabby-chic chair languishing in a neighbour's skip, or that your wobbly stool used to belong
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