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Mad About … Exposed Brick Walls

For some months now I have been looking at images of houses with exposed brick walls and dreaming ... I don't live in a loft so natural brick wouldn't work for me but I would love to have white painted bricks in my kitchen. But my kitchen extension is built from breezeblocks, so even if
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Mad About … Loft Spaces

Surely we all fantasise about having more space? About converting that loft or digging out that basement? The reality is that most of us will never do this. Or, if we do, the resulting space, while useful, will never quite turn out to be the large, airy space of our dreams. So, for that reason,
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Buyer’s Guide To Carpet

zebra stair runner by alternative flooring
This runner from Alternative Flooring is called Quirky Skinny Black A few of you have been asking about carpet recently, so I thought it was time to take the plunge and investigate what's out there so you don't have to. Carpet has suffered from a rather poor image in recent years but it's coming back
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