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Kitchen gadgets review: Dexam stuffed burger press – a mangled patty dribbling cheeseIf this unnecessary gadget is at the heart of your kitchen, I shudder to think what’s at the back of your cupboard -
Valentine's Day gift guide: from jewellery to ginStuck for ideas this year? Here are our best picks, from traditional luxury chocolates to something a little more quirky
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Scandi chic meets happy memories at a Danish fashion designer’s flatIn the heart of east London’s ‘Little Copenhagen’, Peter Jensen has made everything homely and hygge, says Alice Fisher -
From empty plot to dream home: how we built our houseThis young couple spotted a slice of unused land, bought it for £200,000 – and built a stylish detached house
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Bringing a 60s Dulwich house back to lifeMidcentury homes can be uninviting from the outside, but they’re wonderful spaces within. Kate Jacobs takes a tour of Francesca Forcolini’s light-filled south London home
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John Ramsden obituaryOther lives: Sheffield insurance broker who with his wife created one of the National Gardens Scheme’s most popular private gardens
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Homes on smallholdings – in picturesWhether your interest lies in horses, livestock, B&B or growing a lot of veg, these properties across Britain and in Italy will get you down on the farm
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Romantic retreats – in picturesFrom a Devon cottage to a Hebridean ‘Shelter of the Limpets’, these properties you’ll want to cling to as much as any Valentine
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Homes near airports – in picturesFrom Derbyshire to Essex via Alicante and Dalaman, these properties will let you make a quick getaway
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A house of mirrors 'n' marble – in picturesFancy yourself to be the fairest of them all? This London flat is a riot of opulence, reflected in a rent of £3,000 a week
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A house at Pooh Corner – in picturesAA Milne created his bear of little brain at this East Sussex farm – but you might be tempted to Paint it Black when you discover its other celebrity owner
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An eco home with a real buzz about it – in picturesThis property in France is just the ticket for the environmentally conscious buyer
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Let’s move to Kirkwall and Orkney: all sea, sky and peaceLife on these isles is, if not simpler (have you tried getting from A to B on 70 islands?), then more elemental
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Let’s move to Ashbourne, Derbyshire: ‘A delightful town’The two-day Royal Shrovetide football match is its annual blood-letting
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Let’s move to Newport, Isle of Wight: ‘Its quaint alleys hide jewels’There’s plenty to discover, with a vibrant arts centre, an exciting new restaurant and eccentric attractions
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Let’s move to Scarborough, North Yorkshire: ‘Where seasiding began’It has it all – donkey rides, ice-cream sundaes, fish and chips, penny slots and a miniature railway
Why don’t duvet covers have openings on three sides?