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Tales of the unexpected: a home with hidden assetsWith Elvis, Del Boy Trotter and Pugin as inspiration, one couple transformed their flat into a cocktail of pattern -
French fancy: a creative family's Paris apartmentThis entrepreneurial French family never stays in one place for long, but for now a bright Paris apartment is home
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The Space edit: our pick of the best table lamps – in picturesShed some light with a table lamp – the more futuristic, the better -
Gran designs: my old-fashioned ‘fun house’Combining vintage pieces with floral colours, this cottage is the epitome of ‘granny chic’, discovers Karen Wilson -
The Space edit: our pick of the best pink homeware – in picturesPale and interesting – perk up your home with blush and pink
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Seeds of hope: new beginnings on the allotmentPackets of seeds from around the world bring Plot 29 to life, says Allan Jenkins
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The Space edit: our pick of the best graphic cushions – in picturesLooking for a simple way to add a dash of style to your sofa? Plump up the volume -
The Space edit: our pick of the best rugs – in picturesFloor your visitors with one of these statement rugs
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Homes that are ideal for sledging – in picturesGet on the fast track to the slopes at these properties, located from Snowdonia to the French Alps -
Lights fantastic: Christmas decorations around the UKWhoever said less is more couldn’t have had Christmas in mind as these festively festooned homes around the country prove -
The space edit: 10 favourite Christmas baubles - in picturesBaubles are bold and bright this Christmas – prepare to be dazzled -
The Space edit: our pick of the best seasonal tableware – in picturesBring comfort and joy to the festive dining table
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Let’s move to Finnieston, Glasgow: ‘You’ll struggle to find a lampshade in the modish new nitespots’Let’s move to Finnieston, Glasgow: ‘You’ll struggle to find a lampshade in the modish new nitespots’
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Let’s move to Louth, Lincolnshire: ‘Worth the slog’It’s worth a detour to visit this historic market town where the ills of modern life have been kept at bay -
Let’s move to Lichfield, Staffordshire: as middle England as you can getA fabulous cathedral, Morris dancers, red-brick Georgian houses: this place is so English that even Samuel Johnson, the man who defined the nation, lived here -
Let’s move to Romford, east London: ‘They know how to have a good time’‘Historic market town’ is stretching the point, but this is a great place to party
The frill of it all: how chintz got un-chucked