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ALEX AND CHELSEA BUILT THEIR OWN HOME TO REFLECT THEIR PARED-BACK STYLE – AND FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON THEY ELEVATE IT WITH FORAGED TWIGS, FIR CONES AND CANDLELIGHT

A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events. By Jennifer Grimble and Joseph Mullane

I have long been an admirer of interior designer Beata Heuman’s creative and playful style, so news of a collaboration with luxury British paint brand Mylands immediately caught my attention. The resu

Toby Lorford was fizzing with passion and pride when I spoke to him about this collaboration, and that same vibrancy is palpable while looking at the collection. Delightfully eccentric and oh-so Engli

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