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Macramé is hip again, thanks to the likes of Portland designer (and Instagram queen) Emily Katz. Candice Pires drops in on her 1970s-inspired Oregon home
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We’ve got Tinker’s Arse on the floorboards, this deep, deep almost murky grey, then Brassiere on the dado rail, with Dog’s Breakfast underneath
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Brief letters: Pub pricing | Cuddly toys | Eye-level grills | Dirty road signs | Driverless cars
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A huge house in Manchester had been split into five bedsits. Now it’s one big family home again, says Ruth Corbett
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A woman who inherited her father’s house wonders how to share running costs with her man. Mariella Frostrup says it’s about maintaining a sense of equality
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Add some shine to any home with one of our top 10
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Why I changed my mind about peat
Robbie Blackhall-MilesEverything from carnivorous pitcher plants to acid-loving blueberries can be grown without peat. No more excuses: it’s time gardeners kicked the peat habit
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From Staffordshire to Normandy, these moated homes offer privacy in picturesque surroundings. Which ones float your boat?
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The Eden Project’s Dr Jo Elworthy is a passionate advocate of getting outdoors and gardening. Here are her top tips, from growing strawberries and potatoes to looking after the soil and - of course - having an amazing picnic!
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An ordinary terraced house in south-east London hides a secret at the end of the garden – only for the ale and hearty
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Lumbered with the old place? Branch out with one of these fine fellers, from a Devon railway cottage to a Dordogne house inspired by a tobacco barn
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From Northumberland to Dartmoor, these windswept properties are perfect for walking the pet werewolf
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You get acres of landscaped gardens and a private boating lake – in south London
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Wild ghost-dogs, wildnerness aplenty and a great selection of gastropubs – what’s not to love?
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One of England’s highest market towns, it has stone cottages, hardy locals and a shop for anything you could possibly need
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Squint and the broad avenues and tenements really could be Manhattan’s Lower East Side
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It’s being reimagined. Crossrail is coming. It’s boomtime. Ish
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Creating an impression: inside a Victorian home