Country_Homes_and_Interiors_-_November_2019

BUYSECOND-HANDAswellaskeeping
perfectlygoodclothesoutoflandfill,you
canstumbleuponsomeamazingfinds.

ONLYINVESTINTHEBESTShopfor
quality-madeitemsthatwon’tfray,
splitorfadeaftera fewwears,and
thatcomefromethicalproducers.

BROWSEWITHINTENTIONBesavvy,
notsplurgy– makea listbeforeyougo.
Avoidtemptationandbuyonlythe
thingsyouneedorcan’tlivewithout.

INSPIRED?ReadWasteNot(£15,Hardie
GrantPublishing)byErinRhoadsfor
more top tips on how to shop savvy.

Beautiful

discovery

HolisticskincarebrandAmly

haslaunchedDiscoveryKitsin

collaborationwithBritishprintmaker,

MollyMahon.‘We’vebeenfriendsfor

yearsandsharea lotofsimilarities,

bothmovingtotheSussexcountryside

andtakinginspirationfromnature,’

saysco-founderLisaSmallpeice.There

arefoureco-friendlywash-bagsfilled

with goodies to choose from, £65 each.

3 stepstowards...

a zerowaste

wardrobe

TOPCOLLAR

Makesureyourdogstands

outfromthepackina

handcraftedleathercollar

frompetlifestylebrand,Fetch

& Follow.Availableinsix

shades,allgiventheseal

ofapprovalbytheteam’s

four-leggedproducttesters.

Prices start at £30.

FREESPIRIT

Lookingforpeaceofmind?TheFreeMind

app(freeoniOSandAndroid)promises

tofast-trackallthebenefitsofyears’worth

ofmindfulnessintoa matterofmonths,

througha uniquecombinationofmusic

andmeditation.Dailyreflections(ranging

fromfiveto 25 minuteslong)cover

topicsdesignedtoimprovewellbeing

• frommanagingstressandbuilding
  confidence to beating bad habits.

FAUX GLOW

Injectwarmthintoa roomwith

convincing,hassle-freeartificialblooms

andfoliage,£295,FoxFlowers.Intricate

changesincolourandsubtleshifts

intextureaddauthenticitytothepetals

andleavesinthisupliftingbouquet,

beautifullyarrangedina rose-tinted

recycled glass vase.

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