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Amutedcolourpalee createstheperfectbackdrop for myriad statement antiques Get the Look CORNISH ESCAPE AntiqueHungarian trunkwith ...

Alison bought the old cart as a decorative planter from the Secret Herb Garden before she discovered the cottage was built for a ...

FEATUREALISONGIBB PHOTOGRAPHSDOUGLASGIBB Escapingcitylife,AlisonandStephenMellsfoundthehouse oftheirdreamsina hamletwithineasyre ...

CLOCKWISEFROMABOVE Stephenmadethecoffeetablefrom a treestump.AlisoncollectsPolishblue- and-whitechina;theredleatherclub chairis ...

Alison and Stephen stripped the floorboards in the sitting room and added the woodburning stove. They bought the pink velvet sof ...

Stephenmadeandinstalledthe kitchencabinets,beforeAlison paintedthemin DownPipeby Farrow& Ball.Theychosewooden worktopsandcla ...

secondlivingroom,wasadded more recently,inthe1980s. AlisonandStephenandfouroftheir eightchildrenmovedinthreeyears ago.Thecouplew ...

wallsprovidea calmbackdropforthe couple’smanyandvariedcollections– oldmaps,vintageadvertisingsigns, Polishpoery,copperpansandass ...

The conservatory is used as an informal second sitting room. Alison had the paint on the walls mixed by Dulux to match a wool fa ...

‘Istruggledtochoosejustoneset,so weendeduporderinga selection,’ Alisonsays. Nowthatthehouseiscomplete, StephenandAlison’sfuturep ...

HOMES Collectors’ Coage August 2019 Homes & Antiques 91 Howdidyourcollectionbegin? I’vebeencollectingstonewareitems sincethe ...

92 Homes & Antiques August 2019 Alison Mells has made the most of her elegant garden room (p82). Emma J Page shares ideas fo ...

August 2019 Homes & Antiques 93 Four of the best garden room accessories Createa stylish fresh-airspacewith theseantiquepiec ...

ImperfectInteriors’Beth Dadswellcreatedthis dramaticstructurethat echoesthebuilding’s industrial past. ￿ INTHE FRAME A sleek,gla ...

August 2019 Homes & Antiques 95 10 WAYS Garden Rooms Forstoragethat is usefuland attractive,the NationalGarden Schemeshedfro ...

96 Homes & Antiques August 2019 Create an inspiring work space Rodrigo Moreno Masey, founder of architectural firm MorenoMas ...

August 2019 Homes & Antiques 97 The Escape Pod starts at £23,760 from Podmakers. ￿￿ CABIN FEVER Taking inspiration from simp ...

s a student of ne art in Athens in the early 1970s, Tety Stefanou- Stymfaliades, was a regular at the city’s ea markets. One sum ...

The blue paint in the salon is a typical island colour, but has to be passed by the local archaeological committee. The ornate g ...

hardertoaccessthanotherGreek islands,whichhasaddedtoitsallure. ‘Inthosedays,’saysTety,‘itwasan adventuretogetthere.Boatswere pri ...