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PROUDLY HOMEMADE Y ou may not have realised but basket-making is one of the world’s most common crafts, practised by every civil ...

2 Thread a needle with plastic string to prepare for stitching. Start coiling the bundle into a flat circle around the knot, sti ...

SMALL COMPANIES THAT ARE BIG ON HERITAGE — WE ASK TWO FAMILY-RUN BUSINESSES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES Keeping it in the family In a ...

“We can provide local jobs and give back to our community. The Island is home for us” Isle of Wight-based stove makers Charnwood ...

From top: Alfred and Eileen Wells with their nine children; the new, highly efficient Bay BX; the first Charnwood stove, the 197 ...

“Most of our goods are made as they’ve always been, by locals in their homes, in small batches” Making heritage workwear that’s ...

Founder Tina (above and opposite). Many of the company’s models are Tina’s relations, with photography snapped out and about on ...

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LIVING MAY MAKING A PET-FRIENDLY GARDEN, LETTING IN NATURAL LIGHT, EATING BY THE SEA, AND THINGS TO NOTE AND NOTICE PHOTOGRAPHY: ...

Dandelion The dent-de-lion (meaning lion’s tooth in French), despite its cheery yellow flowers and many uses as a herb, is sadly ...

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NATASHA NUTTALL TRANSFORMED A TIRED MANSION BLOCK FLAT OVERLOOKING A 1930S LIDO WITH VINTAGE PIECES AND PLENTY OF PLANTS MAKING ...

NATASHA NUTTALL is a landscape designer who lives in north London with her husband, two children and their sproodle, Rockford. n ...

I t isn’t difficult to see why Natasha Nuttall, who was born and bred in north London, completely fell for this f lat on the top ...

The vintage cabinet originally came from the British Museum. The 1950s cupboards are from Retrouvius and the pretty Zellige tile ...

NATASHA’S STYLE OIntroduce as much greenery as possible. Plants bring movement and life to a home. OBe patient. Live in your ...

The couple chose large sliding pocket doors to separate the living area from the kitchen, which fold right back for an airy, ope ...

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British Museum by salvage experts Retrouvius. A joiner was found to craft it into a workable kitchen island, and the cupboard do ...

Spre a d s h eet... The Simple Things way. PHOTOGRAPHY: ALAMY ...