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Inside an Essex artist’s upstairs sitting room, plus the curtains kept for thirty years.

Nov 1, 2026

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The Essex house that put its living room upstairs for the view

At Aquila in Great Bentley, Enid Crowther’s first kitchen and living space sat above a garage. The artist’s home later gained a larger kitchen and studio, but its upper windows still explain the original choice.

Nov 1, 2026

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Why paving becomes slippery in autumn, and what to clean first

Start with leaves and safe access, then choose a cleaning method that suits the paving and its joints. If water keeps collecting, a stronger jet is unlikely to solve the underlying problem.

Nov 1, 2026

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Children’s rooms with imagination and room to grow

A bed tucked beneath a roof slope, a blue canopy in Chelsea and generous curtains in Clapham give three London bedrooms very different identities. The useful distinction is between the room’s lasting shape and the decoration you might choose to change.

Nov 1, 2026

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Repair or replace a conservatory roof? Count the whole finished job

A new roof may rescue a useful garden room. Before choosing a system, find out what the frames and foundations can carry, what still needs repairing, and exactly where the quoted price stops.

Nov 1, 2026

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No driveway? England’s new cross-pavement charging rule could help

A planning change makes qualifying pavement cable channels easier to install. Your highway authority still has to authorise the work, and the position of the parked car remains crucial.

Nov 1, 2026

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The inherited curtains that gave a Hampshire room its character

Emma Sherlock began with blue-and-white curtains from her grandmother. Pink walls, generous seating and a growing collection of pictures have made them part of a room with a life beyond its first decoration.

Nov 1, 2026

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The Sussex cottage less than 3m wide that found room to breathe

A kitchen looking straight into the garden and views between three levels make the most of this Shoreham-by-Sea cottage’s tightly constrained footprint.

Nov 1, 2026

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Homeowner-1st-November

The Essex house that put its living room upstairs for the view

Why paving becomes slippery in autumn, and what to clean first

Children’s rooms with imagination and room to grow

Repair or replace a conservatory roof? Count the whole finished job

No driveway? England’s new cross-pavement charging rule could help

The inherited curtains that gave a Hampshire room its character

The Sussex cottage less than 3m wide that found room to breathe

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