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5 smart landscape garden tips
We here at Muddy are renowned gardening divs. (Is that a weed or a plant? Erm, dunno.) But even we can get on board with The Oxfordshire Gardener's top tips landscaping your green space, whatever its size.
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Funky showroom alert!
Secret Messages Interiors has a huge new showroom to display its retro, quirky, stylish goodies and it's *very* addictive.
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Time for a Speedy Supper?
Too busy to brush your hair let alone whip up a gourmet feast for 6pm? Yup, us too. What you need is our sanity-saving Speedy Supper. This week’s easy-peasy, summery midweek dish comes courtesy of Diana Henry, Daily Telegraph food columnist and author of Simple: Effortless Food Big Flavours. Help us out here, Diana… Prawn, […]
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All about the artisans
This unusual woven drinks tray has our name - and our G&Ts - on it. Limited edition, handmade, definitely not from Ikea - we love artisan interiors brand Craft Editions.
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Property Flirt
Release your inner estate agent and guess the price of this period town house with contemporary features, glorious walled garden – and studio annex
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Fancy a Speedy Supper?
Not had a millisecond to ponder what to have for dinner tonight? Can’t get away with serving up beans on toast yet again? We hear you. What you need is this week’s Speedy Supper, a no-fuss weekday dinner that you don’t need to be Heston Blumenthal to whizz up. This week’s recipe comes courtesy of Dr […]
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15 Collingwood is just ‘fabulous’
Beautiful mid-century and modern movement design classics mixed with industrial and reproduction furniture, it's all high quality, but most notably (to Philistine Muddy at least), it's VERY affordably priced.
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Jazz up your jardin
You ready to al fresco? Meet Rosara, your new BFF for outdoor style near Bicester that knocks John Lewis into touch.
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Property Flirt – it’s back!
It's been far too long since I've had a snoop around a grand design so here we are in sunny Amersham, Bucks - just think of me as a less grumpy Kevin McCloud. Welcome to Highover Park, a pristine Grade II listed, three-bedroom property, designed by Amyas Connell and Basil Ward in the 1930s - and one of the finest examples of modernist architecture in the land, no less. The question is: can you guess the price?
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Speedy Suppers
For those of us too busy, tired or lazy to cook a fancy mid-week supper. This week, Thomasina MIers, Wahaca supremo, mother of three and all round food goddess, offers us her 20 minute fish tacos. We'll take it.
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Joe’s April garden tips
TV presenter, author and gardener Joe Swift is now also a performer - but no giving up the day job, Swifty, til you've sorted out my mossy undergrowth.
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Snoopers Bazaar Interiors: Cool, Quirky, Unmissable
A clean, chic, airy space filled with glorious French, antique and industrial furniture and gifts — all warm wood, sheepskin and stars. Whether you want a quiet browse or the thrill of the chase, Snoopers Bazaar is for you. Two separate creative friends of mine, both with a great eye, told me I had to go. So, armed with my trusty […]
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Antiques Roadshow is coming to Caversham Park!
Quick! Get up your loft and start rummaging – BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow is coming to Caversham Park this Sunday 26 June! Yes indeedy, foxy Fiona Bruce and the team will be filming the next episode in the 39th (wowzers) series of the show at BBC Radio Berkshire’s HQ, Caversham Park. Apparently, the show was last in Berkshire […]
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Wouldn’t you though?
Ready to tackle a little Spring cleaning and find a home for all those bits and bobs? Let these funky baskets from The Basket Room weave their magic!
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Wouldn’t you though?
These O APOSTROPHE candles smell deeelish, are 100% natural and are beautifully packaged. Plus, they're made right here in Berkshire. Flaming brilliant!
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Wouldn’t you though?
I've just discovered Jules Hogan on Twitter. She knits beautiful cushions, ponchos, wraps and more in her garden studio in Berkshire. Can't get enough of her gorgeous things. Take a look!
