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The Three Horseshoes Batcombe review: Touring motorists need more pubs with rooms like this oneThe Three Horseshoes Batcombe is a reimagined 17th century pub with fantastic food and rooms is inextricably linked to Country Life, discovers Giles Kime.
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Why the great British pub is better than everThe numbers show that pubs across the country are shutting down — but those that are still thriving are doing so because they're better than ever, says Giles Kime.
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The dazzling interiors event in London that shows how design has the capacity to transform our experience of our daily livesThis year’s WOW!house brings interior design to life. Our interiors guru Giles Kime picks out some of his highlights.
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How a £25 set of fake pearls made £150k at auction — and were a bargain at the priceOne man’s — or woman’s — trash really is another’s treasure says Giles Kime, as he looks at a fascinating sale taking place in London.
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Will the hot tub lose its fizz? There's an alternative that's cheaper, easier and just as relaxingThe outdoor bath offers a more discreet, less expensive alternative to the hot tub says Giles Kime. No wonder people are turning to them.
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The slipper chair: How one of America's great designers produced a classic of armless funThe slipper chair might have its roots in the 18th century, but it owes its compact, convivial appeal to Billy Baldwin, a giant of 20th-century American interior design.
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Four ways to give your bedroom the luxury hotel treatmentGiles Kime explains how hotels can teach us to be ahead of inspirational design trends and how we can make our bedrooms design masterpieces.
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Confused between decorative and architectural lighting? You're not alone, but help is at handAt last, says Giles Kime, help is at hand for anyone blinded by the byzantine complexity of architectural lighting.
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Choosing the perfect fireplace: 'If you get the fireplace right, the rest of the room will fall into place'Fireplaces in richly coloured hues are all the rage, says our interiors expert Giles Kime.
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More heat, less fuel: How modern tech has lit up a new era of log-burning stovesIt’s not only the energy crisis that is creating unprecedented demand for log-burners: clean-burn technology, app-based controls and new designs fuelled by alternatives to wood are also transforming possibilities.
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Why you need a corner sofa — and the ones best for your homeA beautiful, traditional sofa will always have its place — but if you really want somewhere to relax with friends or family, a corner sofa is ideal. Our interiors expert Giles Kime explains more.
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The death of the sitting room, and other design trends you'll see in 2023Country Life's interiors expert Giles Kime has spent three decades living and breathing the world of design. Here's what he foresees coming next.
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The true secret of great interior design, according to three of Britain's greatest designersFor those seeking to update their homes in the New Year, Giles Kime collates some truly on-the-nose insight from three of the best interior designers in Britain.
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Curious Questions: What is it REALLY like giving up alcohol for a lifelong lover of fine wine?Sobriety is easier and more interesting than it used to be, finds Giles Kime, who has spent the past year exploring the unanticipated delights of alcohol-free beer.
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Ben Pentreath: 'The minute something is of its time, it will date'At the heart of Ben Pentreath’s magic is his ability to reinvent the past, as Giles Kime explains.
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10 things I wish I'd known about doing up old houses before I started, by Country Life's interiors guru Giles KimeCountry Life’s executive editor and resident interiors expert Giles Kime shares the lessons he’s learnt from the experience of dragging a succession of houses into the 21st-century.
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In Focus: The Palladian folly that was the scene of Veere Grenney's splendid isolationWhat did the legendary interior designer Veere Grenney learn from spending lockdown in a Palladian folly? Giles Kime finds out. Photographs by Simon Brown. living
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Anouska Hempel: The high priestess of carefully considered eclecticismAnouska Hempel, London hotelier and interior designer, receives one of the great awards in the world of interior design this week. Giles Kime pays his tribute.
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The artisans helping the British ceramics industry thrive into the 21st centuryReports of the death of the British ceramics industry are premature, says Giles Kime.
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The transformative power of good interior design, on show to the world in ChelseaGiles Kime reports from the WOW!house, currently on show at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.
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At home with Cath Kidston: Inside the designer's Grade-II listed Cotswolds homeOur interiors guru Giles Kime has known designer Cath Kidston for decades. She invited him to take a look inside her Grade-II listed Cotswolds home.
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Bringing the colours back into bathroomsBathrooms are being warmed up with a deluge of pattern and colour, finds our Executive and Interiors editor, Giles Kime.
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Why a little pattern goes a long way — but discretion is the better part of decorationBeing bold is scary, but — as Giles Kiime explains — taking the plunge can pay off handsomely.
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The interior trends of 2022: 'Maximalism is here to stay — minimalists would be advised to emigrate'Giles Kime offers his top interior trends for the year.
