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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Hamish Mansbridge

'Instagram and TikTok are making our homes bland, boring and impersonal'

A quiet crisis is taking place in our homes — and the chances are you haven't even noticed it. But take a peak through the windows of your street as you walk home. Maybe even look around your own house.

See how many times you notice a familiar arch mirror, beige sofa, half-pannelled wall... tasteful and oh-so correct but, crucially, the same.

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