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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Emma J. Page

The best London interiors: what’s behind the ‘imperfect, rebellious’ look of the capital’s homes?

What are the essential ingredients for a London interior? How we live in the capital as opposed to other international cities such as Paris, Rome or Madrid may boil down to a uniquely British predilection for throwing out the rule book when it comes to design.

That’s thanks in part to some big personalities who’ve paved the way, from the English country-house style of Colefax and Fowler in the mid-20th century to the soft modern schemes of Terence Conran a few decades later.

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