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In a nutshell First things first, this is a very affordable mattress. It's sold exclusively on Amazon, rather than on Simba's own website, which, to my mind, suggests the brand is aiming to deliver a ...

Swapping the comfort of being close to family and friends in Hertfordshire for new horizons might have daunted some, but not Rebecca. The house, set against a rural backdrop, proved to be the perfect ...

Stone built with clotted-cream coloured lime render, the seaside cottage stops you in your tracks. Built in 1760, in the village of Gunwalloe on the Lizard Peninsula, the property has been altered and ...

Ginevra Benedetti has been the Deputy Editor of Ideal Home magazine since 2021. With a career in magazines spanning nearly twenty years, she has worked for the majority of the UK’s interiors magazines ...

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