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WELCOME

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8 Copper contrast
10 Statement rugs

14 Ten years on
18 Colours of 2020
22 Fashion forward
26 Sustainable style
28 Kitchen wish list
30 More a work of art than a kitchen
WELCOME to the spring/summer 2020 issue 34 Classical bathrooms
of Premier Living. ESPC’s bi-annual guide
to luxury homes and interior design trends 35 Freestanding baths
first began ten years ago. So, as we enter 36 Lavenderland
a new decade, we thought it was only
right to look back at the past ten years... 42 Gorgeous gardens
Our Decade in review article at the start of 50 Tapestries and textiles
this issue examines how the property market
has changed over the past ten years and PREMIER PROPERTY
the factors that have influenced it, including
property tax changes, referendum results and 6 Decade in review
even extreme weather occurrences. And we 12 Modern luxury
take a look at how interior design trends have
changed ten years on – while blue is back on 24 Rural retreat
trend, the popularity of accent walls has faded. 38 Kitchen envy
Also in this issue, Jacqueline Fisken at
Ampersand Interiors looks to the fashion 40 Arts and crafts
world to predict the home design 44 Go east
trends of 2020, we discuss how you can 46 Victorian charm
update your home in a more sustainable
way and some of the most beautiful 47 Rental market update
properties on ESPC are showcased. 48 Sea views
Before you go on to read all the lovely
features we have in this edition, I’d like
to say congratulation to the winner of
our last issue’s prize draw. Alison Howe
from Edinburgh won a beautiful earring
and pendant set from Sheila Fleet.
Happy reading!

Claire Flynn, Editor

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