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FESTIVE FLOURISH

Refined rustic – that’s how Amanda Clayden defines her style. Indeed, it’s a look she’s perfected both in her pretty Scottish home and in her design and horticultural work. ‘Simple and organic – a contorted branch, hedgerow berries, woodland greenery - nature in all its forms inspires my work and surroundings,’ she says. The characterful country home that she shares with husband Hugh is the perfect place to combine her love of nature with design, particularly now the couple

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