The English Home

PASSION FOR PATINA

When she was a child, Lucy Haywood was taught to spot style in items that others might think past their best. As an adult, she has turned this talent into a business, opening a shop in Midhurst, West Sussex (and recently a second, just doors away), as well as launching The Country Brocante vintage furniture and accessories fairs, which bring together like-minded treasure-hunters to sell their wares. Here, she offers insights on how to curate brocante-inspired interiors, as featured in her.

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