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    Nov 28, 2019 4 minutes
    WORDS ANDRÉA CHILDS

    How do you tell your partner their colour sense is awful and they couldn’t design a room scheme with only two pots of paint and step-by-step instructions? Or what if said partner started poking you with a big (metaphorical) stick each time you started waving a credit card at the kitchen designer? Whether you’re a couple, family or friends embarking on a building project, agreeing who takes on what role during the work can be a tricky negotiation. It’s not just the practicalities of who’s around to let the builders in and make day-to-day decisions; it takes self-awareness to determine the

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