The English Home

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Having seven grown-up children and seven grandchildren between them, interior designer Stephanie Dunning and her husband, Peter Everard, are used to having a full house. Even more so at Christmas, when they can all gather together at the couple’s beautiful home in Wiltshire.

Inspired by how her mother used to decorate, Stephanie fills the house with fresh greenery and fragrant candles at Christmas. “I like to go out on long walks with the dogs and forage for ivy, yew and berries. We start to put up decorations in early December, and I try and stop work

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