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TEXTURAL WALL TREATMENTS

I’M always looking for ideas on how to make walls interesting when my clients don’t have great art. It’s about creating lovely textured walls that bring calmness within the home. Tiles, timber, leather and suede, for example – they add a kind of atmosphere. What is really lovely is when you don’t need so many layers of decoration because the walls are providing it.

■ For me tiles have always been a fantastic material: sculptural, textural, practical. And on the whole, I prefer to

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