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heena Murphy has an adventurous spirit, having lived in nine homes in three countries during the 15 years she has been with her husband Paul. So it’s hardly surprising that she chose an atypical house when she was looking at new places to live. Rather than go for the kind of pretty Victorian terrace that makes up most of her northwest London neighbourhood, the interior designer went for a utilitarian 1950s property built

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