Homes & Antiques

Cumbrian Couture

‘It has to be beautiful. Dining should be glamorous, with the best china, crisp white napkins and tablecloth, and huge amounts of fresh foliage’

For Annabel Lewis, owner of V V Rouleaux – the fashionable London haberdashery known around the world for its unrivalled selection of ribbons, trims and quirky decorative finishings – Christmas is the perfect opportunity to channel the magic and creativity of the shop into her Cumbrian home. From mantelpieces swagged with foliage and pretty pine cone garlands, to tablecloths criss-crossed

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