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WARM WELCOME

Nestling in rural Hampshire, along a peaceful country lane, designer Pippa Blacker’s muchloved home is the perfect place for her to celebrate a cosy Christmas and New Year with her family. ‘Our home has evolved over the years, and is a relaxed cottage, bursting with colour and pattern,’ Pippa confides. ‘It is full of treasured pieces that we’ve inherited and collected, making it extremely personal.’

Back in 2006, Pippa and her husband James were living in Sunbury-on-Thames when they began considering moving. ‘After our children, Arabella

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