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What An upgraded, updated stately home
Where Near Melrose in the Borders
Interiors Olivia Emery
History has a funny way of repeating itself. The ‘parachute pants’ that I saved my pocket money to buy in the early ‘90s have recently appeared on my daughter's birthday wishlist. Likewise, the pieces of mid-century furniture that formed the backdrop to my childhood – charity-shop finds salvaged by my design-rich but cash-poor parents – have found their way, years later, into my home (thanks, Mum and Dad!). Interior and design shows that predict ‘new’ trends are often simply
