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SNUG

This used to be the home’s garage. ‘The first thing our designer Jenny had to tell me was what a snug is because I didn’t know. Now all our American friends who visit go home saying they’ll have a snug, too,’ says Julia. ‘We come in here as a family at Christmas and watch the film Love Actually. It’s a family tradition because we all love the film; we must have seen it 10 times or so.’

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Julia was initially wary when Jenny suggested breaking up the green with pink and coral. ‘I was worried

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