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GRAND GESTURES

My mantra design-wise is putting the unexpected together,’ says interior designer Sean Symington. ‘I love combining country or cute items with more contemporary lines, such as the scalloped banquette and tulip table in my kitchen-diner. I love the contrast.’

Sean’s Victorian terrace in Bath is awash with the unexpected. Its light Bath stone exterior belies the kaleidoscopic interior – a far cry from his first viewing when it was a dingy student house with a bed in virtually

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