Homes & Gardens

Material matters

BRICK is often the key fabric of a house, and so it provides an enormous opportunity whether you are starting a project from scratch, refurbishing or renovating. It’s a material imbued with such a long-standing history, as well as being incredibly hardwearing, adaptable and often very beautiful.

■ There’s an amazing history to brick that I love: it is one of the oldest building materials dating back

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