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LUCY SWEET IS ON THE VERGE

ow do people stay interested in the tedious, soul-crushing process of home renovation? I mean, it’s all very exciting when you’re drinking red wine and drawing up grand plans at the kitchen table. You sit there saying grandiose stuff like “We could knock this wall through and extend the bathroom” despite not having a single molecule of a clue how to do it and £500 to your name. For that moment

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