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  <title><![CDATA[ Catwalk to couch: Steal Cheryl Cole's racy lacy Cannes Festival style for your home... 'cos you're worth it!  ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Each fortnight we show you how to bring the hottest catwalk trends into your own home - this week we're loving Cheryl Cole's red lace frock as she dazzles at the Cannes Film Festival. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Lord Sugar's Apprentice hopefuls reside in a luxurious central London mansion worth £9.7 million ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ They may not be able to think strategically, win pitches, or calculate orders, but this year The Apprentice contestants get to enjoy the life of luxury - until they get fired, that is ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.housetohome.co.uk/articles/news/This_year_Lord_Sugar_s_Apprentice_hopefuls_enjoy_the_most_luxurious_property_yet_-_a_central_London_mansion_worth_a_cool_9_7m_531954.html</link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ The homes that Carrie Bradshaw built: Sex and the City tops list of TV shows with the most inspirational interiors ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ We loved her sky-scraper heels, her kooky outfits and, in the end, we even loved Big. But it turns out the thing we most envied about Carrie Bradshaw was her walk-in wardrobe and floor-to-ceiling bookcase, according to a new survey revealing TVs most influential homes ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Happy Rental Freedom Day: yes, in May you’ll have just earned enough for this year’s rent ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Rent your home? Well it’s time to celebrate – after 132 days the average UK tenant has finally earned enough to cover the annual cost of this year’s rent ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.housetohome.co.uk/articles/news/Happy_Rental_Freedom_Day_yes_in_May_you_ll_have_just_earned_enough_for_this_year_s_rent_531940.html</link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Hot Shopping: Build me up, Buttercup! Make your home life a bed of roses with one of these pretty home treats inspired by the RHS Chelsea Flower Show ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Every fortnight we bring you our pick of the hottest home products - this week we're harnessing the power of the flower in anticipation of the hoticultural event of the year at Chelsea ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Japanese barista creates coffee artwork in his cappucccinos ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Barista, Kazuki Yamamoto froths up a storm in a coffee cup by drawing images of animals and famous paintings in the cappuccinos he serves to customers ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Some guys have all the luck: Rod Stewart bags himself a £4.6m country pile in heart of Essex countryside ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The 68-year-old rocker is rumoured to have snapped up Grade II-listed Durrington House, close to Epping Forest, from gold-mining tycoon Peter Hambro ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Now THAT'S how to renovate a house! Russian oligarch, Leonid Blavatnik's London home now worth an estimated £200m ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ What do you do if you're the second richest man in Britain? Why, give your grade II-listed Victorian mansion on Kensington Palace Gardens - London's most expensive street - a thorough revamp, that's what... ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Waverley in Surrey has the best quality of life in rural Britain ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The verdant borough of Waverley in Surrey has recently been rated the best rural location in Great Britain. It includes the commuter towns of Godalming, Farnham and Haslemere ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Keep up with the Joneses? Boastful Brits want to be one step ahead ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Turns out we're a nation of curtain-twitchers with 31% of us making home improvements simply to out-do our neighbours in the interior style stakes ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ This house was Bond's, James Bond's: Roger Moore's former home in Buckinghamshire is up for sale ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Where better to live a glamorous life brimful of martinis, Aston Martins, romance, intrigue and danger than the Buckinghamshire mansion where actor Roger Moore resided while filming his first three Bond movies? Yours for only £4.5m ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Feathering the nest: Lucky garden birds are in for a tweet with luxury two-storey bird house, complete with ensuite and infinity pool ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Thought you'd seen it all? You have now... Swedish design company develops the 'world's best bird house' so our feathered friends can really life the (ahem) high life ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Bungalow bliss? One in three Brits dream of owning a pint-sized property ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Stairs - who needs 'em? According to a new survey, demand for bungalows is on the up among those of a certain age and a new crop of single storey homes could help ease the UK's housing crisis ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Catwalk to couch: Look sharp! Steal Myleene Klass's cutting edge red carpet look from the Olivier awards ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Each fortnight we show you how to bring the hottest catwalk trends into your own home - this week we're loving Myleene Klass's geometric style ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Britain's most expensive home on Carlton House Terrace goes on sale for £250m with stunning views of St James's Park (oh, and the Queen will be your neighbour) ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ If it sells, the Grade I listed Regency home on Carlton House Terrace in London will smash the record for the UK's most expensive private property ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ On to a (Michael) winner? Mystery buyer snaps up movie director’s mansion for £50m ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The mystery buyer of Winner's lavish Kensington mansion, Woodland House, will have large shoes to fill, not to mention 46 rooms including THAT cinema ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.housetohome.co.uk/articles/news/On_to_a_Michael_winner_Mystery_buyer_snaps_up_movie_director_s_mansion_for_50m_531907.html</link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Wilkinsons launches new home website  ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Inject some new style into your home with the help of Wilkinson's room designer programme ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Thumbs up to the Natural History Museum's cheerful bamboo crockery ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Pandas, picnic fans and environmentalists will love the Natural History Museum’s colourful new kitchenware range – made from biodegradable bamboo ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Not very Grand Designs: New British homes are the smallest in Western Europe and no bigger than the size of a tube carriage ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Forget space and light, a new film by the Royal Institute of British Architects, featuring TV presenter Kevin McCloud, reveals that new homes in Britain are shrinking at an astonishing rate ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Hot shopping: Tweet all about it - these bird-inspired home accessories have us all of a flutter ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Every fortnight we bring you our pick of the hottest home products - this week we're singing the praises of our feathered friends with these bird-inspired accessories ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Talk about pouring money down the plughole - £150,000 bath encrusted with 22,000 Swarovski crystals debuts at Harrods ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Swarovski Crystal Saracen bath from Catchpole & Rye takes over 200 man hours to create with each crystal painstakingly positioned using a humble pencil covered in Bluetac ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Hard up Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson puts her eco-friendly Malibu home on the market for a cool £5m ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Actress and Dancing on Ice star Pamela Anderson - who has been plagued by money worries - looks set to make a tidy £4m profit on the Malibu home she bought in 2000 ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Liz Hurley’s old home is up for sale, and it’s a far cry from the grand hall she recently bought with Shane Warne ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Once, the poor girl had to hold her togs together with safety pins, but Elizabeth Hurley has come a long way – as the contrast between her former London flat and her new country estate shows ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Cash in the attic? Brits have up to £1,000 worth of clutter stashed in their homes ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Have you got a thousand pounds stashed somewhere in the house? You may be surprised - that clutter in the attic, the cupboards and under your bed could be worth a small fortune… ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Catwalk to Couch: Emma Watson Ombre trend at MTV awards 2013 ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Each fortnight we show you how to bring the hottest catwalk trends into your own home - this week we're all about ombre ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ It's a London thing: cost of renting in the West End tops £5k a month (that's three times the average salary) ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ With £60k-a-year rent becoming commonplace, central London is turning into a 'millionaires' ghetto' as oligarchs and members of the global jet set send property prices soaring ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Discount Downton: cut-price country pile that costs the same as a one-bedroom flat in London ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ With 21 bedrooms, six acres of land and not one, but two spacious conservatories, Cilwendeg House in North Pembrokeshire has been slashed to the bargain basement price of £650,000 (parking space included) ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ What's in a name? Homes on streets beginning with U worth £25K more than average ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Location, location, school catchments - never mind all that, according to a new survey, if you want to buy in a street that will hold its value, just choose one that begins with U... ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Road to Mars? Bob Hope’s space-age Californian home is on sale for an astronomical asking price of £33 million ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ It might seem a huge sum for a house with just six bedrooms but the breathtakingly bizarre residence was designed by the messiah of modernism, John Lautner and may just be the ultimate celebrity (launch?) pad ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Seventh heaven: Money can't buy you love, but it could bag you this divine £50m Knightsbridge church conversion ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ You'll have to say your prayers before you step inside this luxurious church conversion: not only does it come complete with a cinema, gold leaf bath and a juice bar (!) - it officially still retains its status as a place of worship ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Unbreakable: the world's bounciest (and most curious) office chair made from 65,000 - you guessed it - rubber bands ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Art student Preston Moeller has taken the humble rubber band ball to a whole new level by looping together thousands of the stretchy bands to create a unique and (he swears) extremely comfortable chair ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Don't move, improve! A new kitchen is just the ticket for British homeowners who can't afford to up sticks ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Were you gripped by Bank Holiday DIY fever over the Easter weekend? If a new kitchen is top of your home improvements wish-list, you're not alone... ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ In pursuit of happiness? Steer clear of London and move to Harrogate, officially the UK's happiest town ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ There must be something in the water in Harrogate. A recent survey has revealed that residents of the northern spa town are the happiest in the UK, followed by Stockport, Ipswich and Exeter ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Had any work done? Nip-tucking home trend continues to thrive despite economic gloom ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Finances may be tighter than ever but 79% of house proud Brits are still willing to spend as much money as they can on cosmetic 'house lifts' in an attempt to add value to their homes ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ It's a farm, Jim, but not as we know it: eco-friendly 'farmscrapers' could transform crowded cities into giant ecosystems ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ China is home to the world's largest population, has the second biggest economy and could soon host futuristic farms and living spaces designed to combat increased urbanisation using eco-friendly technology ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Hot shopping: If your Easter egg hunt looks like it might be snowed-off this year, treat yourself to these Easter-themed goodies instead ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Every fortnight we bring you our pick of the hottest home products - this week we're loosening our waistbands for some serious chocolate eating and adding some much needed spring colour to our homes ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Going with the glow: Why sales of luxury candles are soaring despite the recession ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ We've cut down on nights out and holidays, but it seems scented candles are the one little luxury we Brits aren't prepared to give up ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ House prices up north are now eight times more affordable than in London ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Two-thirds of UK residents aspire to live in the south of England, but their dream is increasingly unattainable: house prices have gone through the roof in recent years. In the north, though, it's becoming cheaper to buy a place of your own... ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Modern art with a serious message: Graffiti artists take over London billboards to raise awareness of young male suicide ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ This Sunday, a tream of celebrated graffiti artists - in association with IPCs Charity of the Year, CALM (the campaign against living miserably) - will take over three billboards at Old Street in London to create powerful artwork to raise awareness of suicide ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Design team unveils plans to turn London's Gherkin building into a giant green pickle!  ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ An online gambling site has unveiled a crazy plan to give a tasty makeover one of London's most iconic buildings by wrapping it in a special film and projecting an image of a giant pickle onto it ]]></description>
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