CONTENTS COVER STORY
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Great Christmas recipes Our guide to some special festive recipes to impress your guests
PROPERTY
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Interior design trends Inspiration for new designs for your living space
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Our latest instructions Take a look at a selection of our latest properties on the market
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About us Get to know our team a little better and see why we are your agent of choice
LIFESTYLE
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Christmas gift guide Alternative gift ideas for your nearest and dearest
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The Ultimate New Years Eve Despite the restrictions this year, you can still bring in 2021 with a bang!
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New Year. New You The perfect time to action positive change and start afresh
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A guide to Christmas TV Here are our top picks for Christmas day viewing
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Garden jobs for the winter Now is the time to lay the groundwork for the spring
Darts Championship preview A look ahead to what the Darts tournament has to offer
WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER ISSUE!
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he property market is thriving with a second surge during lockdown 2.0 and house prices increasing to record levels. This is all good news coming into 2021.
Rounding this all off we have a preview of the Darts World Championships, a guide to the hottest interior design trends for 2021 and jobs for your garden over the winter period.
In this month’s magazine, we are getting all festive with some great features including a fabulous gift guide as well as some mouthwatering recipes for the big day, and of course, your guide to the must-see Christmas TV this year.
Please note, we are doing our best to be accurate, but in these strange times, all dates and availability may change, however, were correct at the time of writing.
However, it’s not all about Christmas. New year’s eve may look a little different this year, so we have a feature about how to throw the ultimate New year’s eve party at home and ideas for this year’s New Year’s resolutions.
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PROPERTY NEWS
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ith the new year coming up, it might be time to start thinking of new designs for your living space, so here we are with some inspiration to set you on your way.
BIOPHILIC DESIGN
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With lockdown, interior design has been a focus this year for lots of people
So get cosy with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie, put on a festive movie and relax with us. Till next time. Jonathan Wheatley Editor
(Biophilia (meaning love of nature) focuses on human’s innate attraction to nature and natural processes.) It was a trend once, and has become a trend once more. It fell out of fashion briefly in the 90’s, but now it’s back, greener than ever. Perhaps this year’s pandemic has opened our eyes to the simpler things in life, and nature, with lots of us spending much more time in our gardens than previously. A biophilic design combines nature with architecture as a way to improve our health, psyche and overall ecosystem. We think the next decade will see a growth in reclaimed wood, hanging plants, green walls and large green installations. Not only do they bring colour and vibrancy to a home, they also freshen the air, filter out pollutants and release oxygen.
