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EPCD Detached Stone Built Family Home


TWo Reception Rooms Five Bedrooms - Ensuite To Master Panoramic Views


£775»000 HralmuT l.:iiu\ Hamilton


EPC-D 18th century farmhouse with annexe.


5 Bedrooms Set in approximately 2 acres. Outbuilding'^orksbop


Semi Rural Location £640,000 E S S E S Property INTERIORS


much stuff, and half of it we don’t even like. Every so often, we may


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EPCC Stunning detached residence •


Wealth o f high quality fittings throughout mssmsmmna


• Beautifully appointed interior • Beautiful contemporary kitchen & dining room • Four Bedrooms


£799,950 Pint 4 - Ascot. Chipping -


i EPCC Tour Bedrooms .Three Reception Rooms • i Beautifully Presented .Extensive Gardens


£615,000


. EPC C • Beautifully presented family home


Extensive pnvate garden Detached garage & workshop Ample parking for several vehicles , Four double bedrooms


£425,000 EPCD


• Stunning semi detached bam com ersion • Three Double bedrooms


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• Ensuite to master • Newly Gncd kitchen


• Garden and stone built garage £530,000


have an ineffectual cull, but then gradually become ever more dispirited as a tide of belongings gradually creeps back. There’s a way to revolu­


tionise our spaces, and our lives, though, according to Marie Kondo, a self-styled ex­ pert in de-cluttering, whose method is followed by an ever-increasing band of con­ verts worldwide. “It’s very natural to me to


say, ‘Thankyou’ to the goods which support us, but if they are no longer bringingjoy, I touch them and bid them a fond farewell,” says the Japa­ nese author of the bestselling, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying. Part of her success lies in


tackling our emotional at­ tachment to belongings. “For instance, if things


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. Extended Property . Four Bedrooms , Ensuite to Master . Open Plan Family Open Mews


£389,000 l)mi»l:»vLaiu\ Clrimsar^h.


■Awaiting EPC > NEW Luxury Detached ■ Traditional Stone Built > In the heart of Chipping 14'5 Bedrooms i Approx 1710 sq ft o f accommodation excluding garage


£344,995-__________ EPCD


.EPCC ■ Detached Family Home > Four Bedrooms


•Two Ensuiles • Detached Garage and Dnveway • South Facing Rear Garden


£335,000 i______________ Griiulltfstone Court. Goosmirgli- 1 ■ I :


■ Link Detached Family Home .EPCC ■Three Bedrooms


• En Suite lo Master • Conservatory • Garden


£215,000 ..Salisbury Avenue, Gimsarjih


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• Village Location • Views to the Rear • Double Garage


£184,000 Isabella Street. Lonjiritl^e >


•Character Cottage TWo Double Bedrooms Front and Rear Gardens 26ft Garage Stunning Views


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i Fabulous Locali on ■ Feature Beams ■Two Receptions > Bespoke Custom Kitchen ■ Two Bedrooms


£219,950 • Ciiincrugh Lam\ \ \ lutiiitgliani. '•/. .


are gifts which you really no longer want or don’t suit your taste, don’t feel guilty for giv­ ing or throwing them away,” says Kondo. “Presents are only a means of conveying someone’s feelings and the person who gave it wouldn’t want you touseitoutofobli- gation or for you to feel guilty every time you see it. Send it on its way, for the sake of the giver too.” if that feels emotionally


challenging,you couldget savvy with storage instead, a path recommended by interi­ ors expert Rebecca Winward who has tips for streamlin­ ing possessions and inspiring ideas for kitting out rooms. “Ideally organise your


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.EPCC »Semi Detached House > Three Bedrooms


• Lounge • Duung Kitchen • Bathroom & Ensuite


£189,950 Jeffrey Hill Close, (iiimaruh c i T - rn


■ EPC-D ■ End Terrace Property ■Three Bedrooms


• Lounge. Duung. Kitchen • Dnveway & Garage • Edge of Development


£152,950


.Awaiting EPC ■Three Bedrooms ■ Village Location


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• Well Presented ■ Duung Kitchen • Idea] FTB or Investment


£137*500


EPCE .End termed > Three Bedrooms


• Open Plan Living Space • Rear garden • Off Road Parking


£137,000


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storage solutions to keep pos­ sessions in a way that suits the way you live,” says Win- ward, authorof Everything In Its Place: Storage for Stylish


Homes. “Identify problem areas in


your home and tackle those first, to have a more immedi­ ate, positive impact on your experience of everyday life. Then, moving on to sort out the storage in the rest ofyour property will not only seem more achievable, but more rewarding too.”


GETKONDO-ED KonMarieisaswift,


decisive approach that aims to transform a home in one major revamp. It also claims to be unusually speedy, be­ cause instead of de-cluttering room by room, Kondo advises tackling belongings by sub­


fallyourpossessions bring unadulterated pleasure, you are not only blessed but unu­ sual. Most of us are ap- parently struggling with too


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ject, starting with what’s easi­ est to part with - so clothes, then books, paperwork, mis­ cellaneous items and then the trickiest category: photos and memorabilia. “I always tell people, which


amazes them, that tidying is a special event - don’t do it every day! It should be done once and then your house will be in order. Any attempt to ti­ dy on a daily basis will always be doomed to failure,” warns


Kondo. “Once that’s achieved, all


you need to stick to is return­ ing an item to its designated place after use. You will then have a lifestyle you aspire to and be able to enjoy a clean and uncluttered space ofyour


choosing.” TOP TIPS: Define your


vision heforeyou start - and don’t be too general orjust aspire to be tidier. Instead, visualise exactly how you’d


like rooms to look.


Tidy a space completely to transform the scenery around you - the key is to


Storage alone will not •' solvetheproblemofgetting rid of clutter, says Kondo, it


Company. Nordic House’s super slim Mirrored Key Cabinet, £105 (available from September 30) would pair


make the change so sudden, well with a colourful Umbra you experience a complete Subway Multi-hook, £30, Red change of heart.


Candy.


PUCEFOREVERYTHING Ifyou walk the Winward


will merely conceal it for a way, you’ll take a more meas- time.


ured approach to the clutter “Tidying must start with crisis. She says, “Remember


discarding” she insists, but you don’t need to go from advises focusing on what you chaos to perfection in one want to keep rather than de- hit. You can take your time to cidingwhattogetridof.


DE-CLUTTER REWARDS ingfor.” A wall ofunitsora beau- tifully kitted out dressing


achieve the order you’re look- She advises a room-by-


room could hold or display what should be kept in a par- . your honed-down belong-


room so you can narrow down ticular space. Break the tasks


ings. Barbara Genda Bespoke into smaller chunks, and min- Furniture starts from £1,000- imise the mayhem by confin- £1,500 per linear metre.


There’s no hiding place in a area at any one time. Transparent Treasure Trunk,


ing the process to one specific TOP TIPS: Choose a


£580, The French Bedroom roomthat’srelativeiyeasy


to straighten out - perhaps a new abode is different to the bedroom or bathroom.


previous home.” For living rooms, invest in Tackle an overload of


storage that keeps TVs, games books in an imaginative way, consoles, media players and she suggests, by displaying CD collections out of sight. A a selection in a redundant specialist unit or fitted cup-


fireplace,orusingablockof


board might be wise. Ifyour volumes to support a sheet of look’s contemporary, a wall of Perspex to make an unusual storage with doors is a sleek coffee table, approach.


It’s said we wear 20% of


DE-CLUTTER REWARDS A chest of drawers is an


our clothes 80% of the time, essential in most homes and so Winward advises conduct- Tesco’s Portobello Six-Drawer ing a clothing audit - remove, Chest in antique oak effect, is storeordisposeofthosethat a bargain at £299. haven’t been worn in a year. Before choosing storage,


Nordic House comes to the rescue again with smart


work out where you plan to but affordable solutions. A site it and then choose pieces medium cotton covered Stor- whose dimensions fit the - ageBox,£24;asetofthree space. “Bewareofsqueezing Storage Trunks, £125; a white a piece in somewhere it only wooden Storage Box, £129.95 just fits, as the effect will be


cramped. Don’t be afraid to her 30); and another great replace freestanding furni-


turewhenyoumovetoanew bury’s.asetoftwofabricStor- house, if the layout ofyour


(the latter available Septem- supermarket buy from Sains- age Baskets, £22.


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