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Thursday, January 24, 2019

In praise of unrenovated kitchens and overgrown gardens | Johanna Leggatt

Our enthusiasm for turning where we live into display homes is making them soulless - and us boring

If you want a picture of marital misery, or perhaps you are a sadomasochist and wish to test the limits of your relationship, then grab your partner by the hand and head to a home hardware store or Ikea on the weekend.

You’ll find scores of like-minded types there. Walking about drearily like they’re in line for the gallows, bickering under their breath about paying through the nose for reclaimed river rocks, and rolling their eyes when one person suggests a Balinese-style gazebo (and fair enough, too).

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from Home And Garden | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2UeuJd3
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