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The [ITALIC "TOH"] master carpenter's tips for keeping your power tools purring
Find the products and services featured in this issue
A 1916 outbuilding's four-bay garage helped drive a couple's vision for an open-plan vintage home
The [ITALIC "TOH"] guide to products and services you won't find at the home center
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Tour the Heath Ceramics factory to glimpse their unique way with clay
A 1980s cookery now goes with the flow of a warm Arts and Crafts home
A vintage-style, eco-friendly redo echoes its surroundings
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Enhance your fireplace with a surround
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