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BY EDITOR KAREN BARNES
How do you decide what to buy? Everything you see and read about here has been chosen from the hundreds of products we see, test and try out. Only the most useful, most beautiful and best value for money make it onto these pages
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I have a bugbear when it comes to dining chairs – inside or out. I can’t stand it when they’re all style over substance… so uncomfortable there’s nothing to entice you to linger which, in my book, is essential to creating good times around the table. So what do you need? Cushions. I’ve fallen in a major way for these beauties by Camilla Thomas with a design inspired by the patterns waves make on the sand as the tide goes out. They’re not cheap, and there’s a reason for that: Camilla weaves the fabric on a hand loom and the crafting is exquisite. Made to last a lifetime. And look at those colours… Wool cushion with feather pad, £80; merino wool throws, £288 (I’m thinking sundowners), emmaandlouise.com