Hints and tips:
...Joel & Son and eBay also have some corkers (Joel & Son Floral Shaped Button, £7, joelandsonfabrics.com). There are myriad ways you can breathe new life into your garments....
...If you have a question for Luke about design and stylish living, email him at lukeedward.hall@ft.com....
...So scour eBay, junk and antique shops for boxes of old mercury glass baubles....
...Just go to ft.com/unhedgedoffer. I’m Ethan Wu. Thanks for listening. [MUSIC PLAYING]...
...Prominent uses include many London street signs and the eBay logo. The blue being used (#7399c6) is GS’s straight-down-the-line primary blue, described in its style guide as its “hero color”....
...Go for terracotta pots, and old ones if you can (I buy mine on eBay)....
...The images it takes have a poetic, rosy hue. ebay.co.uk Raey wide raglan-sleeved belted trench coat, £695This trench is just oversized enough, stripped back of any detailing and a beautiful navy tone....
...Views are personal. merryn@ft.com. Twitter: @MerrynSW...
...Old glass can often be beautiful; I love its patina, foxing and spots and smudges....
...I’ve been converted recently, though, to another French company, Sabre, which makes beautiful new cutlery sets....
...She often buys these from eBay — the equivalent, she says, of an Agora where conversations and objects are bartered....
...cobgallery.com. rachelchudley.com...
...If you like this idea, please go for something beautiful: I like Il Papiro’s, which have been made in a workshop in Florence for more than 40 years....
...similar on eBay)....
...A few weeks ago I bought a beautiful old French rattan basket on eBay that has a compartment for food and two wine holders attached....
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