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Victorian squares and edwardian streets all appear in this beautifully illustrated book, together with the people who built and lived in them. Highly recommended for anyone thinking of renovating a victorian house or interior designers. Victorian house podcast find out about londons victorian buildings, and scroll down for fun facts. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Whether you live in a victorian or just want to create the look and feel of one in your own home, this book is full of inspiring ideas, organized in a stepbystep, roombyroom fashion. Children will love adding stickers of furniture, pictures, toys, ornaments, clothes and more to the sumptuous victorian interiors.
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