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sheila I interiors ART LINES THE WALLS AND NOOKS AND CRANNIES IN NEARLY EVERY ROOM OF THE HOUSE. " "Each one has a story for me," he says. "Some have come from travels, of course, like the quirky Babushka dolls reflecting both traditional Russian culture and a sardonic view of communist leaders – acquired in Berlin after the fall of the Wall, or the soapstone figure from gabon, or the Masai spear – a gift from a Kenyan friend whose education I helped, or my mother's christening cup. "The value of this stuff is purely personal. It adds enormously to my enjoyment of the place and I hope does something for others as well. My most recent acquisition is a very colourful hand-painted flat set of parrots from Brazil. Cost next to nothing but full of associations." … the value of this stuff is purely personal EACH ITEM has a story for me H collection of books as well as a large number of titles on art and poetry. "There's also quite a few novels, a number not yet read," he says. "I just wish I could find more time for reading. I am sure books have a future, I love the feel of a book and art books especially need to be physical." Ken says his collection of furniture is fairly eclectic and maybe a tad eccentric. e says the library is very important because it is home to his professional "It includes two flat-pack living room chairs from my impoverished time in England in the 1960s, and a jarrah sideboard that started life in about 1969 as my kitchen sink bench cupboard," he says. 108 SHEILA MARCH 2012 "

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