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Article: Art Deco.(Features)

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May 14, 2007
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Byline: By Karen Price Western Mail

While loft house living may be all the rage and Victorian terraces have been popular for years, art deco homes are in vogue once more. During the past few years, many art deco-style hotels have been cropping up all over the country, and if you tune into property TV shows like Grand Designs, you will see that developers are being inspired by the design movement from the 1920s and 1930s once more.

People moving into homes built during those decades are keen to ...

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