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Deco-style Starburst range at Next

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Starburst range

If you're looking to add some retro glamour to your home and don't want to spend a small fortune, you may want to take a look at the Starburst range at Next. 

The range takes its cue from the Art Deco movement, with lots of mirrored surfaces and sharp lines, and succeeds in creating some unusual pieces, such as the angular side table and the wall-mounted console pictured above. They've even got some starburst mirrors to help top off the look. 

For an idea of prices, the side table costs for £90, while the wall console retails for £250. 

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For sale: 1930s Robert Messenger & Son-designed art deco house in Birchington, Kent

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Art deco house by the seaside? We have one right here, this quirky Robert Messenger & Son-designed four-bedroom art deco house in Birchington, Kent.

It was built in 1938 for the retired sea captain G McCausland Hoey and is described as 'Streamline Moderne' in style, rather than typical art deco. Think of it as adding an ocean liner twist – perfect for a retired captain.

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1920s textile design tea towels from the Courtauld Gallery

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Twenties tea towel

This Courtauld Gallery tea towel, based on a 1920s textile design, is possibly too beautiful to use on your dishes.

It's based on a textile design from the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs – the World's Fair that gave us the term 'Art Deco' – and reflects some of the dynamism you'd associate with that movement.The Courtauld have also produced a Tropical Birds design tea towel dating from the same period which is equally striking. 

Something of a bargain too at £5. Frame them and get some instant art for your walls. 

Buy them from Culturelabel

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For sale: The House That Jack Built 1930s art deco house in Louth, Lincolnshire

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Designed in 1931, The House That Jack Built was actually built by Thomas Dalgleish McLean, the winner of a competition to create 'a married man's ideal of a home' and shown off at the Ideal Home exhibition prior to its construction. Almost 80 years on and it's still a house that can turn heads. If it turns yours, this impressive property is on the market right now.

You'll find it in hillside in Louth, 26 miles from Lincoln, with 'panoramic' views of the town from the three-storey property. Externally, you could be stepping back in time, but like most deco houses in the UK, the interior has been made, for better or worse, into something more in keeping with the modern era.

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1930s-style Niven armchair and footstool at Heals

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New in at Heals is this Niven armchair and footstool, unmistakably inspired by the 1930s.

Love that sloping back and angled arms, not to mention those straight edges, all derived from a hardwood frame, with support from high-resilience foam and hollowfibre cushions. That upholstery is brown semi-aniline leather.

£995 gets you the armchair, with the footstool sold separately – that goes for £450.

Find out more at the Heals website

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Art Deco-style Astoria range at John Lewis

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Astoria table

More retro-goodness from John Lewis, this time inspired by the 1930s with their Art Deco-style Astoria range. 

It's a set of furniture – mostly intended for hall and living room use, with the exception of a chest of drawers – with mirrored finishes and chic black detailing that sums up the glamour of that period. Pictured is the half moon console table, typical of the range's elegant looks. Its stylish curves are topped off by the glass-effect knobs used on drawers that open to reveal a black lining. 

Prices start at £99 for a cube side table and go up to £329 for the chest of drawers. The table pictured is £199. 

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