The founder of Dwell has attacked the failed furniture retailer’s previous management for leaving customers in a “terrible situation”.

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Recent Matrushka project, Mulberry Lodge

Wear did you get that mat?

Interiors brand Matruska has a new website that shows off the founder’s fashionable past.

Bucks New University

Overall ranking: Came 104th out of 124 in the Complete University Guide for 2014.

'Regency Furniture 1795-1820' by Margaret Jourdain

Staff waive £900 fine on library book returned 55 years late

The book on Regency furniture was originally borrowed in 1958 - when the fee for overdue books was 2d a week

The 10 Best nursery furniture

Your baby may not be an heir to the throne, but every little one deserves the good start in life that these nursery items provide

Five-minute memoir: Alison McQueen recalls shear humiliation on a trip to the hairdresser

'I opened my hand to show her the screwed-up pound note my mother had given me'

Animal magic: model wears Belstaff spring/summer 2013

iStyle: Wild things

Shades of khaki and cream aren't just for wearing on safari, says Lee Holmes

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This week’s New Designers exhibition offers visitors the chance to buy  a future design classic. Trish Lorenz tracks down the names to watch

Sad day: Johnny Murtagh riding Thomas Chippendale, being interviewed and at the presentation with Lady Cecil

Cecil horse dies after Royal Ascot win

Elation turns to sadness as colt suffers heart attack the day before Sir Henry's funeral

Orla Kiely House Wall Unit, £2,000, uniqueandunity.co.uk

iStyle: Colourful chambers of secrets

Storage is coming out of the shadows with a blaze of bright boxes and chic cupboards, says Trish Lorenz

Light fantastic: One of the bright, spacious apartments

Stay the Night: Baixa House, Lisbon

A dozen apartments in a converted 18th-century building offer an insight to local life in the city, says Caroline Kamp

Bercows 'did not put Parliamentary security at risk' when Speaker's wife Sally sold furniture from apartment on eBay before McAlpine court battle

There were concerns when Mrs Bercow invited winning bidders to collect items from their Westminster flat

Rapper Kanye West and Apple pioneer Steve Jobs

Who said what, Kanye West or Steve Jobs? You decide

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August will see the launch of Ikea’s 2014 catalogue which, for the first time, includes a set of dinky versions of some of its most famous pieces

No more flat pack? Ikea furniture now comes ready-built, but there's a catch: it's for dolls' houses, not grown-ups

Bagging yourself a sofa, table, storage unit, rug, chair and cushion for £12 might sound like a steal even by Ikea’s standards, but there is a catch: you’d have to share measurements with the Lilliputians if you wanted to kick back and relax on this particular living room furniture.

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