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hen Margaret Atwood wrote that history rhymes, interior design was not what she had in mind. There is, however, a resonance to her words in the context of Dulux Colour Forecast 2020’s Comeback trend, which encourages a mixing of antique and modern pieces, and highlights of blue, burgundy

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