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We sit down with the Escape to the Chateau star to talk all things home, thrifting and family.

When Pearl Lowe talks about finding her current home, an 11-bedroom Georgian pile in Frome, Somerset, she sounds like someone telling a love story.

Pearl Lowe-Faded Glamour

Pearl Lowe interior design consultancy available on request

When Calvin moved into his Manhattan apartment, he recruited the help of his friend Colton Ackerman to bring his home to life. Calvin's home now is covered in fun murals that make every inch of the place a work of art.

If you've read my blog for a while, you'll know that despite my love of country living and all things vintage, chintzy, home cooked and slow paced - I was actually born and brought up in London, and only made the moved from City mouse to Country mouse ten years ago... In my old guise as 'City Paula', I worked in the fast paced world of fashion; firstly as the PR for Elite Premier Model Agency (in the heady days of the original Supermodels, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy…