Time for Tea ; Interiors Get Back to the 1950s and Give Your Home a Touch of Tea- Room Glamour. Francesca Craggs Checks Out the Latest in Retro-Style Accessories.

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DITCH the skinny lattes and espresso coffees and turn back time with a good old fashioned cuppa. Vintage style homeware is another key look for 2007 and takes its inspiration from the post-war 'perfection' of the 1950s.

The age of the consumer, this era brought with it the emergence of 'mod-cons' in the home and in turn a new breed of housewife. The kitchen was the woman's domain, and a space to both entertain and impress friends and neighbours with the latest 'hi-tech' appliances.

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Time for Tea ; Interiors Get Back to the 1950s and Give Your Home a Touch of Tea- Room Glamour. Francesca Craggs Checks Out the Latest in Retro-Style Accessories.

Fifty years on and retro chic is still hot on the agenda...

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