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Vintage and antique glass

Vintage and antique glass

15 Dec 2022

In Casa Fina we display antique and vintage items amongst the new just as you would in your home. We have been doing this for several years, thinking ...

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BBC Interior Design Masters

BBC Interior Design Masters

30 Mar 2022

2021 was already proving to be a year like none other in retail when I received an email from a TV production company asking me if I would be ...

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Choosing the right lampshade

Choosing the right lampshade

27 JAN 2022

At Casa Fina we have always prided ourselves in our selection of lamp bases and shades. In the 80s the bases were largely Italian and shades were ...

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Decorating Tips for Christmas

Decorating Tips for Christmas

8 DEC 2021

I just thought that I'd jot down a few tips that might come in useful when you are decorating your homes for Christmas. First the tree - this is ...

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My top 10 Home Styling Tips

My top 10 Home Styling Tips

18 AUG 2021

There are 10 tips but it is not an exhaustive list and they are not in any order of importance. At Casa Fina we can give advice on styling your ...

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My Collections

My Collections

19 MAR 2021

You may not be surprised to know that having owned Casa Fina for over 35 years my home is full of wonderful things that I have collected over the ...

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The Future of the British High Street

The Future of the British High Street

9th June 2020

I believe that the High Street can thrive but that this will not be possible without significant change. Local authorities, businesses and locals ...

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Lockdown living – my working from home experience

Lockdown living – my working from home experience

13 May 2020

  Lockdown wouldn't have been a word I'd heard of last year but it is certainly one that we're all very familiar with now. The Covid-19 ...

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A Day in the life of Casa Fina

A Day in the life of Casa Fina

26 SEPT 2019

  I rent a parking space in the Rifles Museum and I'm so fortunate that my work day begins there. Walking through the beautiful Cathedral ...

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Burghley House

Burghley House

7 MAY 2019

On our way up to Newark for an antiques fair we stopped off at Burghley House, somewhere I hadn't been before. Nestling up against the gorgeous honey ...

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The annual trade fair challenge!

The annual trade fair challenge!

18 Feb 2018

The Spring Fair at Birmingham’s NEC is an annual event in the buying calendar of most retail businesses. The massive fair takes over 20 halls and ...

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Casa Fina through the decades

Casa Fina through the decades

18 Jul 2017

When an advertising lawyer with a top drawer London contacts book and a stylish Spaniard got together in 1960 they created one of the decade’s most ...

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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show

18 May 2017

I am so lucky to have been invited to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on several occasions over the years, latterly as a guest of Giles and Melanie ...

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Burleigh – where the past is very much in the present

Burleigh – where the past is very much in the present

24 Sept 2016

A few weeks ago I was delighted to visit the Burleigh factory in Stoke-on-Trent. It was a fascinating visit which demonstrated the traditions and ...

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Discovering the Wallace Collection

Discovering the Wallace Collection

24 Jul 2016

I have a list of places that I want to visit and this spring I crossed another off the list – The Wallace Collection. The only problem was that I ...

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Mary Portas

Mary Portas

24 Jun 2016

In 2012 I was reading a trade magazine which talked about Retail Independents Day. Mary Portas was quoted in support of this idea. It aimed to ...

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