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In this landmark living history series, a late 1800s Victorian arts and crafts commune in the Welsh hills has been painstakingly brought back to life as a group of 21st-century crafters move in to experience the highs and lows of living and working together as a creative commune. Anita Rani is joined by internationally renowned potter Keith Brymer Jones and arts and crafts expert and dealer Patch Rogers as the six crafters are faced with the challenge of breathing life back into the Victorian bedroom.

How To Design A Victorian Bedroom | Victorian House is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 59 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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How To Design A Victorian Bedroom | Victorian House
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Society
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59 minutes
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English

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