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    <description>Antiques and vintage items are enjoying a resurgence in popularity among interior decorators. Discover which products and items are generating the most buzz!</description>
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      <title>Why is red glass so valuable?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The glow of the oldest ruby-red glass is rooted in gold—and in a skill that disappeared for centuries. In Finland, though, makers found their own ways to achieve the perfect red shade when producing the hit glassware of the 1950s and ’70s.]]></description>
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      <title>Carnival glass: is this iridescent collector’s favorite dangerous or safe to use?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The magic of carnival glass items lies in a special manufacturing technique that creates its signature luster—and has inspired this type of glassware’s Finnish name, “poison glass.”]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Nature’s allure: Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist’s lush Arabia designs collectors crave</title>
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      <title>“I paint walls more often than I clean”—step inside artist Kerstin Enbom’s enchanting cottage</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Her long career in the fashion world has given way to a peaceful life in a charming red-painted cottage in Sälgkulla, in Sipoo, a municipality near Helsinki. Now, Kerstin Enbom can wake up in the middle of the night to create art or spend the entire day by the fireplace on a sleigh-turned-divan: “I’m at a point in life where I can do exactly as I please.”]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ulla Procopé’s short but prolific career: how Valencia and Ruska continue to shine</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ulla Procopé’s heyday at Arabia lasted only about ten years, but in that time, she created several best-selling dinnerware series. Ruska, Valencia, and Kosmos have all made comebacks in recent years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Better than ever! Restore your furniture the DIY way—check out tips that even beginners can follow</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Older pieces of furniture often hold sentimental value and unique beauty. Restoring or updating them gives each piece a second chance.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Here are Finland’s most captivating home museums—six destinations worth traveling from afar</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Home museums offer a look into everyday life and intriguing human destinies. We’ve selected six varied home museums in Finland whose former residents’ stories and interiors make an unforgettable impression on visitors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Finnish president Alexander Stubb’s summer residence—Kultaranta returns to glory after a grand renovation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Finland’s current President of the Republic, Alexander Stubb, and his spouse, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, will spend their first summer at Kultaranta after years of extensive restoration. In summer, anyone can explore the garden that surrounds the presidential summer residence.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 11:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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