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Welcome to the house that eBay built: Cecilia and Konrad's picture-perfect home has been fitted out on the cheap
It’s impossible to walk into the mid-century-perfect home that Swedish couple Cecilia Hammarborg and Konrad Lindholm share with their son Albert without covetously stroking the furniture. What’s even more sickening is that they have decorated their rented flat in Hackney Wick on a shoestring thrifty budget.
'The kitchen is ’50s. I bought it for £120, but I’ve seen them on Ebay for over £1,000 nowaday. It’s old and I could do with tightening everything up, but it’s working pretty well. When we move we’ll take it with us,' Konrad explains.
In the vast majority of destinations in the western world, at least, the days of forking out a small fortune for a couple of nights in a cramped, characterless hotel room are over, thanks to a smart system that allows us to temporarily live in the shoes of a local – typically one with more money and nicer furniture than us. In short, we’re big fans. So much so that we’re tempted to take a little break in our own city. But what to choose – the slick, super-cool converted pub in Peckham, or the secret apartment behind the clock face in St Pancras Station?
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