But when people move house, they tend to buy tins of paint, new curtains, carpets and furniture, pushing up consumer spending.

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Aside from boosting oxygen, indoor plants such as yuccas, lilies and palms also remove airborne toxins emitted by carpets, furniture, paints, and other synthetic products in the office.

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We could replace furniture and carpets but we can't replace those.

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When people move, they tend to buy durable goods such as furniture, fridges and carpets.

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Or head to the Museo del Vidrio y Cristal (Museum of Glass and Crystal) to see an extraordinary private collection of antique furniture, priceless carpets, pre-Raphaelite stained-glass windows and vast 16th-century ancestral portraits.

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Antimony Trioxide: Used in paint pigment, plastics, adhesives, textiles, furniture, draperies, wall coverings and carpets.

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It was scrubbed with bleach, while furniture, crockery and bedding was removed and floorboards and carpets ripped up and replaced.

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The owners have added furniture in the Arts and Crafts style suited to the house's era, and carpets, both contemporary and Oriental.

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