The owner of an interior design and furnishings shop on a town's high street say they are "devastated" to be closing.

It has previously been described as Aylsham's "mini Harrods" but the Little Interior Company will not be there for much longer.

It is co-owned by Fiona Newsome, from Neatishead, and her twin sister Heather who first opened the business back in 2013.

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Fiona is an interior designer and Heather is an architectural landscape gardener.

And together they created a business offering a bespoke and personal service helping people to transform their homes inside and out. 

But since the coronavirus pandemic and now, with the cost of living crisis, Ms Newsome said business has not been the same. 

And they have made the "heartbreaking decision" to close their brick-and-mortar shop to move online.

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The 43-year-old said: "It feels awful to be closing the shop.

"We started thinking about this back in the summer and we really fought to keep it open but enough is enough.

"The high street is just not the same anymore, there is no one around, and we couldn't confidently commit to a three-year lease with our landlord knowing this.

"We were too scared.

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"So now we are going back to our grassroots, working from home, and we have a fantastic new website being built that will launch towards the end of January."

Services at the Little Interior Company include interior design, bespoke curtains and blinds and lighting schemes.

The Little Garden Company is the landscape gardening service offered by Heather.

Within the shop, they also sell furniture and soft furnishings - which will be available from their new online shop in the new year.

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The last day of trading at their Aylsham base will be on December 24, Christmas Eve.

Ms Newsome added: "It will be so sad to say goodbye.

"I can’t thank our customers enough for their loyalty, kind words and support.

"We really go to town in our shop window at Christmas - we've been described as a mini Harrods before.

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"People love coming to visit us and they can't believe we are closing.

"We just hope they continue to shop local and support other independent businesses before more close their doors."

Looking to the future, the sisters say they are on the hunt for a new premises to base themselves elsewhere in the county.