So now that it’s been painted, I thought that I’d show you how this room looks, though I feel I should apologise in advance for the photo quality.

Because the flat is rented there are things that I can’t really change. The curtain pole and curtains (not pictured because they’re in the dry cleaners) came with the flat and while they aren’t hideous, they aren’t things I would have chosen.  At some point, I may get around to putting up new curtains but I can’t really do to much about the pole. In the same category are the lights, which aren’t really bright enough and are dated and ugly! I’m not someone who is good at ‘dressing’ spaces, I would like everything in my home to be both useful and beautiful and I’m happy to wait to find the right thing but I practically usually wins out for me.

As far as I’m concerned walls can come in any colour provided that colour is white. Not beige, not magnolia (which fades really badly) but white. I understand that people think this is boring, but the living room has brown floors, a red brick fireplace, red chairs, pictures on the walls, lots of books on shelves and two pretty big plants. I think that’s enough colour.