Do exactly what you want to do

Don’t worry about fashion or about what anyone else might think.

Do play with scale

If the architectural mouldings are not original we tend to beef up what might have existed, and we do the same with furniture. Size matters.

If you’re using a decorator…

…take their advice.

Don’t use Instagram as your sole source of inspiration

If you’re stuck for what to do, get offline and  take a day on your own to wander around galleries or walk in the country.

Always light a room from the ground up

We rarely use spot lights and ALWAYS allow for candles, particularly in bathrooms.

Do experiment with different strengths of the same colour

I often use half strength of a wall colour on the mouldings and ceiling…or… the other way around