Two nights ago, I was giving a talk to the W.I. East End to a bunch of lovely receptive and enthusiastic ladies. So no wonder I was asked a lot of interesting questions. One really stuck with me: How do you do to make your husband (or whoever one shares ones home with) understand how important the state of your house is for you? I must admit that it must be because I still haven't found the perfect answer yet that it stayed with me. Actually there isn't a perfect answer, but

One sometime wish that one could push the walls of our beloved homes. As it is rarely possible, let me show you some ways that we help your room look bigger. It is all about tricking the eye to 'see' a larger space. Here are some of the best tricks in the book: 1. Colour choice. Use light colours throughout as they will make the walls to visually recede. And paint the ceiling the same hue as the walls, it will tame down the shadows that define and visually 'contain' the space