How to reach an agreement with partners and children

How to Reach an Agreement with Partners and Children

Whenever someone shows strong feelings against a colour, you should investigate whether it is an emotional reaction or a cultural reaction. There is no such thing as the wrong colour, only the wrong shade. It is crucial to understand why someone dislikes something, to talk to them about it, and to see if there is a way to reach a compromise along the colour spectrum. Interior design is a long game. Often, people will accept designs.

Decorating Children's Bedrooms

You can let your children have what they want in their bedroom. They need to have ownership over their space. You should try and guide them, give them an edited choices and let them chose from that.

Making Plasterwork a Feature

You can make a feature of cornicing or plasterwork. Picking a colour out from your room to tie the space.

Kate's Extension Ceiling

Kate added panelling to one wall adding further character to the space. The wall behind was painted first and the battens were then glued on below. They put bi-fold doors onto the back of the kitchen. Rather than critcutter doors they used black electrical tape, more important with the period property. Having a dark window frame draws your eye to outside. Kate added a woodburning stove and character by making a much bigger chimney than is needed, using old chimney bricks.