For all those who like fantasy decorating, this is your chance. I suddenly looked at our spare bedroom yesterday and realised that it is not sweet and charmingly cottagey, but in fact dark, gloomy and uninviting. The women of Mumsnet can choose how to decorate it for me.
It is quite large (about 5 x 5 metres square), in an attic, so with sloping and bowed ceilings on two sides and rippling lime plaster walls. The floor is currently very badly carpeted (no nice boards underneath) and is very bowed. There is one small North-facing window opposite the door, and one pendant light fitting, right by the small window. At the moment, all the walls and ceiling are white and the carpet is dark red.
It has a large bed in it, and that's it. Also it has some piles of books and cds and videos and DVDs in that way that spare bedrooms have.
I don't think you could put wallpaper on any of the walls as they're lime plaster.
We do have a couple of seascapes in antique gold frames, so blue / gold might be a possible starting point.
Right, over to you! I challenge you to do your utmost.