Buy items you love when creating a new look in your home

WE all do it when we visit a friend’s house for the first time. Our eyes rapidly scan the space to get our bearings, but also to see how their style matches our impression of their personalities and the expectations of their home we developed before arriving.

We try to be subtle but it’s obvious, especially when the friend has an interest in interiors or is — as described in days gone by — house proud. Maybe they have taste that matches our own so we’re likely to ask where they got some of their furniture and accessories — for when we’re pressed for ideas to sharpen up our own homes.

Of course when you write on the subject of home interiors this is even more pronounced as visitors’ expectations can be scarily high. I suppose the advantage of this is that I’m prompted to at least keep the place neat and clean.