New interior design books to tempt you into a change

Carol O’Callaghan looks at a selection of new interior design books.

Keeping your home clean and neat can be enjoyable and is one of the simplest pleasures, according to Cindy Harris, author of Keeping House. I agree with her up to the point where sometimes getting the house to a standard that’s good enough, is really enough for most of us.

Few have time to worry about cleaning the silver or sourcing the perfect stain remover, although generally we feel better when our homes are clean and tidy. Bu there’s a limit, however, to how much can be achieved alongside working outside the home, child-rearing and the multitude of other tasks we – it’s still women in the main – can pack into one day.