THE BIG REFRESH
I’m amazed by how often the requirements of a home can change. We’ve already seen the rapid growth in demand for home offices, then for outdoor entertaining spaces and now dining rooms – or areas – seem to be big news. Having just got a puppy, my approach to decor has evolved once again – suddenly I need hooks in places I was keeping clear, there to hang leads and coats for easy access as soon as an accident appears like it might be incoming. Spaces I was imagining might be left open now need to be closed off to stop the dog (Henry, a big cuddly vizsla already twice the size of my disgusted cat) getting his baby teeth into them. It makes me even more interested in our…