I’m even going to try and squeeze some of our ever-expanding t-shirt collection in drawers. As opposed to building anything else in the room, some long freestanding storage will fit the bill and act as a place to style up objects on top.

The room is already home to a large built-in wardrobe which is filled to the brim with coats and knitwear, so we also need somewhere to house office supplies and general admin bits. Judging by the fact that until now this room has been a miniature graveyard for everything we haven’t found a home for, we need storage, much more storage. The ‘Jade’ colourway, consisting of a blue / green base paired with warm tobacco and ivory, lends itself beautifully to my chosen rich colour palette. We don’t have the highest ceilings in the world so this will also help to bring a little bit of height to the space. As soon as I saw this room, I knew I wanted it to be wallpapered in Chain of Fools as the vertical chain lends itself beautifully to the longer room. The ‘Chain of Fools’ style is oh so 70s but still feels the right side of retro. You know that I’ve long been a fan of Poodle & Blonde, so it was a no brainer for me to include my favourite print somewhere in the house. Wallpapering is fun, but removing it in a rental? Not so much. While I’ve been lucky enough to go to town on the majority of our rentals, I’ve still had to limit myself style wise as I’ve never known how long we would be staying in the same place. One of the beautiful things about owning our own home is the fact that I don’t have to worry about removing things, or painting over them.

70s office building inside