I don’t think there is anything like putting together a space and watching it grow before your eyes, it’s even more rewarding when it comes together exactly as you envisioned. Over the past few weeks I have been frantically choosing, ordering and sourcing everything I’ll need for our new nursery and bathroom. I’ve always thought decorating would be relaxing and therapeutic but due to the age of our home, and some seriously crumbly walls, hidden below some of the ugliest wall paper I’ve ever seen – it’s ended up being a long and complicated job. I’ve included some happy snaps to illustrate the work involved in modernising a small room in a Victorian home