I agree! As it is not always feasible to install real timber or stone, Karndean is the best vinyl option. I am going to have 36sqm of it installed in my own place. I have direct contacts with the manufacturers here in the UK. If anyone is interested, please inbox me and will get you in touch.

Hi. It looks as if the last sofa would work although I can't see the arms on yours ! But I'd order a swatch of the material to see how the colour looks. Either papers are nice so would choose your favourite! The dining table also looks a little french so I'd pick the laura Ashley paper if you went for that one. I'd paper the alcoves. I would either have the tv where they have it or where their small sofa is now so it's not the main focal point. As you're after a country feel why not create a recess and fill it with logs until budget allows a fire with a mirror over the top? I would keep the flooring consistent to make the space feel bigger. If budget allows I'd put all wood in and use a rug to zone the living area. You can zone the dining area by using a different complementary accent colour and also with a pendant light over the table or even painting a feature ŵall. Perhaps also use a throw for your existing sofa ( not to cover all of it (!) but just to minimise some of the pattern)

I eat every meal at a table, not in front of the TV. Right now the only table happens to be in the dining room but it's been in my lounge in past homes (and I've lived alone in London so some lounges have been minuscule and been the ONLY room). I don't usually eat alone but if I am I may occasionally flip through a magazine, but I have always eaten at some form of a table and there is never a TV on. I wouldn't use the term vulgar but balancing a plate while watching tv, especially while eating with others isn't how I'd like to enjoy my meals, my family/friends or my TV. Simple pleasures.

Excellent article, as it all seems to be about colour at the moment. From the almost safety of greys came blues and now I think we are ready for so much more ... of course in the hands of experts it's always better. There is also colours coming from metals for example, handles and taps, which can also be used to compliment room colours. So much to look forward to ... Enjoy