Hello Emmeline, Love a bit of Robert Frost.. but what about a few on a light hearted note... and because they have been going round in my head since I was 8... Here's a few... A tutor who tooted the flute, Tried to tutor two tooters to toot, Said the two to the tutor, Is it harder to toot? Or to tutor two tooters to toot? ...................................................................... A canner can can anything that he can, But a canner can't can a can, can he? ....................................................................... Pigs are fat, Pigs are clean, Pigs are seldom lean, Snout before, Tail behind, And BACON in between! (yes I know it's terrible) I don't like to eat them! ....................................................................... There was a baboon, Who one afternoon, Said I think I will fly to the sun, So with two great palms, Strapped to his arms, He started his take off run, Mile after mile he galloped in style, But never once left the ground, You're running too slow, Said a passing crow, Try reaching the speed of sound! So he put on a spurt, By god how it hurt, The soles of his feet caught fire, There were great clouds of steam, As he raced through a stream, But he still didn't get any higher... .......................................................................... I don't think i'll be popular if I start reciting the works of Lewis Carroll. So.... : ))

Hi emham, there's nothing wrong with a little beige here and there but too much can certainly 'wash out' the character of a room. Don't feel you have to overcompensate by using bold colours or patterned feature walls; it may feel dated within a few years and we humans get bored quickly so giving a room the flexibility to change every six to 12 months without a great deal of expense will give you much more satisfaction. If you are set on painting the walls then perhaps consider an 'antique' or 'off-white'; with good ambient lighting I find these are always the warmest colours. If you're going to go bold then keep the upper part white above the picture rail, its less oppressive on the mind! Gloss the woodwork, freshen u[p the plaster covings and let the period features speak for themselves. For a real burst of colour hang paintings, add textured cushions and throws on the furniture and add a bit of natural warmth with plants .. lots of green plants. A 'soft' central feature light with the correct energy efficient lighting can change the room's ambiance, along with wall lights, table and floor lamps. Depending on your budget, you could strip the carpet back and hope for a wooden floor beneath, but if you haven't the time or budget for installing a reclaimed wood floor, adding a colourful rug over the top of your carpet will do just as well and you could always replace the fabric window blinds with natural wooden shutters for that natural wood feel. You may also consider re-installing the Victorian fireplace! Keep creative and have fun.

The purpose of the covenant is to prevent damage and so really they're concerned about trees and very strong invasive roots like you get on some of the climbers. Without a definition of "deep rooted" though you run the risk. (I'm a cautious lawyer though so probably more risk averse than most!)

I too thought shutters would block out too much light, but the look when fitted is so lovely, and with wider size slats, the more light they let in. The pics below have small slats but its the same style of bay with shutters. Also don't have the push rods on the front if you want a cleaner look. Having the slats split so top/bottom open separately like pic below is also good if you want privacy without shutting out light from the top. High gloss shutters also reflect light into the room and shutters seem to go with any look, period or contemporary.