They'll never go out of style Tom - NEVER!! Haha! A10) Ohhh I love eclectic style, Maxine, and yes, I mix styles all the time in my own home! I will say, for as easy as it sounds to just throw everything you love into a space, it’s actually one of the hardest looks to do really well – that’s not to discourage you of course because when it all comes together, it’s incredibly satisfying! While it may be tempting to just include everything you like from all different styles together in one space, the resulting feeling will be one of over-stimulation and confusion. So the secret of this seamless integration requires creativity and some self-imposed boundaries. Sticking with a structured colour palette will give the room cohesiveness without making the room flat and uninteresting. Start with a neutral base for your larger pieces, your paint colours and/or your flooring as a means of grounding the space. Pay attention to how pieces relate to one another and how they relate to the room as a whole. One oversized piece is absolutely fine but 3 or 4 will make the room look cluttered and uncomfortable. Despite using mid-century hoop chairs alongside a more traditional chesterfield in my own living room, the backs of the chairs are of similar height to the low-lying sofa back. There is continuity of the eyeline and nothing jars too dramatically. You also want to ensure that when borrowing from different eras, you mix and match throughout the space – having a mid-century console table with art of the same era hanging above it and then a Victorian style fireplace with an ornate mirror in a different part of the room is going to look ‘off’. Take that artwork and hang it above the fireplace instead and perhaps use the more ornate mirror above the console table instead! Hope that helps!

Hi Hannah, I think you are right and I do not think the stainless steel hardware will do the kitchen justice. Brass on dark green units works beautifully and it will also help to give the kitchen added charm and character. This will still work with the stainless steel handles on the appliances but one thing to watch is the finish on your tap, if you are going with brass hardware then I would also go for a brass tap.

I’m not familiar with all the different colours by all the different supplier so had to Google it. Invisible Green only comes up as supplied by Little Greene not Craig and Rose by Homebase. Is that the one? If so on my screen it look almost black. l would opt for something bright as nothing particularly stands out on the front of the house. l realise you have to compliment the light green on the house but would opt for something in a green shade to blend but not that colour. Brass hardware would look nice against a bold colour.

You may be overthinking it. The thing to consider with black is that it tends to be the 'boss' in the room if placed next to anything very pale, especially white. This means that (for example) a black fridge on a white wall would be the first thing you would see. This is why huge black TV's on a white wall are a terrible eyesore because they dominate a space. Consider testing 'Stirabout', it's a bit deeper and warmer than Skimmning Stone.