hi, We are having a family reunion this July, and on the first day we've planned a picnic for approximately 200 family members and friends. It will be held on the grounds of my weekend home that was built in 1912. so I decided to create an outside living room and dining room. and I wanted it to blend in with the greenery of the grounds. so what I did, was took old furnishings that I wasn't using or I had stored up and transformed them into outside furniture. for instance, I took an old sofa and had in upholstered in a durable canvass type white fabric that's for outside use. I even skirted the sofa. I then used throw pillows of different patterns but using color schemes of turquoise, apple green and yellow. i covered the chairs in patterns of the same colors. i purchase outside rugs in turquoise and white to set the cocktail table on and the dining table. i covered side chairs in bold coordinating fabrics using the same color scheme.. i painted the side tables and dining table, as well as picnic tables in white....using an oil based paint and sealing it with a clear poly coat. i painted the dining server in turquoise, and the dining chairs in a yellow...it looks amazing, fresh, tropical and timeless. so this is something you can consider for your outside space. Johnna

The landing needs to be treated as a room in itself and given its own personality. I can see that minimalist is your style so I wouldn't add stuff so much as adding detail. If you were to add a wallpaper on the window wall taking it up to the flat ceiling, this would add a lovely surprise as you come up the stairs. It is separate from the main stairs so doesn't have to follow anywhere else. I would keep some neutral tones in it but if you fancy a snippet of colour then go for it.Add a cushion in a similar palette to the chair and possible link the two with a rug. Another idea is to make a feature of the stair window. You have loads of space there and could really make a statement with the window by setting a cascade roman blind quite high above the window so the hem just sits on the top of the window frame. This will left your eye, make the window feel much bigger and give you something lovely. Again, it doesn't have to be colour, it's the detail that counts. This cascade roman is set high above the window using the wall for the stack rather than taking away the natural light. The other photo above I can't seem to move but it shows another cascade blind that shows that the pleats are the feature and you don't have to have anything too patterned to make a design feature. I hope that's helpful.

Belated thanks, Nisha. So I have compiled some albums of photos so you don't have to trawl through all the threads. Hopefully this works: someone let me know by posting, please? Completed house: https://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=one_set72157700454483311 The whole, messy, process: https://www.flickr.com/photos/reshington/albums/72157684375457971

Your Skis remind me of my Ski trip to France earlier this year @Victoria all the vintage Ski equipment on the Chalet walls 😁 seems like a thousand years ago now with this lockdown.