I love Josette wallpaper. I used it on my chimney breast in my old bedroom. Loved it so much, another shade went up under the dado up the stairs and in the hall in my house too. We then moved and we have it now in our new bedroom in yet another shade! I put the paper up in my old bedroom. It’s tricky but not the worst paper I have ever hung.

I think the mantelpiece would look good painted white, although if you want contrast you could consider matching other wood types you have in the room, e.g. furniture, doors etc. A word of warning about painting the bricks, they are heavily textured so won't be easy to paint. You will need to thin the paint and do at least three coats using a brush. There are probably some guides on doing this on the internet. A masonry paint is best. Not sure if the fire itself is used and is being kept, but it looks rather dated and could be worth replacing at a later date, or if not used, getting removed by a plumber, and being replaced by decorative pillar candles or logs...just a thought. Good luck with the decorating and Happy New Year!

I like the wallpaper. If it were me I would keep it and paint the remaining walls a colour that is in the paper such as the grey. I would then add a rug near the sofas, a big floor standing mirror on the wall papered wall and some big art for the plain walls. Instead of replacing sofas I would get rid of the throws but buy some cushions in their place. I like the table and chairs but if you are trying to update the look why not just replace half of the chairs with something similar but different. Lastly I would buy an extra piece of furniture for storage to replace the drinks trolley

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Weve now gone "bold" in our little cloakroom and totally transformed the look of it....we are so impressed