When it comes to white furniture, the perception has been that it only really works in certain kinds of home - namely, the type with no pets, plants, children, or indeed, clumsy adults who eat, drink or intend to do any sort of living in that space at all. The stuff of showhomes, then.
But some perceptions are there to be blasted and turned on their head. Along with all-things rattan, bouclé has been enjoying pole position in interior trends terms for the last few years (an off-shoot of mid-century modern mania), with more people hankering for fluffy cloud-like furniture and furnishings to give their space heavenly appeal.