From the moment I set my sights on our Edwardian home, previously decorated in the 1970s and then left to rot, I knew I didn't want to play it safe with the remodel.
The builders had a long list of rules (see: opinions) of things they thought I shouldn't do if I wanted a smooth home renovation or an easy-to-resell home. "Don't alter the layout", "stick to neutrals", "keep the details impersonal". But, thankfully, my mother raised a rather stubborn home decorator.
