I think we should all be prepared for tough times ahead – am I being a scaremonger, or just resilient?

Wooden raised vegetable bed with vegetable plants in garden and wooden trug of harvested vegetables including beetroot, carrots, tomatoes and beans.

Amanda Jones is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on sustainable living and decorating a home in way that is good for the environment. See the rest of her articles here.

I usually write about intentional homes and slow interiors, but I also believe we should have resilient homes too. We live in a world that has an increasing number of shocks, causing waves that impact our daily lives.