My 3 favourite colour combinations in our home – they create rooms that feel lived in rather than decorated

Home office with vintage wooden desk underneath sloped ceilings painted pink with row of skylights.

Home decorator Lara Winter is one of Ideal Home's Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on revamping a 200 year old cottage to make it right for modern family life. See the rest of her articles here.

I am often asked how I choose colours for our cottage.