
Home decorator Lara Winter is one of Ideal Home's new 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 love a moodboard as much as the next interiors nerd, but here’s the thing I’ve learned the hard way: a good-looking home isn’t always a good one to actually live in. And once the novelty of a beautiful space wears off, it’s the practical stuff – the quiet, behind-the-scenes decisions – that really make or break how a house feels.