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 grew up in a multi-generational family, not uncommon in the mining village I grew up in in the 60s and 70s. Until the age of eight I lived with my paternal grandad, the front ‘best’ room was converted into a bedroom for him. After my grandad died, there was a period of a few years where I had my very own bedroom, until my maternal grandmother came to live with us when I was a teenager.
