Most period hallways are dark for structural reasons, not decorating ones. A narrow hall lit only by a fanlight or a small half-landing window, with no direct daylight source of its own - that's just how these houses were built. Here are three fixes I come back to most often on Victorian and Edwardian projects. 1. Paint the woodwork a bold, dark colour The instinct with a dark hallway is usually to paint everything white and hope for the best. It doesn't work - white woodwork

Adding an extension to a period home is one of the decisions homeowners worry about most. Here's what I learned from doing it to my own Edwardian semi - including the planning dispute, the design choices, and what I'd do differently.

Today I am writing about the influence of the natural world in interior design. In my own work, biophilic design (incorporating nature into our indoor environment) plays a significant role.