1. What direction does the room face, and how do your sash windows affect the light?Victorian terraces are often built in long rows facing the same direction, so front and back rooms can have very different light quality: one flooded with morning sun, the other permanently in shade. Original sash windows also tend to be smaller and more divided than later Edwardian glazing, letting in less light overall, which changes how a colour reads compared to a swatch held up in a brigh

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.