So I decided to do a round up of neutral room schemes this week and along came Dulux Colour Of The Year - Brave Ground - which fits in perfectly! yay! Should a woman of my age be saying yay? Anywho, I do love the peacefulness of neutral schemes, I find them calming, and perfect for our troubled times when there is so much going on outside our homes, that we all need quiet and time to think in a tranquil setting. Also, it's always easier to add colour to a neutral scheme if you find it all a bit too bland or just want to change things up a bit. So here goes, first up Dulux of course! So here it is, Colour of the year - Brave Ground, an earth tone - Dulux says 'a balancing, grounding colour. W

Kitchen islands are one of the most searched terms when it comes to kitchens, so the open-plan kitchen is still on most people's wish lists. But if you don't have a big space for an island - there are plenty of ways to include one, here's a few suggestions. Ben Burbidge, MD of Kitchen Makers says...... “An island or peninsula can be an incredibly versatile space, but consider what you’d most benefit from before you finalise your layout - is it a place to congregate, prepare food, cook or wash up? – or all of those things? Don’t be tempted to make the overall dimensions too big as it could dominate or restrict movement around the kitchen. A monolithic island may look amazing, but be too bulky