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Craig Fordham
Iwish I were the sort of person who always had flowers in the house, but sadly the more mundane distractions of everyday life get in the way of this superior level of housewifery. When I do have them, though, I wonder why I do not more often. Houses with flowers, however simple, always have a nice feel about them. In fact, I think the simpler they are, the better – looking as though a bunch has been picked up from a flower stand on the way home, rather than delivered once a week by a florist. Or, even better, as though one has just been out in the garden and picked what is in bloom. It is one of the strongest indicators that there is life in the house.
Craig Fordham
I have quite mixed feelings about cushions. On the one hand, I love them for what they bring decoratively to a room and find them essential to one’s comfort. On the other, they can be really annoying, superfluous items that give people in this industry a bad name as cushion-scatterers. I particularly dislike those little bullets that are stacked three-deep on a sofa, leaving no room to sit, and the ones on a bed that have to be thrown on the floor before you climb in.
It is very important that a cushion is generous and soft. Its role in life is to draw you in, catch you in the small of your back or around the shoulders and make you comfortable. Its other function is to look good. When buying an armchair or sofa, consider whether you want to add cushions, because if you do, you need the seat to be deep enough to accommodate them well.