TRENDS 1. Statement ceilings
From reinstalling period features such as ceiling roses and coving, to trying colour-drenching and oversized pendant lighting, it seems we're all upping our interiors game, with the focus well and truly flipped. As Lionel Richie once pointed out, ceilings are where it's at. The perceived wisdom is that light-coloured ceilings give the impression of space, but where we'd once play it safe with a lick of white emulsion, Pinterest is now awash with moody, bold shades overhead, with everything dipped in the same tone. Lampshades too, are huge and tasselled, fluffy or sculptural – and it's nigh on impossible not to start looking up.
2. Pensioner pastimes
Whether you like to potter in the garden, birdwatch, bake bread or make jam, have you clocked your senior…