Kay is the editor of home & decorating and lives in a very plain and ordinary 1970's house where typically the sun shines at its best in the kitchen all year round. Alas my dream of a designer home has long ago vanished with the arrival of my now very active toddler boy - so I am now content in the knowledge that a very ordinary home can look beautiful with the minimum of effort.

Kay is the editor of home & decorating and lives in a very plain and ordinary 1970's house where typically the sun shines at its best in the kitchen all year round. Alas my dream of a designer home has long ago vanished with the arrival of my now very active toddler boy - so I am now content in the knowledge that a very ordinary home can look beautiful with the minimum of effort.

Kay is the editor of home & decorating and lives in a very plain and ordinary 1970's house where typically the sun shines at its best in the kitchen all year round. Alas my dream of a designer home has long ago vanished with the arrival of my now very active toddler boy - so I am now content in the knowledge that a very ordinary home can look beautiful with the minimum of effort.