espite having lived in their Victorian terraced house in North London for seven years, Jannine Newman and her husband, Steve, had never got their own bedroom quite right. They painted the walls grey soon after moving in, then concentrated on working their way through the rest of the house, fitting a new kitchen and two bathrooms, rewiring, replumbing and replastering, as well as sorting the bedrooms for their twin sons, Aubrey and Bertie, now 21. ‘Everything else was great, but our bedroom never gave me the same feeling,' says Jannine. The couple needed to work out why the existing décor wasn't working for them so they could finally create the welcoming atmosphere
