You've just moved into your new home, and you want to put your stamp on it. Fantastic! Who wants to live in a beige box with no place to put your feet up and relax? But you're faced with a blank canvas; where do you start? Start by being a sponge. Absorb colours, shapes and textures in the world around you. Actively seek out inspiration from museums, stately homes, art galleries, showrooms, furniture catalogues, magazines, books, films, nature and the internet (try www.houzz.com for thousands of inspirational interiors photos). Remember the colours, sounds and sights of your last holiday. Why did
