FLUFFY LOO SEAT COVER (AND MAT)

CAMILLA ROBERTSON, 35, works in theatre marketing, is single and lives in brighton. She says: MY GRAN always had a fluffy loo seat cover with a matching mat when I was growing up. Her set was bright green and contrasted perfectly with the beige bathroom suite. That’s why it just seemed natural to me to have one, too.

The ones I currently use have an Ancient Greek theme, and the loo seat cover is comfortable to sit on. It is far warmer and more practical than a plastic or wooden cover.

Like most women I like to pamper myself after I’ve had a bath. I normally sit on the loo seat while applying moisturiser to my legs. As for the fluffy loo mat, I have lino flooring and my feet would be cold in the middle of the night if I didn’t have anything there to warm my toes.

For me the bathroom is somewhere to relax. I don’t like cold, hard surfaces.

Admittedly they’re not easy to find on the High Street nowadays — I have to go hunting for mine online.

When friends come around they always comment. It’s not something you see in homes today.

The usual snipe at them is about hygiene. But I’m a clean and tidy woman who lives alone, and I wash them every two weeks, so I can’t see a problem. If I lived in a house with lots of small boys, my tastes might change quite quickly!

I suspect my fluffy loo set will have its moment again soon — everyone loves kitsch, and loo sets like mine definitely fall into that category.