CHINTZ & FLORAL WALLPAPER

sally Grant, 63, a communications consultant, is married to John, 77, a retired businessman. they live in Warwickshire and have two grown-up children. sally says: APPArenTlY, the decor in my beautiful home is old-fashioned. My reaction is to be utterly unrepentant about my love for floral upholstery and matching William Morris wallpaper.

Our home is all bright colours, and i adore it that way. You can never have enough chintz. i don’t like my furniture to fade into the background, either. Our hall has a piano, palms, a Victorian table, a gilt mirror and oil paintings.

The wallpaper is pale yellow with a diamond pattern in pink, terracotta and gold. Visitors used to ‘good-taste beige’ take a step back when they walk in.

i like to think that my tastes are pre-raphaelite, although some people have said it feels like stepping into the house of Commons. One friend calls me ‘The Woman Taste Forgot!’

Chintz will come back into fashion one day — i’m just ahead of the curve!