Melody maker Lesley Taylor reveals why music should be instrumental in the decor of your home

If music is your first love, but your home just isn’t big enough for a dedicated music room, there are plenty of ways you can indulge your passion around your pad. From sentimental keepsakes from your favourite concerts to your own listening corner, a passion for music can shape every aspect of home design.

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Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures and Nirvana’s Nevermind – all seminal albums and all known by their album covers alone. Making them ideal for one of the most simple, and cost effective ways, of bringing your love of music, and more specifically your favourite artists, into the home.

If you’re a lover of vinyl, you can buy specific frames specially created to fit 12-inch records.

Known as ‘show and listen’ frames, these wallcoverings open easily so not only will they look great on your wall, they are easy to remove should the mood take you for a little blast of Lucy In The Sky Bespoke framing can give signed memorabilia new life With Diamonds.

In vinyl isn’t your thing, there are some stunning prints available online which showcase classic album covers in more conventional sizes making them easier, and cheaper, to frame.

Storing your musical collection can be expensive with made-tomeasure shelving but try using flatpack family furniture to keep costs minimal Create your own musical haven Listening corners

Long before the days of streaming and downloads, going into a record shop was the only way to get your hands on the latest music.

Right up until the late 90s, most record shops had listening stations – a booth or sometimes just a column in the middle of the shop where you could listen to that week’s new releases.

It’s these booths that give us the inspiration for today’s listening corners – a small section of the home dedicated to your music collection.

All you really need is a chair and a music player – be it a CD player, a smart home device or a retro stack system.

The chair will be the focal point so go for a real statement seat. If budget is tight, shop around vintage shops or go for a classic design reimagined.

A chunky bean bag would also do the job.

Storage is essential for your music, too. If space – and budget – allows, you could commission a bespoke

wall unit to showcase your CDS and vinyls.

Alternatively, a sideboard or chunky wooden crates will do the trick perfectly and give you somewhere to house your music player.

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If you’re a music fan, chances are you’ve been to a lot of concerts.

What have you done with all your old ticket stubs? Stored them in a scrapbook? Shoved them in a box in the attic? Get them on display.

Buy a large frame and create your own mosaic from old tickets.

You may need to use an adhesive to keep the stubs in place so go for something that won’t cause permanent damage, such as adhesive putty or removable tape.

Bespoke framing is also ideal if you have, for example, a drumstick used by your favourite percussionist or a piece of flooring from your most-loved concert venue. Use a statement seat as a starting point for your listening corner Use vintage crates as a low-cost option for storing your collections

If you’ve been fortunate enough to snag an instrument once played by your musical idol, don’t hide it away.

Guitars look beautiful when hung from walls, while larger instruments – such as a double bass or piano – look great pushed into corners.

Even a selection of snare drums look fabulous when attached to the wall – and they also double as a handy shelf too!

■■Lesleytaylor is the author of 10 interior design books and has appeared on a range of network TV shows, including This Morning, giving inspirational advice on home styling. For more information on her work, head to lesleytaylor.co.uk