With the view of the Victorian house disappearing into the distance, I headed towards my new home – the ‘new-build’ I’d always dreamed of.

Instead of an estate agent’s, I’d walked into a sales office. Instead of viewing someone’s house, I’d taken a tour of a show home. The day I collected the keys from the site office and walked into that brand new apartment I had a whole new experience. It struck me how much I enjoyed the knowledge that no one else had ever lived there and that the only memories which would be made there would be my family’s. This was a blank canvas for me and my family to design, to decorate and inhabit. It may turn out to be the only ‘new-build’ I will ever buy in my lifetime but I’m glad to have had that experience.

As I walked the rooms, I started thinking about the style or mood of decor I’d opt for. Being a newly built property, it would have to be all sleek and modern, of course. Wouldn’t it?

I have absolutely no idea why it happened, but a very strange feeling come over me as I explored the flat and thought about potential decor styles. “This would look great with design elements from the Thirties, I muttered to myself”.

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