Make a plan

“I always start by pencil drawing a room, and move things around on my sketch. Think about where the window is and where the light is: spend a bit of time in the room figuring out where the sun rises and sets, and where the light comes in.

And then I would be thinking about the size of the room and the scale, which is really important. I’ve made the mistake of having a really small sofa in a big room or a very big armchair in a very small bedroom. Sometimes I’ll print out, for example, a light and stick it on the wall to work out if it looks right there.

I also love making moodboards – I have to be able to visualise things so I can say: oh my god that fabric doesn’t go with that!”

Laura Jackson’s interior design advice: “The three key things to consider before styling a room”