A while ago, I posted a picture of some curtains that caught my eye on an American design blog. I wasn't sure I actually liked them - but they were like nothing I'd ever seen before. Avant-garde? Ironic? Old-fashioned bad taste? Who knew? But they were certainly impressive. My wife didn't see it that way - she read the post and withdrew all decorating decision privileges for the foreseeable future. I've also had the occasional email from Rat and Mouse readers, casting aspersions on my taste. Nobody understood, I wasn't saying: this is cool, buy it. I was saying something more like: Blimey, look at this. So from now, I'm going to be absolutely clear - and I'm going to provide Rat and Mouse readers with the opportunity to express themselves without insulting me. Blimey, look at these Lefroy Brooks taps.

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