Thou shalt not exercise thine own in thine own home unless it has been vetted by a qualified professional, and preferably on national television. When it comes to interior design, there is but one God and her name is Naomi Cleaver. It is wrong - spiritually, morally, objectively - to depart from her teachings, unless it is to supplement them with the Ann "House Doctor" Maurice catechism ("Who made cream walls?" "Sensible people." "Why did they make them?" "To reflect light, hold value and not alienate buyers").

Lucy Mangan, writing in the Guardian, takes a look at matters of taste, in an entertaining look at contemporary morality. Funny. But depressing.