Since we're talking Italy, the custom there is ideal but not too practical in a working day. Strip all covers back to the foot (so the parts that touch you in the night are exposed. Throw open all windows (no matter the season) to air and kill fungi/bacteria/mites/viruses. Remake bed at midday. If I'm at home I follow this method. To me, making the bed first thing is like trapping all those nasties in to breed while I'm away. I'd rather a 'fresh' than 'freshly made' bed anyday!

yes Wuff it was extremely upsetting. I used to go to my car after every visit & cry & cry! My little guy is the apple of my eye & just the most fun lovable thing that even people who don't like dogs warm to. He's so used to being with people & having people fuss over him.Not the girls at quarantine though! You could see in his eyes he couldn't understand what he'd done wrong to be locked up & shunned & he used to howl & cry whenenver I got up to leave. The last week he was there he stopped eating. My 2 cats were rescues. My Maine Coon, Mr Bubba Coon was dumped at San Diego County Animal Shelter because he was the runt of the litter & deemed to be not big enough to be saleable. It was the height of the GFC. I brought him back to Sydney with me. My other guy, Spooky Cat is black & he & his sister were dumped at a vet in Five Dock here in Sydney aged 4 weeks. He stayed locked up in a cage at the shelter until he was 16 weeks old as black cats & tortys are the hardest cats to find a home for. When i took him home he just sat on the couch for a week because the concept of being free to walk about wherever he wanted was so foreign to him. He is the sweetest, loveliest little guy with beautiful yellow green eyes.

Hi Filippa, If your keen to go for a soft yellow, I'd actually advise steering towards a warm light cream colour as it'll give you more scope with colours and you can dress the colour up or down depending upon your accessories. I would remove that corner unit and strip everything out of the room that you can (amazing what not seeing something in a room can do for visual style vs trying to visualize something not being there). Take the measurements of the furniture and work out if you've got enough space for a bigger bed and if you do go for a bigger bed, avoid anything with a frame that comes up at the foot of the bed as it'll close your room in and make it seem tighter than it is. I'd have the ALL of the furniture painted warm white and if you keep your current bed, remove the footboard at the bottom of the bed (as it visually impacts on your room - and if you're anything like me - gives you somewhere other than the wardrobe to hang clothes). Change the handles on your furniture to be in the same style - personally, I'd change them to crystal knobs so that you bring in a feminine bit of bling. If it's possible, I'd remove the shelf at the back of your computer table, hang the monitor on the wall and look into corner floating shelves in that corner - this way the computer table can double as a bedside table for your alarm clock. On the wall above your bed, I'd look into either getting a print or doing your own abstract artwork that ties in soft whites, soft yellows and other pastles and have that in a white frame. Go for bed linen/bedspread/doona cover in white and then bring in your creams and pale yellows with soft cushions on your bed (you could even add texture in the form of sequins, synthetic furs, broderie anglaise and satin if you like - and if you can sew you can do it yourself very cheaply).

What is the width ? How sealed is it ? Just looking at the floor , I'm guessing it was originally a terrace , and has been closed in , but often the wind whistles around the top and/or the base , so of course the heat pours out too . How many people , and how often will it be used ? Logically , if bunks fit diagonally across the end , that would be best -- even a double with a single above may give more space , BUT I'm pretty sure that would need access at the end , so maybe not . Otherwise , a couple of single beds may fit along the length , or a bunk across ways and a single may fit -- but you'd need to measure and check , AFTER working out how suitable it would actually be . Next step -- line the roof if required -- add insulation first , then standard gib or ply or I guess even fabric/material if not used much/really short of funds .