Along with other leftwing types, I was tempted to disparage some of the observations of a high-profile interiors analyst. Suzanne Roynon had been invited into a Daily Mail journalist’s home and proceeded to tell her host that she risked repelling men with her choice of decor. Roynon, I’m told, had achieved a measure of esteem among the soft furnishings community by publishing a guide to decluttering one’s hoose. Now she was issuing advice to refined single women on how to clutter them again… with chaps.
Roynon’s musings attracted some amused opprobrium from women, in particular, her advice to go easy on paintings of strong, single women because this may send out a signal to a prospective partner that they want to remain single. Cacti, being prickly, could also be a man-repellent for reasons I wasn’t entirely clear about, as could gloomy titles on your bookshelves. I’m not entirely sure that men take a considered view on the provenance of a woman’s artwork or her reading habits. As for cacti, well, they’re not really a native species in the west of Scotland and besides, it’s always nice to have a wee bit of greenery about the place.
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