let me tell you a story.
when i was young, about five years old, i think, but my sister and parents could be more precise, i had a very trendy bedroom. it was wallpapered in what was, according to my mum, very much the latest stuff. all i remember are bright pink and orange flowers in uber seventies style. i'm sure it would go for a fortune in these days of retro-chic. anyway. i also had some lovely red curtains which were particularly effective at blocking out light. it seems they blocked out too much light and i decided i needed a window to make the room less dark. so i very carefully cut out a square of the wallpaper, just by my bed, to reveal the pale lining paper. and i felt much better. my parents were not quite so happy about it. had this wonderful invention been around back then i'm sure it would have saved considerable heartache for all concerned.
funny to think that nowadays i need every single sliver of light blocked from the room before i can get to sleep.
while we're visiting the rather fabulous mr frank, check out this gorgeousness, which is very definitely on my wishlist, if there are any kind benefactors out there.
