Refurbishment and Restore Issue 11 2018 | Page 61

Leeds - £5,473 Newcastle - £5,397 Southampton - £5,027 Cardiff - £4,983 London - £4,786 Manchester - £4,674 The survey findings are backed by celebrity interior designer, Linda Barker, who commented: “Most of us crave natural light in our homes. A simple trick to cheat extra daylight into a room, is to position a mirror opposite a window as it will have the benefit of doubling the light effect. “A large window that opens-up onto a garden space serves to enhance our sense of wellbeing and can quite literally connect us to the natural world. There are scientific studies to show that looking out onto greenspace can improve our mental health. www.refurbandrestore.co.uk - 61