So why should home design be important to you? Well, think about what it's like to live in a badly designed home. Every day you get up, and the position of your bed annoys you. You have to walk through a little obstacle course to get to your ugly kitchen, where things are stacked up because there isn't enough storage space. Then you go to your badly-painted bathroom to brush your teeth. Sounds bad, doesn't it? Or even worse - perhaps it sounds familiar.

The average person spends at least half their life in their home - it is a more familiar environment to you than almost any other. In this situation, any little annoyances that you might have will be magnified a thousand times over until they start driving you up the wall. What you want is for your home to be perfect, and as long as you have the time and the money, it's well worth going to some trouble and expense to get it just right.

If you want to be happy, then the design of your home should be just as important to you as your job or your family. It's about putting your personal stamp on your home and making it your own. And you can't just do it once and leave it either - change is healthy, and helps to keep your life feeling fresh. When you have visitors over, you can be really proud of your home, and feel like it reflects who you are.

Apart from anything else, good home design can add a surprising amount of value to your home for very little cost. Improving the design of your home doesn't have to be expensive, and even if you do spend quite a lot, it'll certainly be cheaper than moving house.