Paint it black

Our front door used to be a distinctive Prussian blue colour. It was a reclaimed door, installed by our then builder, John Harman, in 1996 and fitted with stained glass by Sebastian Glass.

It looked very distinguished and for years I would tell visitors who hadn't been before to 'look for the blue door'.

But sadly the blue door is no more. C instructed the decorators we hired to paint the house to eliminate the blue in favour of ...black.

Instead of a bright, up-beat, welcoming entrance we have a sombre gothic gateway. You can almost see the "Abandon hope..." notice above the arch.

Quite what motivated this sudden change is a mystery.

Or perhaps it wasn't sudden - perhaps C had been lusting after a black door for years and only now seized her opportunity?

Or has she been taken over by colour-blind aliens?

Or has she heard the Rolling Stones song on the radio and been subliminally influenced?

Or does it reflect a seduction by the dark side?

I suppose I could ask her...