OUR home is our antidote to the stresses of everyday life and has become more important to us than ever before.

It's a place to unwind and recharge our batteries to relax and be ourselves.

I think it's important for your home to reflect your personality and style and a themed room is a perfect way to say something about you.

One of the greatest sources for an inspired interior is a themed room. A themed room doesn't necessarily have to have an obvious theme such as "the seaside" or "Mediterranean".

In simplest terms it could be a colour theme that flows throughout your house, creating continuity and space - ideal for smaller homes. Or your theme could be textures using a combination of materials such as wood, silk, velvet and stone, for example giving a natural earthy feel to a room.

With all the sources that are now so readily available, transforming your home couldn't be easier. Improvements increasing a home's size or its facilities are the most cost-effective way to increase its value, especially if the work is well done.

Every home can have its tiny little safe haven, a place to unwind - the most obvious being the bathroom. Using water as your inspiration, popular colours in tones of aqua, lavender and blues can be used as a starting point for your walls, for example.

Then you can really let your imagination run riot with seashells, cork, or even by using rope as an alternative way to tie your curtains onto a pole.

Or perhaps ancient Rome, famous for bathing, could inspire a neo-classical theme.

The possibilities are as endless as locations and your imagination.

Everyone will have something to inspire an idea for a themed room, perhaps a hobby, a picture, a period in time, a favourite place - something that's unique to you.

The most unique way to personalise a room is to have a mural painted depicting your favourite scene. It is even possible to have an image printed, to full wall size, digitally onto wallpaper.

Give your reception rooms an eastern feel using tones of saffron and gold on your walls, while accessories in reds add a touch of silk and sparkle. Use chenille throws on your sofas and layer with cushions.

For a more intimate feel, add candles and tealights in coloured glasses.

A word of warning - theming is subjective and though you may love the idea of having your kitchen as a 1950s diner, or turning your 1970s home into King Arthur's castle, it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

If you're planning to move, keep your theme to things you can take with you or maybe keep to the smaller rooms in the house so as not to put off potential buyers.

Alternatively, be less adventurous and use colour as your theme in tones of creams and gold to make the most of light and space.

But if you're planning to stay put for a few years, go for it! Once you start, theming your home can turn into a full-time hobby that you'll really enjoy.

An Englishman's home is his castle - now there's an idea. Let's see flagstones for the floor, a four-poster in the main bedroom, tapestry wall hangings etc... see, I told you it's addictive.

Whatever you choose, have lots of fun.

For details of a full House Doctor Service, contact the design team at Honeysuckle Interiors, Oakley, on 01256 780831 or visit the website honeysuckleinteriors.co.uk