As an award-winning interiors journalist, blogger at Mad About The House  and author ( Mad About the House Planner is out 18 March),  Kate Watson-Smyth knows a thing or two about what’s around the corner for the world of home decor. And after such a tumultuous year that saw us spend more time inside our humble abodes than ever before, it’s no surprise that what we want and need from our homes has changed – arguably for good, in some instances.