Lofty ambitions?

New Amtico flooring, a polar white paint job, industrial stairs recoloured 'allu' and new lighting set the stage for an inventory of low slung furniture and a bubble chair. Sometimes you simply have to see the problem (gloom, in this case) to understand it, own it and then liberate it. 
"And at once there was light. And so it came to pass that a brighter path was laid, therein, for them to walketh upon. And the world was a little better. Amen." Colin and Justin, The Great Book of Decorating Logic, Chapter One, Verse One...