The velvet swatch you sent reads navy on my laptop screen but almost black in the living room in the afternoon. Before this goes to the upholsterer can we get an actual cutting pinned up against the rug in the room itself? I don't want to pay for reupholstery twice.

Lamp is reading too far into the walkway from the hallway side — anyone coming round the console at night is going to clip the shade. Pull the console 150mm off the wall and re-centre the lamp before electrical rough-in locks the socket position, otherwise we're stuck with it.

Six to eight weeks on the range is a problem if we're still aiming to move in end of quarter. Is there a floor model or a different colour Miele has in stock now that we could take instead, even if it's not the exact spec?

Rug sample confirmed against the oak flooring in actual daylight this morning — no ghosting against the sofa fabric direction we're holding, and the wool-silk sheen isn't fighting the coffee table top. Approving as specified.