If you've ever visited St John's Cathedral on Garden Road and thought, 'This is exactly the design I'd like for my home,' maybe you should consider going Gothic. Originating in 12th-century France, Gothic architecture is highly ornate and typified by elements such as the flying buttress. While enlisting a team of stonemasons to add a flying buttress to the outside of your house might be excessive, achieving a Gothic interior is considerably less hassle.
First a word of warning: Gothic can be quite dark and often a tad macabre.
Gothic suits very big spaces (universities and cathedrals, for example) as anybody who's ever tried to shoehorn a church pew into their Hollywood Road studio apartment will attest.
When it comes to Gothic-style furniture, think dark and heavy. If it doesn't take 14 men to carry it, it's probably too slight. Look for ornate pieces and try to incorporate the quintessential pointed arch in the detailing. High-back chairs teamed with a gargantuan King Arthur table would be a perfect combination.
Your bed should also be fit for royalty. An intricately carved four-poster hung with a rich red and gold velvet canopy is tres Gothic.
You could go even further and plonk a suit of armour in the corner of the room and hang some heraldic shields on the wall along with a few swords.
Or, you can slap yourself around the face and stop this nonsense at once.