Space solves: Stained carpet and a lemon yellow kitchen

A friend has spilled foundation on my new cream carpet. As you can imagine, I'm not best pleased. Help! " WD-40 (from hardware stores) works on oily stains," says our cleaning guru, Stephanie Zia. ­"Colour test first on an inconspi­cuous area of the carpet. Spray on to a clean white cloth and blot at the stain – don't rub – ­working from the outside in. Next, dilute a drop of washing-up liquid in a cup of hot ­water and blot again. Rinse thoroughly. If this doesn't do the trick, soak a cloth in diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide ­solution (from chemists), one part to six parts water, colour test, then leave on the stain for several hours. Alternatively, buy some Goo Gone (£6.45, from buybrandtools.com . I really want a lemon yellow kitchen but am struggling to find a­nything other than a pale ­yellow/bordering cream. Can you suggest anywhere that may be able to help? Interior designer Suzy ­Hoodless says, " Möben has a lemon ­yellow kitchen, Geneva in Lemon and ­Anthracite . And ­ Magnet has just introduced ­ MagnetMe , a self-design service. You could create a plain yellow ­image and upload it– thus the shade is up to you. Or buy cabinet ­carcasses from B&Q , Wickes , Ikea or Howdens , and ask a carpenter to make doors painted in the ­colour of your choice – Dulux has a wide range of lemon yellows." • Got a question for our crack team of domestic experts? Email [email protected]