If you're going to change your Zoom background, we say make it aspirational! The magic of virtual reality means you could be anywhere, and the House & Garden archive has all the perfect settings, from a Renaissance château to a Barbados poolhouse. Click on the + symbol to add your own picture, and that's it! One of the joys of video-conferencing, of course, is getting to see inside everyone else's house, but what if you're not so keen for everyone at work to see your overflowing wardrobe/unwashed dishes/partner in his pyjamas in the background? It turns out there is a simple answer - you can change your Zoom background! Simply download an image from the internet, save it, and then, once in Zoom, press the small arrow next to the 'Stop Video' button in the bottom left hand corner. Now that we're all working from home, and it looks like we'll be stuck there for the foreseeable future, the House & Garden team has been keeping in touch via the wonder of Zoom, the video-conferencing app that is suddenly at the centre of everyone's lives.

Zoom virtual background living room