A little more to explore
A useful room is made through a series of small, connected decisions. Continue with one of these longer reads for another way to look at the spaces and objects around you.
Practical spaces
Making a quiet place in a busy room
A practical account of turning an overlooked corner into somewhere to read. Follow the small decisions about light, movement and useful surfaces, with questions to help you judge an arrangement by the way it works during an ordinary day.
Living with plants
Finding the right place for a little more green
A plant can change the character of a corner, but the right position involves more than an empty gap. Consider the light, the room around it and the activity the space supports before adding another living thing to the arrangement.