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These articles take the same ideas into different parts of the home. Choose a practical walkthrough, a closer look at familiar objects or a guide to adding one thoughtful detail.

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.

What the objects we keep can tell us

The things within reach of a favourite chair often reveal more than a carefully styled shelf. This essay looks at books, cups and familiar objects as evidence of how a room is used, and asks what happens when we make space for those habits.

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.