A room, considered.

Ideas for the spaces you live in.

Start with the space

Make room
for living.

A long, narrow room asks a different question: where do you need to walk? Begin with the route, then let the furniture find its place.

Colour & walls

Start with the daylight you have and the furniture that is staying, rather than a list of supposedly safe paint shades.

Lighting

A room needs different light for reading, conversation and finding the lost remote. Start with those jobs and the places where they happen.

Furniture & storage

Shoe storage works when it matches the shoes worn this week and leaves the entrance route clear. Total pair capacity is only part of the decision.

A place to begin

Follow one detail, or work through a whole room.

At the window

Curtain length is a visual choice with everyday consequences. Look at the space below the window before deciding where the hem should finish.