A console table can only do so much on its own. The real difference between an entryway that looks styled and one that just has a table with random stuff piled on it comes down to what actually sits on top. That holds true whether the console in question is a narrow 10 inch deep…
Minimalist homes get a reputation for feeling a little sparse, even cold, and plants are one of the easiest ways to push back against that without abandoning the style. The trick is restraint. A minimalist plant corner works because there’s usually just one plant, maybe two, given real room to be seen rather than crowded…
A TV wall can go one of two ways. It can be an afterthought, a screen bolted to bare drywall with a boxy cabinet shoved underneath, or it can end up being the best designed feature in the whole living room. The difference usually comes down to two choices: a floating media console instead of…
Most ceilings get painted white and forgotten about. That’s a shame, honestly, since a ceiling takes up just as much visual space as any wall in the room. A bit of structure up there can shift the whole feel of a space without touching the floor plan at all. Swap a standard flush mount fixture…
A dedicated coffee corner sounds like something that needs a big kitchen, but most small apartments actually have more room for one than people realize. It just needs to be planned around a smaller footprint than a full coffee bar would use. A single shelf, a small rolling cart, or even one well organized tray…
Scandinavian design built its whole reputation on making minimal feel warm instead of stark, and a reading nook is one of the easiest places in a home to see that philosophy at work. The right lounge chair, in light wood and a soft neutral fabric, does most of the heavy lifting. Add a wool throw,…
A plain drywall wall does very little for a room, and it does even less once a few plants get set in front of it. Add wood slats behind the shelves, though, and the whole thing changes. The texture gives the plants something to stand out against, and the warmth of real or engineered wood…
Small spaces and plant collections don’t usually get along well. Every pot takes up floor space that a small room or apartment can’t really spare, and it doesn’t take many plants before the room starts to feel more like a greenhouse than a living space. Wall mounted shelving solves that by moving the plants up…
An empty corner in a living room tends to just sit there, doing nothing for the room except taking up space that could be working harder. A tall plant paired with a full length mirror fixes that in one move, and it does more than either piece would on its own. The mirror reflects the…
Most homes have a corner that never quite gets used. It’s too small for a full seating arrangement and too awkward for much furniture at all, so it usually ends up as a catch all for whatever doesn’t have a home elsewhere. A reading nook fixes that. All it really needs is one good chair,…