Multi-Use Rooms
The Nursery That Has to Become an Office in Five Years
A nursery does not need to be beige to have a future. Build the permanent parts for the next room too, then let color, art and furniture carry the chapter you are in now.
Room for Drama · Which room
Workspace It has no personality
A desk in a corner is still just a desk in a corner, and your back can tell the difference from a workspace.
2 pieces.
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Same room, sorted by what is actually wrong with it.
5 pieces
It is too dark
18 pieces
It is too small
7 pieces
The shape is awkward
19 pieces
Nowhere to put anything
14 pieces
You keep bumping into it
3 pieces
It is loud and echoey
2 pieces
It has no personality
9 pieces
It is doing too many jobs
1 piece
It is not mine to change
2 pieces
Kids, pets and real life
Materials, Color & Finish
Sheila Bridges: Personality Gets Stronger When It Knows What It Means
Sheila Bridges is useful to study because her expressive rooms attach color, pattern, art, history, and humor to meaning. Specificity gives bold design its…
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