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Best use for this under stairs space?

Shirshendu Mukherjee

9 years ago

L shaped sofa hides most of this space today. What are some of the interesting options to make this space in the living room more visible, glamorous, as well as functional? Any inspirational photos?

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ethelmermaid99
9 years ago
Really good carpentry for storage/display such as shelf and drawers.
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