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Play with proportionHow to take a room from ordinary to extraordinary? The answer is to keep everything stylishly understated, then go completely over the top with just one piece. Here, it’s the super-sized light fitting – and the key reason it works so well in this contemporary space is that, although it’s boldly big, it’s also translucent, so it whispers rather than shouts.
Create extra storageProblem: You’ve squeezed in your shower, loo and sink, but now you’re left with zero room for storage. Solution: Rather than use up valuable space, create some extra areas by getting a builder or joiner to cut into the wall. In this compact washroom, storage niches have been built into the shower area and wall above the toilet providing plenty of space for towels and toiletries.
Dress your windows beautifullyLike a pair of trousers that are too short, curtains should never hang at half-mast. To show yours off to their best effect, ensure that they either ‘kiss’ the floor – such as the beautiful ones in this open-plan living space – or puddle luxuriously. The combined width of your curtain panels should be one and a half to two times the width of the window itself. For extra-wide windows, such as this one, it’s worth looking at double-width fabrics (generally up to 300cm) as there will be fewer fabric joins.Discover beautiful and practical kitchen window treatment ideas
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