Small room ideas
Small areas are probably the ones that cause people the most problems when it comes to designing, and they definitely demand more consideration than larger rooms. Small room ideas that you may not have considered previously require a little know-how and a lot of research. Ruth Sleightholme, our Decoration Editor, has plenty of advice for dealing with limited spaces: 'Eliminate uncomfortable gaps with deliberate joinery,' she suggests. 'In a compact room, furniture floats more since any gap between it and the wall is awkward and narrow. Instead, consider using built-in furniture to adequately fit everything in. Make a dining nook with banquette seating (with storage underneath) that spans the width of the room, or create a box bed that spans the length of the room, allowing for niches and cupboards.' Ruth recommends that you must 'sacrifice space to gain space' with this method, of which there are many stylish examples in the gallery below. When you build a pane