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Repurposing Furniture: How to Make it Work in Awkward Spaces

April 17, 2023

Transform Your Home with Repurposed Furniture: Tips, Ideas, and DIY Projects. Learn how to choose the right furniture, customize it to fit awkward spaces, and incorporate it into your home decor. Get creative and repurpose old furniture into something new and functional.

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In Awkward Room, Do-it-Yourself, How To, Inspiration, multi-purpose furniture, Tricky Space, Sustainable Furniture Tags repurposing furniture, DIY furniture, creative furniture ideas, furniture customization, storage solutions, interior design, home decor
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7 Creative Solutions for Small Room Eyesores

April 7, 2023

As someone who's struggled with necessary eyesores in a small room, I've put together 7 creative solutions to help you turn them into unique design elements. From cords to exposed pipes, these tips and tricks are easy, affordable, and perfect for anyone looking to make their small room more functional and aesthetically pleasing. Let's turn those pesky eyesores into design elements that elevate your space!

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In Decluttering, Decorating Advice, Do-it-Yourself, How To, Inspiration, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Small Living Room, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags small room, design, eyesores, decor, creative solutions, functionality, aesthetic, DIY, cords, exposed pipes, cluttered shelves, repurpose furniture
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Mikhail Nilov

Creating Contrast: The Key to Decorating Small, Tricky, or Awkward Spaces.

March 27, 2023

Discover how contrast in decor and finishes can transform small, tricky, or awkward spaces! From color schemes to furniture and accessories, find out how to create visual interest, depth, and a sense of scale. Plus, learn how to bring in the color black for added impact. Get design tips and inspiration now!

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In Decorating Advice, How To, Inspiration, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Small Living Room, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags contrast, décor, finishes, small spaces, tricky spaces, awkward spaces, visual interest, depth, sense of scale, black accents, color schemes, furniture, accessories, interior design, decorating, home décor, design tips, home improvement
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Antoni Shkraba

Room Mapping 101: Sketch Your Space for Perfect Furniture Placement

March 24, 2023

Don't make furniture shopping mistakes! Sketch your room first and get the dimensions, focal points, and traffic flow just right. These tips and room sketching guidelines make it easy to visualize your space and plan a functional layout. DON’T buy furniture or plan a new room layout without reading this first!

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In Awkward Room, Decorating Advice, Floor Plans, How To, Inspiration, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags Sketching room dimensions, Room planning, Furniture layout, Interior design, Avoiding costly mistakes, Space optimization, Traffic flow, Focal point, Functionality, Visualizing space, Room sketching tips, Room measurement tips, Furniture fitting, Room layout optimization, Room mapping
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Anna Tarazevich 

Hate Your Awkward Living Room? 8 Tips to Transform It into Your Dream Space

March 17, 2023

Is your living room feeling dull, cluttered, or awkward? Here’s 8 expert tips to transform your space into a comfortable and inviting retreat. From maximizing natural light and updating your decor to decluttering and choosing the perfect color scheme, and more. This guide has everything you need to create a beautiful and functional living room. Get inspired and create your dream living room today!

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Afif Ramdhasuma

7 Design Tips for Awkward Apartments

March 3, 2023

Confused about how to make your small or awkward apartment look good? Don't let your small living space get you down. Here’s some clever and creative design hacks to transform your awkward apartment into a place you’ll love.

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In Guest Blog, Decorating Advice, How To, Holiday Decorating, Inspiration, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags Awkward rooms, Tricky rooms, Difficult rooms to arrange, Small apartments, Small space solutions, Small room tips, Small room fixes, Small house storage, Apartment storage, Apartment size furniture, Small room furniture
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From Awkward to Awesome- How to Choose Anchor Furniture That Maximizes Your Living Space

Tiana

From Awkward to Awesome: How to Choose Anchor Furniture That Maximizes Your Living Space

February 20, 2023

Discover how to choose anchor furniture that transcends different styles and maximizes your living space! From timeless designs to multifunctional pieces, our guide offers expert tips on selecting proportional, versatile, and high-quality furniture. Create a cohesive and stylish living space that lasts with our strategies for choosing classic, neutral, and functional pieces.

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In Awkward Room, Decorating Advice, How To, Small Space, Small Space Edit, Tricky Space Tags furniture, home decor, interior design, anchor furniture, timeless design, versatile furniture, multifunctional furniture, high-quality furniture, small space living, neutral colors, classic shapes, functional furniture, furniture style, furniture size, furniture scale
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Rachel Claire

How to Hide the TV in a Small Living Room

February 3, 2023

Discover creative and stylus solutions for hiding a TV in a small living room. From furniture to retractable screens learn how to keep your space uncluttered and visually appealing. Find the best solution for your style and layout with these tips and ideas.

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In How To, Small Space, Tricky Space, Interior Decorating, Interior Design Tags hiding a TV, hiding a TV in a small living room, small living room, furniture, armoire, cabinet, bookshelf, TV, lift, retractable screen, swivel mount, sliding panel, gallery wall, artwork, concealing TV, space, saving, minimalistic, unique solution, style in layout, creativity, visual interest, uncluttered space
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Spacejoy

Minimize Architecture & Trim in a Small Room

November 21, 2022

Ceiling trims and moldings are beautiful and give rooms definition and character. But some trims can make a small room with low ceilings feel even smaller. Here’s some important things to consider for all your small rooms with trim, soffits, vaults, and dormers.

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In Decorating Advice, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags Does crown molding make a room feel bigger or smaller, Add ceiling trim, Don’t add ceiling trim, What size ceiling trim, What size crown molding, Molding with low ceiling, Crown molding with low ceiling, Low ceiling trim, Rules for using wall trim in small rooms, Is crown molding outdated, Moulding for small rooms, Moulding to make room look bigger
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Olena Bohovyk

7 Ways to Add Height and Balance to Small or Awkward Rooms

November 14, 2022

If something is feeling "off" in one of your rooms, I'd say that that "something" could be balance. It helps to think of any space in your home as an equation. What you do to one side needs to balance, not necessarily match, the other side. Let me explain.

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In Awkward Room, Decorating Advice, How To, Interior Decorating, Small Living Room, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags Balance room design, Awkward rooms, How to fill awkward spaces in your home, Unbalanced living room, Fix off balance room, How to balance a small room, Stage an awkward living room, Balance a small room
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Inside Weather

Your Furniture is too Small for Your Small Room

November 7, 2022

The truth is small furniture in small rooms can often make the room feel unbalanced. Just like weights and measurements, the furniture in a small room must fill the space appropriately to feel balanced. If your small room feels off, it’s probably because the furniture is too small.

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In Decorating Advice, How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, multi-purpose furniture, Small Living Room, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags small space design strategies, small space furniture, furniture too small for small room, can you put large furniture in a small room, how to fit large furniture in a small space, does big furniture make a room look bigger, visual weight of furniture, small room large furniture, large furniture in small spaces
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Demilune Tables: Why Every Small or Tricky Room Needs One

October 10, 2022

A common complaint I hear from clients is that they struggle to find furniture to fit in tight spots like entry ways, or near a pass-through doorway, or in small bedrooms. These areas are often narrow or small and larger, rectangular furniture won’t fit. The answer is a demilune table. Here’s why.

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Curved Furniture and Angled Walls, a Perfect Fit?

April 25, 2022

The curved furniture trend is hot this year. But, for small and tricky rooms with angled walls it could be the very best solution to get maximum seating, optimal flow and superior function. Let’s explore a shared living room and dining room where every piece of furniture has rounded curves.

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A curtain rod hung high showing empty space above. Caption reads: 5 fixes for the empty space above your windows.

5 Fixes for the empty space above your window [Infographic]

April 11, 2022

You’re on the last leg of your makeover. You’ve agonized over ironing your new curtains; you’ve steamed them, so they hang perfectly. As you step down from the ladder to soak in all your hard work, you notice it… The empty space between the window and the ceiling. You don’t love it. Here’s 5 ways to fix it.

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When is it a Good Idea to Ditch the Sofa in an Awkward Living Room?

February 7, 2022

Living rooms with multiple doorways can be tough to arrange. If the room is narrow or long, that makes it even harder. Have you ever thought of using only chairs to arrange your awkward, small living room? A layout like this can be very versatile and functional.

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9 Reasons Why Your Tricky, Small Room Needs a Gateleg Table

January 31, 2022

Gateleg tables are one of the most versatile pieces of furniture to have in a small, awkward, or tricky room. It’s important to think in terms of multi-function for rooms with challenging layouts. I’ll show you nine ways you may not have thought of to use a gateleg table.

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10 Incredible Expert Designer Tips That Will Elevate Your Small Home to the Next Level!

November 23, 2021

Here’s some of the most innovative and creative uses for challenging small spaces I’ve ever come across. If you need help figuring out how to make tight spots in your home or apartment functional and beautiful, this post is for you! These experts will show you how to rethink, embellish and fine tune tricky and awkward rooms so you can turn eye sores into eye candy!

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5 Steps to Create a Functional & Aesthetic Small Home Office

November 7, 2021

Spending a lot of time in a room that doesn’t support what you need to do your job is a frustrating endeavor. It’s so important to understand what you need to make a work from home set up work for you. If you don’t know exactly how to create a functional and aesthetic small home office space, here’s 5 super useful tips for planning your layout so you can create a space you’ll want to be in.

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In How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Small Space, Tricky Space Tags how to spruce up home office, functional aesthetic small home office setup, functional aesthetic small home office layout, home office ideas, small home office ideas, home office aesthetic, functional aesthetic small home office setup checklist, aesthetic home office design, how to make your home office look professional, functional home office ideas
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3 Amazing Ways to Layout a 9’ x 10’ Bedroom with an Angled Wall and a Bumped-in Closet

October 30, 2021

Small bedrooms can be very challenging. But finding furniture with the right dimensions that will also fit nicely into a room that’s less than 10’ square is even more challenging. Add an angled wall, a bumped-out closet, and an off-center window and you have a super tricky room to lay out. Here’s how to make a small bedroom with multiple challenges work!

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Products and Purposes for Awkward, Empty Spaces in Small Rooms

October 23, 2021

What do you do with that empty space in the corner of your room or along a short wall? It's too small for a large piece of furniture, but it's big enough to look awkward without anything there. I have 9 suggestions to make this empty space practical and purposeful. Let me show you how.

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