
Layout
Awkward living room layouts, made easier
Work with doors, corners and competing focal points by giving every part of the room a clear job.
Design intelligence
Practical answers to the choices that make a home easier to live in.
Start with the problem you want to solve. Each guide explains the reason behind a decision, gives you a way to test it and connects the idea to the rest of the room.

Layout
Work with doors, corners and competing focal points by giving every part of the room a clear job.

Small spaces
Give the screen a useful place without letting it take over the room.

Style guide
Clean forms, natural materials and enough contrast to make a quiet room feel alive.

Finishing touches
Choose scale, spacing and a focal point before deciding what to hang.

Finishing touches
Use fabric, proportion and light control to bring a room into balance.

Essential guide
Arrange for conversation, television, reading and the everyday routes between them.

Small spaces
Make space for rest with a considered layout, useful storage and light within reach.