Built ins around couch

A designer shares important ways to live large in a tight space and make it look stylish

Styled olive green built-in shelves are mounted over olive green cabinets donning leather tab pulls and frame a framed vintage map lit by brass swing arm sconces.

When planning your dream home, what comes to mind when designing built ins? Is it only the kitchen cabinets or closet shelving you consider? Or do you imagine the shelves that flanked the fireplace in your childhood home, full of framed memories? Perhaps traditional bookcases in the home office, stocked with encyclopedias and classic novels?

Today we are talking about Space and Color, not separately, but as one and how it can impact not only the space but the mood and vibe in room. A year or so ago, we added some beautiful built-ins in our former dinning room, turned office, turned sitting room/library (read about it here). The space itself proposes some unique design challenges because it is in essence an extension of our entryway at the front of our home through to our kitchen. We enjoyed it as a dinning room, but when it came…

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