GREAT HFIGI ~ r S A floor-to-roof glass extension will flood your home with natural light and help to create the ultimate inside-outside experience. Opt ing for an unfussy design will add to the streamlined feel of the space.
I 1: I
DIVIDE AND CONQUER BE INSPIRED
An open shelving unit partitions a multipurpose space without blocking out the light. We love this Polygon shelving in walnut. £299, H148xW140 x032cm. Made.com. 03442 571888. made. com.
OPENING UP SMALL SPACES
As Rosie Winston's cleverly enlarged home shows, compact furniture is just as important as structural solutions. Here. we take a look at both
STEP LIGHTLY Instead of a traditional closed-in staircase, open things up with a wall of glass, as Living in Space, 020 7722 3131, living-inspace.co.uk, has done here. The solution creates an open-plan feel and allows light to filter into the stairwell.
IN STORE Keep kitchen paraphernalia contained with the Grande larder cupboard, £1,990, H220xW125xD57cm, An Angel At My Table, 0845 200 0723, anangelatmytable.com.
100
I H etG I MAY 2015
DOUBLE UP Design companies are responding to the growing need for compact furniture solutions with clever. dual-function pieces. This Nuovoliola 10 sofa wall bed unit, £4,058, Bonbon Compact Living, 020 7823 9090, bonbon. co.uk, converts from a sofa with a shelf on the "wall" behind, into a double bed wit h space for st oring the sofa cushions beneath.
SPATIAL TRICKS JON KING
• Using the same flooring in two or more small adjoining rooms will cheat the eye and make the rooms feel like one cohesive space when the doors are open. An extended sideboard is a good way to draw the eye along the length of the room towards a feature in the next. • Install sliding pocket doors so you can position furniture in a small room without worrying about whether the door will open fully. • Use glass walls to help usher in light, or apply large, glossy white tiles to internal walls to create a lightreflecting surface. • Add contrast with a panel of glass where a new extension joins the original building. it will help define the space and brighten the room. • Instead of using a loft for storage, open up part of the ceiling in a top-floor bedroom to create a mezzanine sleeping platform and increase the room's sense of space. • To maximise storage in a small kitchen, include a wall of full-height units that will accommodate an oven, built·in microwave. integrated fridge, freezer and larder. This will create a sleek, streamlined look without the need for traditional high·level wall units that can makethespace feel smaller. • As well as being a place to display your favourite objects, floating feature shelves offer a neat storage solution in smaller spaces. Hamilton King, 020 8995 3608. hamiftonking.com. o