EV ERY ROOM SHOULD SING Beat a Heu ma n revea ls how she creat es or ig i na l interiors w ith this ex tract f rom her f irst book
MAKING THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY When it comes to design, I’m always challenging myself to see if there is anything I can add to push the ideas a little further and not stop at the obvious. Some people may think that I take it too far, and of course a certain balance must be observed. If every item is extraordinary, it will take away from the elements you’re trying to highlight, and it will all be too much. The apartment featured in this chapter is a modest space on the lower ground floor of a grand block of buildings. We didn’t have a big budget, so we had to think outside the box to make it work. We took an ordinary object, a marble kitchen backsplash, and created a large circular shape that acts as the focal point as you open the front door. It’s about giving special attention to ordinary things. It’s about being inspirational, not aspirational.
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