Designer Tricks for Small Spaces

Check out these mini spaces with mega style! We share our top design secrets for how to get the most out of your square footage.

Living room with blue Dutch door
Photographer Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

Compact Cottage

Tiny spaces don’t have to sacrifice comfort or cool. Scale and proportion are the two key ingredients to pulling off a small space. Stick to compact chairs with low backs. If you don’t, the room will seem off-balance and will appear smaller. Narrow, low-lying coffee tables are ideal—they save space but still keep the room functional.


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