Notes on making a room work
Interiors, written down
Most rooms fail in the last ten per cent
The structure is usually fine. What is missing is the last layer, and it is the layer nobody plans for.
Recent notes
Planning a RoomDecide what the room is for, and be honestAlmost every room that does not work was asked to do too many things at once. The fix is not more storage or better furniture. It is…
Planning a RoomMeasure more than the floorMost people measure the floor area and stop. The measurements that decide whether a room works are the ones nobody takes.…
Planning a RoomCan people talk without turning their heads?Seating along three walls with a gap in the middle is the single most common fault in a large room, and it is a conversation problem…
Planning a RoomThree sources, and warmer than you thinkA room lit by a single ceiling fitting will feel unfinished regardless of what is in it. Lighting is the layer that decides whether …
MaterialsJudge a material at year five, not year oneThe useful question about any material is what it looks like after five years of people who are not being careful. Almost everything…
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