Couch in the middle of the room

Sometimes pushing your furniture against a wall is a design mistake...but other times it's the only way to arrange a room. Let's discuss...

We've written about the Quinze & Milan's Eastpak sofa before—the "backpack sofa," as some call it. But there are other ways sofas can be designed to provide storage. Sofas with shelving that wraps around the sides and the rear have some drawbacks. They're less flexible than other sofas, because they

Name: Penelope, Zack and pup Milli Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York When my boyfriend and I decided to take the plunge last summer and apartment hunt together, our only absolutes were that we find a two bedroom (Zack is a photographer, and needed the extra room to use as his studio) with subway proximity. After a week of searching, our dream apartment — two bedroom, spacious, rooftop access, modern, airy — popped up on Craigslist. The only catch?

Blogger Jessica Brigham transforms her 1934 Craftsman bungalow in New Haven, Connecticut, into a colorful, pattern-packed retreat.

This gorgeous reading room offers lots of space to unwind and bright natural windows to let light in. The bright cotton candy pink couch in the middle of the room adds a bold pop of color to the space. There is no shortage of shelving in this reading nook, the huge wall behind the pink couch has huge natural wood shelves that span almost the entire length of the wall.

We've pulled together the most stylish sideboards, console tables and credenzas for every budget, taste and space. We're also showing you creative layering ideas and ways to use these great tables for additional storage.

There’s always a little bit of space that is left open after you finish a new room decoration and a lot of the time you just don’t know what to do with

CAC square and Guan Pin have designed a modern living room for an apartment, that makes use of the open floor plan to include a dedicated home office.