Home decor ideas for corners
30 Stylish Corner Decoration Ideas
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Making the most of every inch.
By Hadley Mendelsohn
Read McKendree
Empty corners tend to stick out and make otherwise beautiful rooms look awkward—they're a little like me on the softball field in high school: dead weight, but full of so much potential (except in my case, that potential was limited to the classroom). In fact, no space is complete until all of its nooks are lovingly decorated. And luckily, corner decoration tends to be easy. Sometimes all it takes is an accent chair, a gallery wall, or an indoor plant. So keep reading for 30 stylish corner decorating ideas to polish off every inch of your home.
Stephen Karlisch
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Set Up a Bar or Coffee Station
If you have a spare corner that also happens to be a tiny linen closet, use it for something fun, like a home bar or coffee station. Incorporate color for a playful surprise when you open the door. Designer Jean Liu lined the backs of the shelves in a mirrored backsplash for an extra pop of glitz. And if you don't have a closet, a decked-out bar cart will do the trick.
Laure Joliet
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A Wine Rack Will Do Too
This freestanding storage piece hits the small-space home bar jackpot. It's slim enough to slide into a corner without blocking any prime usable space, and the minimalist design ensures that it doesn't take up too much visual real estate either. That way, we can focus on the superb lines of this sofa in a living room by ETC.etera.
Ngoc Minh Ngo
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Decorate the Windowsills
To make sure every last corner is in its best shape, decorate the windowsills with plants. This is your chance to display those pretty vases and ceramics.
JESSIE PREZA
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Make Your Own "Bar Cart"
Fitz Pullins used a small cabinet to prop up barware and hold glasses in this dining room.
This is a great alternative for anyone who doesn't want to splurge on a new bar cart and can repurpose an exister dresser or nightstand.
Peter Frank Edwards
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Fill the Corner Cart With Plants
Or, take note of this cheerful sunroom designed by Heather Chadduck Hillegas and adorn your corner bar cart with plants instead of barware. If a door opens up into the room, slide the cart a bit away from the corner so it's in full view (and isn't constantly being whacked).
James Merrell
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Give It a Sense of Purpose
Give your formerly unused corner a real sense of purpose by setting up a workstation you'll actually use in it. Always wanted a vanity but didn't have a walk-in closet to put it in? Transform a bedroom corner, like Kate Reid did, with a small desk, chair, lamp, and mirror.
Corinne Mathern Design
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Slide in a Pedetsal
A tall pedestal or column is the perfect thing to put in a narrow or awkward corner.
It can give you a place for catch-alls or vases. Thione in an entryway by Corinne Mathern Studio blends right in.
Shade Degges
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Set up a Vignette
In small nooks, use a few pieces to contribute to the narrative of the rest of the home without making it feel cluttered. Designer Jae Joo used an antique dresser for extra storage and topped it with a few decorative objects and hung artwork behind it for balance.
Read McKendree
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Hang a Gallery Wall
You don't need a large wall for your dream gallery—a corner works nicely. Use a blank space to create an eye-catching, asymmetric display. For an even more swoon-worthy backdrop, paint your walls in a new color. We're digging this charcoal corner by Elizabeth Cooper Design.
Romanek Design Studio
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Hang a Chair
Nothing ramps up the fun like a playful touch in the family room. This handsome leather chair in a living room designed by Romanek Design Studio is proves our point.
It's the perfect blend of cozy and cool.
LAURE JOLIET
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Build Corner Shelves
Free wall space makes a great backdrop for a built-in bookcase, or in a kitchen like this on by Reath Design, a place for spices and other pantry goods. This custom corner shelving connects the two walls visually and adds some angular contrast to the round lights.
Nicole Franzen
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Display a Screen
A sculptural folding screen can function like a piece of art, and thanks to the flexible, bendable nature, they're also perfect for customizing to a corner.
ERIC PIASECKI
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Choose a Sectional Wisely
In a living room or family room, a sectional is the perfect seating option to fit right into a corner. The shape also promotes easier conversation, making it perfect for entertaining and family nights.
Nicole Franzen
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Set Up a Place for Odds and Endss
If there's an awkward corner by the entryway, turn it into something useful, like a console or pedestal.
Use it to prop up flowers and a catch-all for odds and ends.
Nicole Franzen
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Rearrange Furniture
Whoever said minimalism can't be cozy will definitely rethink things when they see this living room by Space Exploration Design. the side table is nestled into the corner and flanked by the sofa for extra surface area to hold accent lighting and artwork.
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Install a Corner Shelf
In this small bathroom designed by Corinne Mathern Studios, the tiny shelf transforms an awkward corner (what else would you be able to do with that limited space?) into something stylish and practical. It's just large enough to fit a select few cosmetics or a vase with flowers. Either keep it at the same heigh as the sink, or put it right between the sink and mirror.
2LG Studio
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Slide In a Vanity
If you have extra space in a bedroom corner, slide up a slim vanity table and stool. It'll be a nice place to perch while you get ready each morning and night.
Take note from this bedroom designed by 2LG Studio.
Tamsin Johnson Interiors
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Build a Window Nook
Build out a custom window nook for extra seating but also to give a corner more dimension. In this living-room-family-room-hybrid designed by Tamsin Johnson, the window seat is a great addition since it blends into the background when not in use (those sculptural spherical pillows help), but also provides a cozy spot when the occupant just feels like hanging out.
Nicole Franzen
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A Look Out Point
If there's a corner in your home with windows that look out onto a scenic landscape, design your interiors around the view. A cozy wood burning stove doesn't hurt either.
PHOTO: Tessa Neustadt; DESIGN: Leanne Ford Interiors
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Lean Found Objects
Whether its an instrument, antique object, or a random found item, simply leaning something against a corner wall can give it so much more personality.
In this layered all-white white living room designed by Leanne Ford, texture is everything.
PHOTO: Anson Smart; DESIGN: Arent & Pyke
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Add a Large Plant
If you're not interested in building shelves or doing something dramatic, here's a simple solution: Add a small tree, which brings dimension, texture, and a much-needed dose of greenery. We love how the plant reflects the sofa's print in this living room by Arent & Pyke.
Leanne Ford Interiors
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Take A Seat
Turn an empty corner into a small sitting area. A spare attic room with sloped ceilings and a cozy corner is the perfect opportunity to customize guest bedroom. This one designed by Leanne Ford has a curtain separator so it can double as a home office.
Elizabeth Roberts Architecture & Design
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Display Accent Lighting
Art meets décor meets lighting in this unique corner piece styled by Elizabeth Roberts Architecture & Design.
For a similar look, lean two tube lights against the corner wall. An floor lamp of any kind will also do the trick.
JONATHAN HOEKKLO
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...or a Small Plant
Large ferns aren't the only plants worth buying: Small plants have their own quirky charm. To make sure it's not just your floors getting some love, hang a plant high up on the corner wall. We also love the how the folding screen brings dimension into the space and shields the empty corner.
PHOTO: Felix Forest; DESIGN: Arent & Pyke
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Customize a Breakfast Nook
A small breakfast nook like this one designed by Arent & Pyke the perfect way to spruce up an empty kitchen corner. Snuggle a bench or settee right up against the wall, or build a custom booth fit to the shape of your corner. And floating shelves and artwork will energize the walls.
Stadshem
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Store Extra Clothing
Hanging your clothes in the open can be chic—although it's true that this trick works best in a large, airy, open space.
We love the look of this iron clothes rack.
PHOTO: Dustin Askland; DESIGN: Elizabeth Roberts
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Set Up A Work Space
Here's proof that a run-of-the-mill corner can also be a productivity-boosting (and stylish) command station. Get inspired by this desk area designed by Elizabeth Roberts and use your extra space to get organized by building a central spot that fulfills all of your needs. Think phone chargers, a memo board, and useable work space.
TREVOR DIXON
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Extra Storage
A corner is the perfect place for extra storage pieces, like an umbrella bin, coat rack, or corner unit. They're particularly well suited for entryways and mud rooms, where outdoor gear and extra layers tend to pile up.
Regan Baker Design
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Opt for Wall-to-Wall Furniture
Dining rooms have some of the trickiest corners to decorate in the entire house. To transform it from a blank white box to a lively space, large-scale armoires and storage units will be your new best friends.
In this dining room, Regan Baker Design chose one that that fills the entire wall (it's a great storage solution, too).
PHOTO: Felix Forest; DESIGN: Arent & Pyke
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Display Sculptures
A lackluster living room or entryway corner can be transformed by a sculpture or piece of artwork. Even a large-scale and colorful basket propped on the floor makes a big difference, especially when it reflects the tones and moods of the painting above it, as in this space designed by Arent & Pyke.
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Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.
22 Pretty Ideas for Living Room Corners
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The living room corner can sometimes feel like an awkward space where nothing really goes and nothing really fits. But it doesn't need to be that way.
Living room corners can be the perfect spot for extra seating, a home bar, or even a workspace. Keep reading to find out 22 ways to style your living room corner.
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herzen stimme
Living room corners are great spots for an extra seat or two. Even if they're not used daily, extra seating in the living room is helpful when you've got extra company or are entertaining.
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thomas guy interiors
Need an extra spot to get some work done or jot something down? Add a small desk to your living room corner. Simple vintage writing desks are the perfect furniture for this, as they're small enough not to take up too much space but still look stylish enough to not look too industrial.
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rikki snyder
When styling a living room corner, it's crucial that the corner complements and meshes with the decor in the rest of the living room too. Take inspiration from the rest of your space to decide how to style a corner.
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michelle berwick
Living room corner, meet the L-shaped living room sectional.
L-shaped sectionals are a great furniture pick for tight corners, as these compact sofas fill the space with stylish seating and use a sometimes-awkward space efficiently.
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leaf and lolo
When you're trying to figure out what to do with any kind of empty space in your home, the answer can almost always be: houseplants. And living room corners are no different. Add a variety of houseplants to bring in some lush color and texture to your living room.
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house of chais
If you're looking to add just a few houseplants, you may need to add some height to your empty living room corner to make it look full and balanced. To do this, use a small, simple table and add the plants on top of it. (And if your corner is near a tall window, this will give the houseplants better access to sunlight too.)
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dwell aware
Shelving is another easy win for an empty living room corner. A couple of shelves can become a new home for your favorite books or a few board games.
Add a chair next to the shelving and you've got a wonderfully styled living room corner.
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Living room corners are often out of the way, but are still seen quite often. Use this not-quite-out-of-sight feature to your advantage by adding a shelving unit or display case to display a few of your favorite things, like souvenirs or a small collection. Its location in a corner keeps the entire room from feeling cluttered, but they're still on display in a prominent part of the home.
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Who says you need to add anything to the floor of a living room corner to fill it up? The wall can work too. A gallery wall can be a great way to use an unused corner. Plus, what better way to add a little personality to your living room?
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rikki snyder
For larger corners (or otherwise tricky spots) in a living or great room space, add a small conversation set. This will provide a nice place to get away from the hubbub of the main space, and it can be a great reading nook too.
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Another way to fill an unused corner is with a living room favorite: built-ins. Built-ins bring extra storage to your living room and can add style to a space without adding clutter.
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Wall coverings are another great way to bring visual interest to a space, like the shiplap in the corner above in the space from House 9. They add texture and character without adding extra furniture or decor—a helpful addition if your living room already veers on the side of a-little-too-full.
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A small side table (or two nesting tables) is a helpful addition to nearly any living room, as they provide flexible usage for extra guests or dinners in front of the TV. And a great spot for said side tables? The living room corner.
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rikki snyder
In the age of the flexible home, sometimes a living room corner is the only space for a home office. To make this look work, pick a desk that fits the corner and try to keep it tidy outside of work hours or when the desk isn't in use.
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katie hodges design
There are few things that say cozy as much as a window seat on a rainy day. And a window seat (or a bench) are great additions to a living room corner that can really up your living room's hygge factor.
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katie hodges design
Looking for a more unique seating option for your living room corner? Look no further than a chaise. The luxurious and elegant chaise brings a unique touch to any space, and it's sure to be the statement seat of your living room.
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For some subtle storage (and style), add a console table to your living room corner. Console tables are a great place to store a few small items, like remotes, a magazine or two, and some keys. They also offer enough surface space to display a few pieces of decor too.
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mindy gayer design co
Sometimes living room corners can be awkwardly built, with nooks and crannies that are deeper or different shapes than the rest of your living room.
Use this to your advantage by picking furniture that fits well, even in the trickiest of spaces.
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rikki snyder
To really add some height to a living room corner (and plenty of green), add a potted tree. Look for dwarf varieties that are hardy to changes in moisture and temperature, don't need tons of sun, and include some interesting foliage to boot.
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rikki snyder
Another match-made-in-living-room-corner-heaven is the corner bar. Add a cabinet or two, a wine fridge, and a few shelves to get the living room bar of your dreams, and get ready to throw a party.
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Many living room corners often contain windows. It's important to highlight living room windows—they're great sources of natural light and they can offer a lovely view into the world outside. To show off a window in a corner, use high-quality curtains in a pattern that meshes well with the rest of the space.
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rikki snyder
If you're tight for space, or just want another spot to work on a puzzle or take a quick bite, add in a small table and set of chairs.
To finish off the look, add a simple statement light and a large piece of art or two.
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> Decorative elements > Corner decor - why is it so important? 75 photos of ideas from designers
Nowadays, empty corners are an irrational use of free space. Therefore, in order to prevent the abyss of free meters, it is necessary to properly organize the decor of the corners.
When decorating corners, it is very important to maintain a balance in order to use the place not only in terms of practicality, but also to make it a beautiful element of the interior. nine0003
Floor vases
One way to make a corner of a room beautiful without too much effort is to place a floor vase.
However, in this case, you need to learn certain nuances, so the larger the area of the corner, the more voluminous the vase will be required, if this is not enough, then you can add a couple of smaller vases to it.
You should not decorate the corner with a low vase, with the exception of wide round vases.
If a vase has an interesting shape, bright colors or spectacularly painted, then it is not necessary to fill it with something, it is beautiful in itself. nine0003
But it is better to fill an inexpressive vase with stylish contents, for example, bamboo, reeds, spruce branches, original twigs, herbarium or artificial flowers, as in the photo of the decor of the corners.
A wicker basket or bulky glassware decorated with pebbles or shells can successfully replace a vase. This unusual design decision will make the corner the highlight of the room.
Pot stands
A beautiful planter with a large and bright flower looks quite advantageous in the corner. Moreover, the more free space, the larger the plant should be.
So, for example, if the decor of the corner in the room may look like this, in the corner there is a beautiful glass or wrought iron stand, on which there are beautiful pots with plants, the central place among them will be occupied by a palm tree.
It is important to take into account that the rack model must match the style of the interior of the room. Especially effectively this design will emphasize the rustic style and eco style. nine0003
Floor lamps
Traditionally, floor lamps are placed in the corner, but you can make the classics more interesting if you put 2 symmetrical lighting fixtures.
This option is not only visually attractive, but also functional, as it additionally illuminates the room, emphasizing style and setting accents.
Mirrors
The most interesting decoration of a wall corner is the use of a mirror, which can be used to change the perception of space, expand or lengthen the room. nine0003
When using mirror surfaces as decor, it is not necessary to hang the whole mirror, two narrow mirror strips are enough, which are mounted at the junction of both walls.
You can also put a floor mirror in the corner or install a screen with mirrors.
In this case, care must be taken to ensure that the mirror structure is well fixed.
The mirror corner can be completed with a beautiful floor lamp or spotlights. nine0003
Gallery
You can include family photos in beautiful frames in the decor of the corners of the apartment. A great option to decorate the corner with a three-dimensional picture.
Pendants
Quite rarely, such a design technique as ceiling pendants is used in decorating a corner. However, this is one of the most effective ways to decorate a corner space.
Create an original design in the interior of the hallway allows a light fixture hanging low from the ceiling with an unusually shaped lampshade. nine0003
Curly flowers can also be used as a hanging decoration.
Console
Decorating the corners with decor, includes not only beautiful objects, but also the functional use of free space, in this case a console can be an ideal option.
The most successful solution is the corner console model, with its help you can fill the corner with the necessary things, besides, such a corner will look great. nine0003
Table
The corner of the room will look luxurious if you put an elegant, small table in it, and on it a vase of flowers or a framed photograph.
Moreover, such a design solution will not only make the corner beautiful, but also functional, because you can leave your gadget or unread book on the table.
And if a table with drawers, then this is just a godsend, because all sorts of little things can be stored in the drawers, like a bunch of keys. nine0003
Armchair
Turn an ordinary corner into a pleasant place to relax by placing a chair in it. However, this will require a high chair or hang a mirror on the wall above the back so as not to violate the proportions.
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The problem is that in an ordinary room there are four of them, and in non-standard rooms there are more. Options when the furniture is placed close to the walls, closing the corner, or leaving it empty, look uncomfortable, as if the tenants moved in hastily and still have not had time to settle down. Therefore, it is better to soften at least one of the corners with some smooth forms: an armchair, a flower in a pot, a floor vase, a piano, finally. This was done two centuries ago, and now, especially since such techniques for decorating the corner of an apartment are very simple to implement. But there are also new ideas for the design of corners, creating a vivid impression of the volume of the room as a whole. nine0003
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And yet there are several options when installing furniture in the corner of the room is justified. For example, a corner fireplace suggests a convenient sector location near a heat source with good views of the flame from all sides.
Desks are often placed in the corner: the name “work corner” speaks for itself. Sitting with our backs to the space of the room, we are less distracted from business.
Advice: When arranging furniture in the corners, it is worth remembering that you can’t sit at the table with four people, only two. You can get out of bed only in one direction, and you can’t open the closet door in the corner of the room “from the heart”. nine0200
Herman Studio
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Here is an example in the photo: the placement of wall panels with a slight bevel made it possible to organize an additional shelf for decoration. On occasion, a vase with a bouquet of impressive size will fit perfectly there.
Cassidy Hughes Interior Design
Rikki Snyder
Groundswell Design Group Inc.
Playing with reflection
Mirrors can change the impression of a room, make it visually deeper, wider, more interesting, especially in a small space.
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One option is a mirror cabinet in the corner. Just like a mirror, it visually enriches the volume of the room. The volume of the cabinet itself at the same time seems insignificant.
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Suzette Sherman Design
Window with a view
A window along one corner wall creates an interesting visual effect that changes the impression of space. And in terms of the complexity of execution, this option is much simpler than the angular articulation of glass planes. However, if there is only one window in the room, you should not corner it during the redevelopment process. nine0003
Idea: Glazed corner offers a panoramic view. Agree, such a lively picture will beat the corner much more actively and more interesting than a simple junction of window profiles!
David Michael Miller Associates
Sliding the Entrance
The doorway, arranged almost close to the corner, eliminates the need to put anything there.
The most advantageous option is the portal - a wide open opening. It enriches the corner space in two adjoining rooms, opening up the perspective of the neighboring interior. nine0003
NEEDBASED inc.
Playing with geometry
In an interior with protruding pylons or air ducts, you can create a furniture composition that plays with the complex geometry of the wall. Look at the kitchen shown in the photo: the ledge is played here quite interestingly and rationally. It is disguised by the storage system. This technique works well in a modern interior, which is characterized by high functionality.
Daria Kharitonova
Adrienne DeRosa
Significant Homes LLC
By tradition
The corner is a great opportunity to try rearranging the furniture and create a more interesting composition - for example, with the same chair or a small table.
A very rational idea is to put a shallow cupboard there (say, a bookcase). And only then - an armchair and a lamp, creating a small and cozy corner for reading or playing at home.
VVDesign
Projectorstudio
Distract
If you don't plan to put any furniture in or near a corner, try to visually divert attention. For example, colorful wallpapers visually smooth corners. And long curtains soften them. The effect will be more expressive if the curtain mounts are hidden behind a solid cornice that hides the fasteners.
Arthur McLaughlin & Associates, Inc.
Indie Style Interiors
Corner decor
Smooth corner and any decorative detail: sculpture, vintage suitcases or a flower in a pot. For plants, it is important that the corner is not the darkest, and the flower itself is shade-tolerant. First of all, these are all ferns and creepers, as well as ficuses, dieffenbachia, fittonia, alocasia, aspleniums, scindapsus, arrowroot and orchids.
