DECORATING CORNERS

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Corner-ShelfFURNITURE TO FIT IN CORNERS

Corners are the most oft overlooked parts of a home when it comes to decorating.  Many times this is because they can be small or awkwardly shaped.  But in the last 20 years there has been a serious push in the interior design world to make the most of every part of the home, from the smallest of corners to the narrowest of mantles.

It used to be that if one thought of a corner decorating idea at all, it meant putting a side chair or a decorated basket up against the wall. Maybe a small circular table or a tall floor piece of art.  These days all sorts of furniture is being made to accommodate corner spaces:

  • Corner Bookshelves
  • Corner Knick Knack holders
  • Corner Desks
  • Corner TV Cabinets

DESIGN QUESTIONS

When decorating there are two main ways to go about tackling a particular room. The first question you want to ask yourself is “Do I want to draw guest’s attention to a particular point in the room?” The second question to ask yourself is “Am I just trying to fill a blank space (an unused corner) so that this part of the room does not look bare and forgotten?”

The answers to those questions will go a long way towards deciding how to decorate a particular area of the room.  Does the rest of your furniture face a corner and therefore you need to have it stand out? If this is the case and you are going to have a television in the room, consider a corner TV cabinet.  They can be plain, just a shelving unit for the TV and the various accessories like the DVR and the DVD player. Or they can be intricate, with lots of extra storage space or with detailed woodworking.

ART OR UTILITY?

Corner-BookcaseDo you want utilitarian or do you want a piece of art holding your television?  It is not necessary to match your décor of all your furniture items, but if you are including variation, make it a deliberate choice and don’t just select something because it meets the specs of the Television you need to hold.  There are far too many options out there for corner cabinets that you should never “settle” for one that is not your first choice.

Your corner can be decorated with a very utilitarian piece of furniture that most people often put up against walls or facing TV’s and that is a plush chair and ottoman.  Consider that combo as a focal point all its own. With a distinguished lamp, and a cozy throw, that could easily become your favorite part of the house.

CORNER TV CABINETS

Many designers are hiding their TV’s in cabinets that allow the television to pop up, like end of the bed pop up TV’s or storage unit TV’s. For these folks, corners of living rooms can be small oasis in the home, allowing for a quiet reflective mood as opposed to the Hang on the Wall 50 inch mounted flat screen TV’s that tend to make it look like the owner is preparing for a Superbowl party at any moment.

Corner-Wall-ShelfDesigners are savvy to the creative use of corner spaces, find your style and put that space to use for you in your home decorating plan.