Steph's choice: OPEN-PLAN LIVING

Be imaginative with the layout in a small flat or large one-level apartment to make the most of your space

- LISA FAZZANI

While flowing, light-filled open spaces might be the dream, open-plan living can be a challenge when it comes to arranging furniture and getting the decor right.

Link with colour

Keeping a common colour palette across the scheme and using similar patterns and textures is an easy way of creating visual continuity and helps to draw the eye from space to space for a more seamless feel.

A COHESIVE DESIGN THROUGHOUT ENSURES THAT AN OPEN-PLAN SPACE DOESN'T FEEL DISJOINTED