Small Space Decorating Dos and Don'ts

Photo by: Simon Watson

Keep Proportion and Scale in Mind

Do: "Proportion and scale are vital," designer Todd Klein says. "You should have furniture made in the correct width, height, and depth for the scale of a room."

Don't: Select a supersize sofa. "For smaller rooms, I try to avoid anything over 36 inches deep," he says. "Better not to overpower a room with the steroid-injected, super-deep models made to fill titanic spaces in

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Photo by: Simon Watson

Keep Proportion and Scale in Mind

Do: "Proportion and scale are vital," designer Todd Klein says. "You should have furniture made in the correct width, height, and depth for the scale of a room."

Don't: Select a supersize sofa. "For smaller rooms, I try to avoid anything over 36 inches deep," he says. "Better not to overpower a room with the steroid-injected, super-deep models made to fill titanic spaces in McMansions."

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