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The Half Yard Behind My Bedroom Door I Ignored for a Year - corners & nooks
Corners & Nooks

The Half Yard Behind My Bedroom Door I Ignored for a Year

Every swinging door leaves a sliver of wall behind it that nothing can go against. Mine sat empty until I stopped thinking…
Turning a Bay Window Into Somewhere You Actually Sit - corners & nooks
Corners & Nooks

Turning a Bay Window Into Somewhere You Actually Sit

My bay window looked like a furniture showroom for two years before anyone sat in it. The fix had less to do…
The Landing Halfway Up the Stairs Was Just a Turn Until I Gave It a Reason to Exist - corners & nooks
Corners & Nooks

The Landing Halfway Up the Stairs Was Just a Turn Until I Gave It a Reason to Exist

The small square landing where my staircase turns sat bare for over a year. I tried three approaches before finding one that…
The Triangle Under the Stairs: Three Tries Before It Held Anything Useful - corners & nooks
Corners & Nooks

The Triangle Under the Stairs: Three Tries Before It Held Anything Useful

My under-stairs space sat empty for a year because every shelf I bought was rectangular and the wall was not. Here is…
The Hallway That Dead-Ends Into Nothing Finally Has a Job - corners & nooks
Corners & Nooks

The Hallway That Dead-Ends Into Nothing Finally Has a Job

The far end of my hallway was just a wall for the first year, a place light did not reach and nothing…
The Corner Between the Couch and the Wall That Collected Nothing but Dust - corners & nooks
Corners & Nooks

The Corner Between the Couch and the Wall That Collected Nothing but Dust

A triangular gap between my couch arm and the corner of two walls sat empty for months. Furniture kept sliding off the…