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introduction
Spaces for Living is about the way we live now. Dual-purpose rooms and open-plan layouts mean that the walls have come down between formal and informal parts of the house, between friends and family, and, as increasing numbers of people work from home for at least part of the time, between our social and professional lives. It's a more relaxed way of living but often a more pressured Ufe - widi space and time at a premium, houses must not only look good, but make optimum use of the available space and be easy to live in. We are both working mothers with busy lives: we have offices at home, enjoy entertaining and family life, and have ever-growing demands for good storage solutions. Yet we also want to live in houses that reflect our personalities.
The houses, flats and studios ¦
featured in this book are all real
homes, and every photograph reflects a real answer to the dilemmas presented when decorating today. Some of the