Heart Home magazine Issue 11 April 2014 | Page 41

Home for Now By Joanna Thornhill Even if yours is just a couple of old chairs and a makeshift coffee table in a corner, there’s no reason your seating areas shouldn’t be comfy and stylish. Forget the rules about matching furniture sets and the notion of spending hours in soulless out-oftown furniture depots. When you’re setting up a new home, be it your own or landlords, adopting a more fluid approach will allow you to create a far more interesting space, in a way that’s flexible to your finances. And after fees and deposits, it’s likely your funds will have taken a bit of a battering. Instead of a side table a storage cube with liftoff top provides a handy spot to store occasional items. 41