Here are 9 small-space decorating lessons from this creative pro.
Repeating the same accent colors through multiple rooms is another winning strategy in a small space.
“The repetition creates an easy flow from one space to the next, Roche says.
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Make Artwork Blend
Agallery wallmakes an instant and impactful focal point.
In a small space, it’s important that individual art pieces flow together visually and read as cohesive.
The continuity comes from the colors in the artwork and the types of frames.
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The subtle flow from frame to frame keeps the installation from overwhelming the eye.
(Notice the pattern and color repeat on throw pillows in the adjacent living room.)
“My patterns aren’t crazy patternsthey are classic ones,” she says.
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Other patterns that can act as neutrals include abstract, irregular stripes and plaids.
They give a room structure but also fade into the background because of their regular, almost-geometric patterns.
Roche used the approach in her foyer, hangingwallpaperand doorway curtains in the same painterly stripe.
Credit:Brie Williams / Interior Design: Teresa Roche
Keep Window Treatments Simple
Heavy, elaborate window treatments can make a small room feel claustrophobic.
If you could forgo them altogether, do.
“I never hesitate to mix furniture from various time periods,” she says.
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“I buy what speaks to me.”
In her stairway, Roche hung a series of four paintings vertically to emphasize the height of the ceilings.
For stairwells, the negative space becomes as important as the art to me, she says.
Credit:Brie Williams / Interior Design: Teresa Roche
I dont like cluttered stairwells, so I dont want to see painting after painting.”
Credit:Brie Williams / Interior Design: Teresa Roche
Credit:Brie Williams / Interior Design: Teresa Roche
Credit:Brie Williams / Interior Design: Teresa Roche
Credit:Brie Williams / Interior Design: Teresa Roche
