Putting room in the living room

There are dozens of dead corners and shy pockets in which to store your stuff, says Kya de Longchamps

THE living room is a hard pressed area of the home, traversed by all sorts of familial creatures, from marauding teenagers and spring-loaded toddlers, to exhausted adults who simply want to reach for the remote and flop into an obliging chair.

Chaotic surroundings do not lend themselves to relaxation. Even worse, those ‘reception’ rooms perform as a showcase of your lifestyle for guests — expected or otherwise. Heaving with detritus, this multi-purpose workhorse is never going to satisfy. Let’s get that storage in order.