If you have a reach-in closet standing empty or mostly ... laundry room. Shelves and a makeshift desk installed in a reach-in ...

We've all got a neglected corner or two in our homes crying out for a revamp. Compared to redoing a whole room, decorating ...

The alcove, in other words, is both apart from and integrated with the living room. The use of a sofa as a seating piece for diners enables the two spaces to be seen as related yet separate.

A DIY fanatic who was fed up with the boring alcove in her living room transformed it into a functional ... "I first built the frame for the desk & shelves and then used 300mm pine furniture ...