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Interior designers have relied on it for centuries, and it still works better than almost anything: put a mirror in a room, and the room feels bigger. It's not magic; it's light and reflection doing exactly what our eyes are easily fooled by. And the clever modern version isn't hanging more mirrors on the wall; it's letting your furniture do the...

The bedroom has quietly become the hardest-working room in many homes. It's where we sleep, of course, but it's also increasingly where we work, exercise, read, and retreat when the rest of the house is busy. For anyone in a flat, a house-share, or simply a home without a spare room, the bedroom often has to be three rooms in one. The challenge ...

Shopping for a larger sofa, you'll quickly meet two words that seem to mean the same thing: modular and sectional. Both describe sofas made of more than one piece, both promise flexibility, and plenty of retailers use the terms almost interchangeably. So is there a real difference, or is it just jargon? There is a difference, and it's worth unde...