You’ve heard the old trick a hundred times: “Paint a room a light color to make it look bigger.” Well, it depends on the space and you may not like light colors. There are other stylistic, practical ways to trick the eye while maintaining a unique design.

Here at The WHOLE Place, horizontal lines feature prominently in many of our designs to create both sweeping wide angles and functional assets. Horizontal lines help bring the inside and outside together by tying the windows inside a room together with the views outside.

It’s not just about making spaces feel wider though, using horizontal lines in design can also make a space feel taller. Trim around walls near the top of a room can create more volume, and make the ceiling feel as its melting away from a room instead of compressing against it.

But what’s good design if it isn’t functional? Reinterpreting the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright, the floating shelf has found its way into many of our projects at The WHOLE Place. These floating shelves enhance open space, as well as giving a home’s inhabitants a place to accent their belongings… like these little birds. Talk about connecting your built space with your planet!

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