Design Dilemma

COMING AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE

Dealing with an oddly angled room when space is at a premium...

Most of us live within a collection of perfectly square boxes teaming with right angles and sharp corners. That is what we have come to expect in the places we call home. So, confronting a room with odd angles can be a daunting experience. Adding to the challenge is that most oddly angled or shaped rooms are found in cities where usable space and storage are at a premium.

When a condo came onto the market in the same building as they were currently renting, my clients, a banking executive and a classical musician, jumped on it. The space, a light filled corner unit in Boston's South End featured a rounded main exterior wall, tall ceilings and hardly a right angle to be found. With only one "closet", a sharply angled area open to the couple's bedroom, storage was going to be critical. Aside from a large collection of books and vinyl records, everyday storage for everything from paperwork and pillows to violins and violas was needed. And, in the middle of a pandemic with both client's working from home at their kitchen table, an additional workspace was important too.

By strategically cutting off the deepest corner of the room with a new custom shelving and storage unit, the space behind it can be accessed for storage of less often used items, like suitcases and extra bedding, while instruments and important documents can be stored up front.

The wrap around unit provides great space for concealed storage along its bottom and a built in workspace with an adjacent cabinet for pullout access to a printer, paper supplies and other gadgets which remain easily accessible and completely out of sight.

NOT ALL STORAGE IS CREATED EQUAL

Drawers designed specifically for compact disc and album storage save highly valued space and make them easy to identify and access.