A lot of the sofa beds on the market seem to be grey – which of course I’m quite happy with! – but there doesn’t seem to be huge amount of choice in terms of style, colour and shape. Because they need to hide a mattress and the mechanisms to pull it out, sofa beds seem to be clunky things with heavy bases. Finding a sofa bed that’s both stylish and affordable is hard! There are some ugly sofa beds out there. It might also allow me to get a bigger desk and a coffee table to display some books and magazines.īut. Then when guests do come to stay it can fold out to come a big bed. I love working on the laptop from the sofa in the living room, so I’d love a comfy corner in the home office to do the same. I’m looking for something that’s neat and compact, with a streamlined form and a simple silhouette. What I need is a minimalist sofa bed that fits into a small space. The Frode sofa by Innovation Living The Frode sofa bed has a simple form and comes with or without arms But – long story short – working from home everyday, I realised that I needed to prioritise my business and working life (over the few guests that rarely stay) and get rid of the bed in the spare room to gain a bit more room and a clearer headspace. When you work from home occasionally or at the weekends, you can make do with a tiny space, a small desk in the corner, maybe a stool tucked underneath to save space. I realised that my ‘home office’ didn’t feel like a home office, because it was still the spare room with a double bed taking up most of the space. By the end of the week I’m usually getting a bit of cabin fever and feel in need of a change of scene! I pack up my work and close the laptop, then go on to prepare dinner and relax in the same space. But that also means that I spend 90% of my week in the same one room downstairs. I feel less cut off and isolated than in a small room upstairs. I can spread all my stuff out on the dining table and the coffee machine is close to hand. It’s a bigger room it’s light, bright and a lovely space to spend time in. But I’ve actually found myself spending all my time working from the dining table in the kitchen the heart of the home. At the beginning when I decorated the room, yes. My desk is currently in the spare bedroom – the home office – but it’s not really a space I’ve ever really wanted to work in. It’s easy to blur the lines between business and pleasure when you live and work in the same space – you need to put in place a few boundaries so you can mentally and physically split the two, and switch off completely when you need to. I had a bit of a revelation at the end of last year when I was evaluating how I could better improve my work/life balance as someone who works from home. London’s best interiors bloggers, Ideal Home, February 2017 Inspiration worth following: four Instagrammers to follow, Grazia magazine, April 2019 Top 10 UK Interior Design Blogs, Vuelio, September 2018 and 2019
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With a background in architecture, Cate also works with homeowners to bring calm and clarity to their interior spaces, with simple solutions that can evolve with them – from full makeovers to furniture sourcing.Ĭ is your design resource for calm, simple interiors with a focus on sustainability and soul #thesimpleeveryday An introvert through and through, Cate is fascinated with how our homes can become our inner sanctuaries, soothing our souls and uplifting our wellbeing.Ĭate has been named one of London’s best interior bloggers (Vuelio 2018 & 2019 and Ideal Home magazine) and has been featured in The Times, Grazia, House Beautiful, Enki magazine, Elle Decoration Denmark and Apartment Therapy. She set up her blog in 2011, sharing simple design for everyday living. Cate St Hill is an interiors writer, stylist and designer based in London.
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