House,2,HomeDesign&Decor,3,4,5,6,7,HowaarchitectinHKcopewithhistightspace?,8,DecoratingTips,9,LivingRooms,Establishthefocalpointoftheroomandarrangefurniturearoundit.Itcanbeanexistingfeaturesuchasafireplaceorwindow,orsomethingyoubringintotheroomsuchasatelevision.Usethefurnituretocreateconversationareas.Peopleshouldbeabletocomfortablytalktoeachotherwithoutstrainingtheirnecksorshouting.Dontforgetabouttrafficflow.Leaveenoughroomforpeopletowalkaroundfurnituresotheycaneasilygetfromonesideoftheroomtoanother.,10,Bookshelves,Usebothhorizontalandverticalstacksofbookstocreatesomediversityintheshelvingunit.Considersortingthembycolorand/orsizetocreateacohesivelook.Ifthespinesofyourbooksaredamagedorunattractiveconsidercoveringtheminpaperorfabrictomakethemlookcleanerandprettier.,11,CoffeeTable,Books,flowers,andadecorativeobjectaretheusualpiecesyoullfindonacoffeetable.Feelfreetousethem.Itshardtogowrongwiththeclassics.Tryusingitemsallonecolorbutgiveitinterestbyvaryingeithertheshadeorthetexture.Thinkaboutincludingasmalldecorativeboxtostoreremotes.Itwilllookgoodandeveryonewillalwaysknowwheretofindthem.,Womenwritersrooms,13,VirginalWoolf:aroomofonesown,AllIcoulddowastoofferyouanopinionupononeminorpoint-awomanmusthavemoneyandaroomofherownifsheistowritefiction,14,Whatistheroom?,materialroomtohavearoomofherown,letaloneaquietroomorasound-proofroomimmaterialroomsomethingwomen(alsomen)shouldbeawareof,suchasindependence,freedom,equality,privacy,andcreativity,enrichingtheirlifeandarousingtheirunderstandingabout“whotheyare”and“whattheycando”,15,Whyshouldwomanhavea“room”?,TakeJaneAustenasanexample:Ifawomanwrote,shewouldhavetowriteinthecommonsitting-room.JaneAustenwrotelikethattotheendofherdays.Howshewasabletoeffectallthis,hernephewwritesinhisMemoir,issurprising,forshehadnoseparatestudytorepairto,andmostoftheworkmusthavebeendoneinthegeneralsitting-room,subjecttoallkindsofcasualinterruptions.Shewascarefulthatheroccupationshouldnotbesuspectedbyservantsorvisitorsoranypersonsbeyondherownfamilyparty.(JamesEdwardAusten-Leigh:MemoirofJaneAusten)Oneofanswersmaybewomenhardlyhaveprivatespaces,andmostofthemhavetocontributetotheirfamilies,evensomeonesimplywillingtobeawomanforthesakeofabandoningtheessentialrightswhichreallyprovethatitisself-evidentthatawomanisaperson.,16,JaneAusten,Notlongbeforeherdeath,JaneAustendescribedherwritingasbeingdonewithafinebrushonalittlebit(nottwoincheswide)ofivory.Hernovelsarenotminiatures,butshedidworkonasurfacenotsomuchbiggerthanthosetwoimaginedinchesofivory.Thisfragile12-sidedpieceofwalnutonasingletripodmustbethesmallesttableeverusedbyawriter,anditiswheresheestablishedherselfasawriterafteralongperiodofsilence.,17,CharlotteBronte,ThisistheroominHaworthParsonage,variouslyknownasthediningroom,thedrawingroomortheparlour,inwhichtheBrontsistersusedtowriteanddiscusstheirworkwitheachother.WhenthenovelistElizabethGaskell,Charlottesfriendandfuturebiographer,firstvisitedinSeptember1853,shewasstruckbyitsexquisitecleanlinessandneatness.IncontrasttothebleakcoldcoloursoftheYorkshiremoorsoutside,theroomlookedtheperfectionofwarmth,snugnessandcomfort,crimsonpredominatinginthefurniture.,18,VirginiaWoolf,VirginiaandLeonardWoolfboughttheirhouseinSussex,MonksHouseinRodmell,in1919,for700.Twoyearslater,shehadasmallwritingroominthegardenconstructedoutofawoodentoolshedbelowaloft.IthadbigwindowsandaviewoftheDownsacrosstoMountCaburn.Shewrotethereinthesummers,andlikeditverymuch,thoughitwasnotidealforconcentration.Shewasalwaysbeingdistracted-byLeonardsortingtheapplesoverherheadintheloft,orthechurchbellsatthebottomofthegarden,orthenoiseofthechildrenintheschoolnextdoor,orthedogsittingnexttoherandscratchingitselfandleavingpawmarksonhermanuscriptpages.Inwinteritwasoftensobitterlycoldanddampthatshecouldntholdherpenandhadtoretreatindoors.In1924theyputinanoilstore.Tenyearslater,thewritinglodge,asshecalledit,wasmoveddowntothefarendofthegarden,underthechestnuttreenexttotheflintchurchyardwall.Shewrotetherewithaboardonherlap(asherfather,LeslieStephen,usedtodo).Theybuiltalittlebrickpatioinfrontofthelodge,andonsummerevenings,visitorswouldcomeandsitandwatchtheextremelycompetitivegamesofbowlsbeingplayedonthelawn.,19,Housefromallovertheworld,20,Letsimagine,Ifyouhave1,000,000RMB(150,000dollars),whatkindofhousecanyougetintheworld.,21,ThishouseislocatedinthedowntownofBuenosAires,Argentina.Itissoldat149,000dollars,andithasbeendecorated,youcanmoveintoitassoonasyoubuyit.ThereisonlytwoblocksbetweenthishousewiththefamousColognetheatre.,22,ThisoneisinthecentralMoscow,itsequippedwithtwobedroomandtwobathroom.Youcanoweitwithonly152,000dollars,23,ThisfantasycottagewithadreaminggardenfivebedroomthreebathroomisinJeffreybayofSouthAfrica,anditisonly7milesawayfromabeachandaworldwideknownsurfingplace.Now,itcomestotheprice,only152,000dollars!,24,ThislovelyhousewithtwobedroomandabathroomisstandintheEmmanuelPortugal,anditisclosetotheViennacastle.Itissoldatapriceof150,000dollars.,Womenwritersrooms,by卜興蕾,26,VirginalWoolf:aroomofonesown,AllIcoulddowastoofferyouanopinionupononeminorpoint-awomanmusthavemoneyandaroomofherownifsheistowritefiction,27,Whatistheroom?,materialroomtohavearoomofherown,letaloneaquietroomorasound-proofroomimmaterialroomsomethingwomen(alsomen)shouldbeawareof,suchasindependence,freedom,equality,privacy,andcreativity,enrichingtheirlifeandarousingtheirunderstandingabout“whotheyare”and“whattheycando”,28,Whyshouldwomanhavea“room”?,TakeJaneAustenasanexample:Ifawomanwrote,shewouldhavetowriteinthecommonsitting-room.JaneAustenwrotelikethattotheendofherdays.Howshewasabletoeffectallthis,hernephewwritesinhisMemoir,issurprising,forshehadnoseparatestudytorepairto,andmostoftheworkmusthavebeendoneinthegeneralsitting-room,subjecttoallkindsofcasualinterruptions.Shewascarefulthatheroccupationshouldnotbesuspectedbyservantsorvisitorsoranypersonsbeyondherownfamilyparty.(JamesEdwardAusten-Leigh:MemoirofJaneAusten)Oneofanswersmaybewomenhardlyhaveprivatespaces,andmostofthemhavetocontributetotheirfamilies,evensomeonesimplywillingtobeawomanforthesakeofabandoningtheessentialrightswhichreallyprovethatitisself-evidentthatawomanisaperson.,29,JaneAusten,Notlongbeforeherdeath,JaneAustendescribedherwritingasbeingdonewithafinebrushonalittlebit(nottwoincheswide)ofivory.Hernovelsarenotminiatures,butshedidworkonasurfacenotsomuchbiggerthanthosetwoimaginedinchesofivory.Thisfragile12-sidedpieceofwalnutonasingletripodmustbethesmallesttableeverusedbyawriter,anditiswheresheestablishedherselfasawriterafteralongperiodofsilence.,30,CharlotteBronte,ThisistheroominHaworthParsonage,variouslyknownasthediningroom,thedrawingroomortheparlour,inwhichtheBrontsistersusedtowriteanddiscusstheirworkwitheachother.WhenthenovelistElizabethGaskell,Charlottesfriendandfuturebiographer,firstvisitedinSeptember1853,shewasstruckbyitsexquisitecleanlinessandneatness.IncontrasttothebleakcoldcoloursoftheYorkshiremoorsoutside,theroomlookedtheperfectionofwarmth,snugnessandcomfort,crimsonpredominatinginthefurniture.,31,VirginiaWoolf,VirginiaandLeonardWoolfboughttheirhouseinSussex,MonksHouseinRodmell,in1919,for700.Twoyearslater,shehadasmallwritingroominthegardenconstructedoutofawoodentoolshedbelowaloft.IthadbigwindowsandaviewoftheDownsacrosstoMountCaburn.Shewrotethereinthesummers,andlikeditverymuch,thoughitwasnotidealforconcentration.Shewasalwaysbeingdistracted-byLeonardsortingtheapplesoverherheadintheloft,orthechurchbellsatthebottomofthegarden,orthenoiseofthechildrenintheschoolnextdoor,orthedogsittingnexttoherandscratchingitselfandleavingpawmarksonhermanuscriptpages.Inwinteritwasoftensobitterlycoldanddampthatshecouldntholdherpenandhadtoretreatindoors.In1924theyputina