Lofty Design

Text By Lauren Eberle / Photography by John O’hagan

With savvy, lofty design and creative vision, empty nesters discover super-sized style in a super-small space. 

1When Carol and David Williams decided to scale-down and move from their large South Carolina home into a cozy apartment, they knew a downsize this dramatic called for clever design and a few simple tricks. Carol chose a cathedral ceiling, full-sized windows, and vertical board and battens to send the eye up and make the space appear airy. Big, bold, beautiful art tricks the eye into thinking the space is larger than it is and helps break up the neutral wall tones.