This Designer's 'Almost Tent-Like' Pattern-Drenched Living Room Proves More is More in Small Spaces – IF You Get the Layout Right

A striped living room with traditional fireplace, large artwork box hiding a TV, a small pink armchair with a leopard print pillow and a series of eclectic side tables in the bay window and alcove.

At first glance, this West London living room feels like a maximalist fever dream – stripes climbing the walls, layered prints, color at every turn. And yet, it manages to read as calm, cohesive, even restful.

Designed by Phoebe Hollond of Studio Hollond for her own home as a snug for both entertaining and everyday family life, it proves a small living room can absolutely take more, not less. As Phoebe puts it, 'I always want a space to feel joyful and lived-in rather than overly polished.'