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PHOTOS BY CHRISTY KOSNIC, DESIGNER
Spending so much time at home in the past 18 months has forced a lot of homeowners to reevaluate their space.
“Once the pandemic hit and we were working from home full time, I wanted it to be a better work-from-home space,” said a local homeowner who owns a small, one-bedroom condo in Del Ray.
“So that meant things like adding an accent wall to be something more interesting to look at during Zoom calls, and cutting into my kitchen’s drywall to make more shelving, which makes cooking from home much easier,” she said.
Working with designer Basma Masood, owner of Basma Interiors, the homeowner renovated her small condo to add color and functionality. “We’ve all been inside homes that feel either cramped or too vacant. I didn’t want that. With small spaces, to make them really livable, everything must be ‘just-so.’”
See the 'before' photo here:
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