Playing music, drinking coffee, reading books? We all have our own little spaces and corners for these activities to achieve mental peace.  Here are 5 ways to make your own space comfortable at home.

Empty corners at home can be made into loveable spaces with simple techniques. One doesn’t need to specifically buy new furniture but can enhance the atmosphere with a little décor renovation to make space for your favorite activities. Below are some great tips to spice up  that empty corner:

Flying shelvesThese are easy to add to any corner and come in different sizes, shapes, colors, numbers and angles. It could be used for a library or to simply put your favorite photo frames with small showcase pieces, souvenirs from you can add them to your corners in different sizes, numbers and colours. These could also be used to put plates and decorative tea cups when placed in the dining room. Paint brushes, colors, handcrafter art or teddy bears can also be on these shelves in the kids’ bedrooms.

Coffee Corner

This is a great idea for coffee lovers who make time in the day to sip a pot of hot coffee in peace. A corner coffee station can be made to avoid the constant trips to the kitchen and also not disrupt the décor of your home. The idea of making a coffee station inside your living room makes your home stylish. One could just place a side table with a coffee pot and add a few biscuits and crackers to juice up tea time! The same corner can also be changed to be a mini bar in times of need.

A Reading Corner


Most people have a reading hobby that also calms down then and transports them to an imaginary land filled with stories and characters. To dive deeper into the book, one needs to create a zone in their homes. An empty corner can be that zone for the vivacious reader and also serve the purpose of redecorating your home. Put in your comfortable chair and a side table with a favorite drink and you’re good to go!

Green Corner

Make some green space in your home to refurbish the oxygen content in your home. Green, the color of life, renewal, nature, and energy, is associated with meanings of growth, harmony, freshness, safety, fertility, and environment. Adding plants to the home atmosphere also gives people a refreshing and healing feeling. You could also add a small aquarium with a gold fish or two with plants around it to make it look beautiful adding colorful vibes to home space.

Music Corner

Placing musical instruments in empty corners brightens up the atmosphere for everyone at home, especially music lovers. If you’re not a musician one could always place a fancy Bluetooth speaker that come in fancy shapes and sizes these days as well to add music to your living space. You could also use the space to build a shelf to display old records, CDs and cassettes. Have a quick dance off with your partner!

The music corner, reading and a green corner could also be mixed up in the same space.

Spaces at your home have no end and so do the ideas to decorate them.

Let us know how you decorated your home and how these tips worked out!


Written by Maha Abd Elkafi