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                                     DESIGNER TRICKS TO MAKE A SMALL SPACE


                                     appear larger








                                 by Kathryn Weber         use a single color generously.  feel taller; it makes your eye  crowded. On the floor, use  Keep your furniture pulled
                                                          The color that usually pops  move upward, creating a look  the same neutral tone from  away from the walls for more
                                          ith the tiny house  to  mind  is  white,  and  that’s  of spaciousness.   the walls and opt for a small  space to walk and for the eye
                                          movement gaining  the color that really opens up                 pattern or simple texture to  to see.
                                 Wmomentum, the  a space. It’s trending now too.  FURNISHING FOR SPACE     add  interest.  Oddly,  having
                                 movement toward space- But it’s important to follow   In a small space, watch your  one or two large pieces in   SIZEABLE ACCESSORIES
                                 saving rooms and homes is  some color guidelines for  arms and legs. Go with a glass  a small space can sometimes   For more size-worthy
                                 clearly growing. But whether  making your room seem large. coffee and end tables on tall  make it seem larger, so don’t  options, opt for larger
                                 you want to hitch up your   Opt for all one color that  legs or chairs with open legs  be afraid to add one or two  accessories. When you see
                                 home and haul it around the  is light so your room expands  you can see beneath. Both  pieces that are large.   multiple  small  items,  your
                                 country, or you simply want  visually. Or, use different  keep your space looking and             room will look cluttered and
                                 to make the most of your  shades within the same color  feeling open and airy. Opt for   BIG ANGLE  small, like the accessories.
                                 small space, there are designer  family, but keep the contrast  armless chairs (slipper chairs)   One designer trick that  Look, too, for a few statement
                                 tricks  that  can  fool  your  eye  down. This also applies  and sofas that have small  really  opens  up  a  room  is  pieces of artwork with strong
                                 so that your space not only  to curtains and drapes. By  arms. Rolled arms attract  to place an item diagonally  coloring.  This dynamic  look
                                 looks larger, but it lives that  selecting a drape that’s solid  your eye and creep out into  to the doorway that captures  in an oversized picture, for
                                 way too.                 and in the same color family  valuable floor space. The same  your attention. By stretching  instance, makes the room
                                                          as your wall paint, you’ll keep  is true in a dining area.  your vision across the room,  seem more commanding,
                                       COLOR FIRST        the look unified and that keeps   Select chairs without arms  the space seems larger. Try  and that always makes it look
                                   Color is the first tool for  your space looking and feeling  or whose  arms are small  angling furniture here, too,  larger.   n
                                 making your space look and  larger. For hanging drapes,  enough that the chairs can  such as a club chair. Having
                                 live larger. How so? One of  place  them  high  up  on  the  be pushed under the table to  a chair on an angle makes the   © 2019 Distributed by
                                 the best ways to do this is to  wall to help make the ceiling  keep the room from feeling  eye  sweep  from  side  to  side.  Tribune Content Agency, LLC.



                                                      PASTA WITH SPRING AND SUMMER VEGETABLES



                  DIRECTIONS            separate batches in the saucepan of                              INGREDIENTS
                                        salted boiling water, boil each of
           Bring both a large pot of unsalted  the  vegetables for  1  minute  in  the   •  2 tablespoons extra-  •  2 cups good-quality   •  1 cup 1-inch pieces   •  1 cup shelled fresh
        water and a medium saucepan of  saucepan. As each vegetable is done,   virgin olive oil  canned vegetable stock   fresh green beans  peas or canned frozen
                                                                                                                                        petite peas
                                                                                                or broth
        lightly salted water to a boil.  remove it with a wire skimmer, rinse   •  1 cup cherry tomatoes,         •  12 stalks asparagus,
           Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in  under cold running water until cool,   stems removed  •  1/4 cup finely shredded   tough ends snapped off   •  12 ounces dried pasta
        a heavy medium-sized skillet over  drain well, and transfer to a bowl.  •  Kosher salt  fresh basil leaves  and discarded, stalks cut   strands such as
                                                                                                                                        bucatini or spaghetti
                                                                                                                    into 2-inch pieces
        medium-high heat. When the oil is hot   Add all the vegetables to the sauce,                                                    or bite-sized shapes
        enough to shimmer slightly and flow  and stir well to heat them through.   •  Freshly ground black   •  1 tablespoon bottled   •  1 cup thinly sliced   such as bowties,
                                                                                                pureed roasted garlic
        freely when the skillet is tilted, add the  Keep warm.              pepper                                  carrots             torchio or penne
        cherry  tomatoes. Leave  the tomatoes   As soon as the large pot of water   •  1/4 cup chopped fresh   •  Crushed red pepper   •  1 cup broccolini cut into   •  1/4 cup freshly grated
        undisturbed until they start to blister,  comes to a boil, salt the water. Add the   Italian parsley  flakes  1-inch pieces     Parmesan, optional
        1 to 2 minutes. Then, stir them gently,  pasta, and cook until al dente, tender
        season lightly with salt and pepper, and  but still slightly chewy, following the
        leave about 30 seconds longer. Remove  manufacturer’s suggested cooking
        from the heat.                  time.
           In a blender, combine 1 cup of the   Drain the pasta and, while it’s still
        vegetable stock with the tomatoes, the  slightly dripping, stir it into the sauce
        parsley, 2 tablespoons of the basil, and  until well coated. Remove the pan
        the roasted garlic. Blend until pureed.  from the heat and, if you like, stir in
           Transfer the mixture to a  the Parmesan.
        saucepan, and add the remaining    To serve, divide the pasta and
        vegetable stock, a small or large pinch  vegetables among four large warmed
        of red pepper flakes to taste, and salt  serving plates or pasta bowls. Garnish
        and  pepper  to  taste.  Bring  to  a  boil  each serving with the remaining
        over high heat, then reduce the heat to  shredded basil and, if desired,
        medium and simmer briskly, stirring  some Parmesan. Serve immediately.
        occasionally,  until the liquid reduces  Serves 4.   n
        and  the sauce  thickens  slightly,  5  to
        7 minutes.                          © 2019 Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc.
           While the sauce reduces, in   Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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