Boho in Small Homes: The UK Compact Style Report
Boho's reputation as a maximalist style is what makes it fail in small British homes, Furniture in Fashion's compact style analysis concludes. The style works in flats and terraced houses when it is delivered through texture rather than quantity, because rattan, jute, linen, cane and raw timber add depth without consuming floor area, while a high object count does the opposite. The report sets out the practical rules: choose furniture with visible floor beneath it on raised legs of 12 cm to 18 cm, keep the palette to a narrow warm neutral range so the eye reads material differences instead of colour differences, and take plants vertical rather than filling the floor with pots. It also covers which natural materials suit British damp and heating conditions, and why a single well placed mirror reflecting a window is the highest return decision available in a compact room....
