Whether it may be for social distancing or working from home, people can feel uncomfortable when they stay within a small space for too long. Here are some tips from designer Azby Brown on how to adapt to living in narrow and movement restricting spaces:
Change up your windows and place some decorations around them. Changing up what you see can help make you feel like you are not stuck indoors. If you need a space for undisturbed conference or video calls, you may create a little corner to serve as your “window to the outside world,” giving you a sense of freedom. Selecting suitable colors for your walls and ceilings can help make the space feel bigger. Also, the installation of mirrors and the planning of high and low-level furnishings can create the illusion of added depth in the space.
友善讓你懂 │ 解說
不論是居家防疫、或是在家遠距工作，長時間待在小空間裡很可能會感到壓迫不舒服。設計師Azby Brown針對如何適應狹窄、而活動空間有限的隔離生活，提出了以下幾點建議：
換掉窗框，並且在窗戶旁放置一些裝飾品。視覺上的煥然一新能讓你覺得自己沒有被關起來。需要不受打擾地進行電話或視訊會議的話，可以佈置一個專屬小角落，這個地方會讓人擁有「對外聯絡」的自由感。選擇合適的牆壁及天花板的顏色，能讓空間看起來更大。而裝設鏡子以及規劃高低層次的擺設，則可以令人產生空間感加深的錯覺。
英語帶著走│ 學習
長時間待在家中，透過Interior design（室內設計）的概念來調整室內陳設，運用change（更換）、create（打造）、select（選擇）等手段方法來改變氣氛，可以幫助我們舒服度過「宅在家」的時光：
※ 例句：
The interior decoration of their new house cost them a fortune.
新家的室內裝潢花了他們一大筆錢。