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6. Carve out an office. If your main living area also needs to double up as an office space, you’ll probably want to create a quieter working zone away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. In an open-plan layout, this can be difficult to do, but the beauty of a broken-plan design like this, with a glass wall dividing the space into two clear areas, is that you gain an extra room without cutting off light and garden views.

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