The soft curvature of cushions and striking upholstery colors balance the linear sofa profiles, while robust tripod bases give the tables and stool a jaunty appearance.

WSJ: Design & Decorating: Barber Osgerby's Idiosyncratic Interiors

The heroic figures are white doors and windows, and tables, chairs, a piano and a sofa.

ECONOMIST: The mysterious paintings of Vilhelm Hammershoi

The six tables were covered in plastic to protect the tablecloth (my mother did that with her prize sofa).

FORBES: Editor's Note