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In IKEA’s latest campaign, its furniture is renamed in honour of Sweden’s most common relationship woes. By offering its products as solutions to personal problems, it shifts its role from a picture-perfect furniture retailer to a brand with emotional purpose.

Interior design has an exclusive ring to it. It conjures up images of high-end designers sourcing the priciest of homeware products. Laurel & Wolf intends to change that perception with crowdsourced, collaborative and affordable designers. But could it really make interior design available to everyone?

Why are people choosing to spend more of their free time snuggling up on the sofa? How are urbanites making the most of their small living spaces? What kind of impact is Instagram having on decoration decisions? And how are we bringing greenery into our homes?