We spoke with designers who weighed in with their tried and true tips. And who knows, you may just end up loving a space more after getting creative with your pillar. After all, as designer Billy Ceglia says, “Pillars and columns in a space can really throw a wrench into a furniture layout, but sometimes they can be just the curveball a designer needs to think outside the box and create a special moment in an otherwise typical space.” Read on for some of our favorite well-executed pillar moments.