Instead of floating furniture, try floating fixtures, like this sink! The extra room allows you to include some of those smaller pieces throughout your home. It also creates a trick of the eye illusion, how is it possible that sink works with such little space used?!?
Here's one (and you can get it in single-hole):
http://www.duravit.com/website/homepage/products/product_overview/series/vero.com-en.html/p-94137
:) Rhoda