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DECORATE A SMALL APARTMENT
DECORATING TIPS FOR THE SMALL APARTMENT
Furnishing a small apartment can be challenging because the space you have to work with is limited. Regardless of the size of the home, you want to fit everything in. We help you maximize your square meters.
START FROM YOURSELF AND THE CONDITIONS OF THE HOME
Begin by considering the conditions that exist in the home. Whether it's a studio apartment of 30 square meters with an alcove to furnish or a larger studio apartment of 40-45 square meters, there are many great tips and ideas to help you create the apartment of your dreams.
When living in a small apartment, it is important to consider yourself. Start by setting a priority order regarding sofa, bed, and dining groups. What is most important to you?
If you are a person who loves to have guests and dinner parties, we recommend prioritizing a dining group with space for many. If you prefer to relax and enjoy long sleep-ins, make sure you have room for a large bed with a lovely headboard and one or two bedside tables beside the bed. If you prioritize a large bed over a large dining area, a drop-leaf table or a round table with an extension leaf is optimal for creating a small and practical dining area that can easily be folded up when you have visitors and down when you need more space in the apartment.
If movie nights and cozy series marathons on the sofa are an important part of your daily life, invest in a lovely modular sofa with a matching coffee table decorated with lit candles to complete the style and increase coziness.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE THE APARTMENT LOOK BIGGER?
There are a few different tricks you can use to make your apartment or a specific room in your home feel larger than it is. The first tip can be found in the choice of wall color. Light colors like white and light beige that almost lean towards yellow are very good at reflecting daylight, which helps to brighten the room and make it feel larger. It's not just light colors like beige, white, and yellow shades that make the room feel larger; in fact, both cool blue and green shades have the same effect.
In many smaller apartments, there is a limited number of windows. To compensate for the light intake, we recommend not only having mirrors in the hallway and bathroom but also furnishing the living room with mirrors to create an illusion of space. Above the sofa is a perfect spot for a mirror along with other decorations like paintings and photo frames. If there is space for a console table, which can function as a desk for studying or working from home, it is also nice to put up a mirror here to further brighten the space and simultaneously use the desk as a vanity table.
CURTAINS FROM FLOOR TO CEILING
Another trick to make the apartment feel larger is to create space by using curtain rails that are attached to the ceiling. Hang up light, bright curtains that run from ceiling to floor. Light curtains make the impression in the home brighter while it feels like the ceiling height increases. Use finger hooks to get the curtain all the way up to the ceiling to hide the curtain rail and utilize every centimeter of ceiling height.
HOW SHOULD YOU THINK WHEN FURNISHING A SMALL APARTMENT?
Start by asking yourself what your needs are and dare to prioritize them. What is important to you in a home? How do you want your home to function?
When moving to a new apartment, many people often want to settle in, but a tip is to try to imagine how you think you will want to use your home from the beginning and what is most important to you so you know how to furnish it. One of the many advantages of furniture is that you can easily rearrange it to get a new feeling. As long as you invest in the furniture you like, there is a chance that you will want to keep the furniture for many years to come.
SMART AND PRACTICAL HALLWAY STORAGE
In small apartments, the hallway is often cramped or you come directly into the kitchen. In these smaller hallways, smart storage is a must. For those who like order and have a little extra space, we recommend a hallway bench with storage. A perfect place to store shoes, hats, and gloves. If you have space, we always recommend a hat shelf – it not only provides extra storage but also becomes a nice detail on the wall. If the space is smaller, a hook list, hooks, or a clothes hanger are excellent alternatives. The clothes hanger fits just as well in the hallway as by the bed, perfect for the bathrobe or cardigan. A full-length mirror in the hallway gives both a luxurious and inviting feel, while also being practical for a final check before you go out.
INVEST IN MULTIFUNCTIONAL FURNITURE
Use the extra chair as a nightstand or the bar stool as a pedestal and create a unique impression in the apartment. Investing in multifunctional furniture has many advantages!
- You save floor space by having the same piece of furniture serve multiple functions.
- The economic perspective – buy one piece of furniture instead of two that perform the same task.
- The apartment becomes minimalist and you don't have to worry about it feeling over-furnished.
A SOFA TO GROW WITH
We believe it is important to invest in a sofa that you truly love, but that can also be taken with you and grow with you in your next home, minimizing limitations regardless of the size of the residence.
Our absolute best tip for those who live in a small space and are looking for a deep sofa that can be expanded when moving to a larger home is a modular sofa. A modular sofa gives you flexibility and a luxurious feel.
KEEP IT MINIMALISTIC AND SIMPLE
It is easy to both over-decorate and over-furnish a small home, which can make it feel cramped and cluttered. Avoid this by keeping it minimalistic and simple. Buy furniture that is adapted for a small apartment. When choosing decorations for the apartment, focus on a few that are allowed to take up space and stand out a bit, and try to avoid unnecessary items that make the home look cluttered.
MAKE USE OF THE WALLS
There comes a point when the floor space is limited, it is then perfect to use the walls. For example, a shelf in the kitchen is the perfect storage for cookbooks, kitchen equipment, and other decorative items. Hooks and hook rails serve their purpose not only in the bathroom, hallway, and bedroom, but also in the kitchen for hanging towels, utensils, and aprons.
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