For some people whose apartments come in those shoe box sizes that barely admit a bed, the big problem is whether or not you can fit all of your things inside without having to throw away some of them. If this isn’t problem enough, you’d also have to make sure that you’ll be living in a space that’s both comfortable and nice to look at. Don’t pack your bags and go home to mom and dad just yet. This might still be a miracle home waiting to materialize! Trust me, I’ve lived in my own little mouse hole, and I know just how Jerry must have felt! But no, size doesn’t matter. There’s still hope for you to achieve the space you’ve been salivating for! We will begin the list with the tiniest of spaces offered to humans and we’ll be moving up to the slightly more movement-friendly ones.
First on this Guinness list is the studio type of apartment that’s equipped with a room and a bathing area – yes, this one tops the list among the smallest and hardest to design. Because you might feel a tad bit closed up, the idea should be to offer a variety of spaces, no matter how small it may be. Don’t match the whole area. Instead find clever ways to give distinct divisions to it. You can divide your whole space by using screens. Most screens come in durable wooden frames having sheer light fabric to give the room that breezy feel while it suggests some privacy. You can scour yard sales in your locality or browse through flea markets to find screens on sale. Because if they’re not on sale, you might end up missing money for the rent!
If you’re out of luck finding screens, another viable idea would be to use fabric instead. It comes in a variety of colors and textures, and aside from providing privacy, the fabric screens you will have also make for very interesting design accessories! You can use poles or clotheslines to hang the fabric effectively. Most fabric shops usually offer discounts for their off-season items and you can bargain for cheaper buys. If you want to save more cash, you might want to try buying remnant fabric. To make your so-called curtains you need to sew all these small pieces together to create an eccentric-looking quilt! Place antique pins instead of new ones to give the living space a more homey twist to it. Find a fabric that can be versatile enough to allow you plenty of choices for home articles. After dividing your nook into a sleeping quarter, a dining area and a living space, its now time to shop for items to complement your newly furbished walls!
If you have a bigger apartment that has three or four separate bedrooms then decorating won’t be so hard. Although this can still pose some difficulty because you have to see to it that your kitchen, dining area and living room still blend in a way. It would probably be a good idea if you focus on a color scheme to connect these three separate spaces. To do this you must buy fabrics in complementing shades along with accessories with a similar motif to be able to pull it all together. For instance, I focused on black and white for my color theme. My dining area might contain a white dining table with an exquisite jar in a warm red color. To bring this color scheme to my living room area, which may have darker or lighter hues of red in it, I can place a couple of paintings with red frames that make them stand out against the wall. Having a sofa in red inevitably ties up the whole look in style!
If you have a minute space to decorate, you may easily feel hopeless about the whole idea, especially if you brought along a whole truckload of things! The key is to use practical yet nice storage items like wicker baskets which hold your stuff and double as side tables as well. You can keep using these storage baskets even if you have to move to a bigger pad later on.
Remember, a little ingenuity and a small space makes for a very interesting combination!
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