Furnishing a Small Apartment
How can I furnish my apartment in a space-saving way?
These tips may help you:
- Shop for versatile, multi-functional furniture! For example, sofa beds or folding tables and chairs
- Arrange your furniture smartly! For example, corner cabinets or corner shelves
- Choose the right colors! Opt for lighter shades, avoid patterned wallpaper, and add a few pops of color with furniture or decorative items.
- Use room dividers! For example, a bookshelf without a back panel or a panel curtain
- Avoid clutter! Create storage space! For example, a closet in the hallway that spans the full height and width of the wall, or a walk-in closet enclosed by sliding doors.
- Hang a wall mirror! Mirrors make the room look bigger!
- Make the most of your ceiling height! Choose shelves and cabinets that reach all the way to the ceiling. Store items you rarely use up top.
- Make the most of sloped ceilings! For example, have lowboards or shelves custom-cut to fit and place them under the sloped ceiling, or use clothes rods. Buy shelving units in different heights and arrange them in a staggered pattern under the sloped ceiling.
- Install wall cabinets in the kitchen! Store everything you don't need on a daily basis up high.
- Optimize storage space in your cabinets! Organize your cabinets perfectly with additional shelves, baskets, drawers, pant hangers, and more.
- Make the most of the space under the bed! For example, under-bed storage drawers
- If the ceiling height allows it, opt for a loft bed instead of a standard-height bed! This creates plenty of new space underneath for furniture.
- Decorate sparingly! Use decorative items sparingly! Small rooms, in particular, can quickly look cluttered and uninviting if you use too many decorations. Choose two or three focal points that catch the eye. If you love decorating, you can switch them out several times a year.