As anybody who has ever bought or rented a studio apartment will know, there is a distinct lack of space. With a living room, bedroom, and kitchen combined into one large room, you may struggle to find a way to decorate and organise the apartment. So, what can you do about it? Well, you can follow our simple tips for starters.
Focus On Your Furniture
As we have already discussed in a previous article, when you are struggling for space, you can solve the issue by rearranging your furniture. Rather than cramming everything together, you can be creative within your organisation. So, you could place your furniture into distinctive areas, with certain items placed within. Your bed could go directly against a wall to leave more space elsewhere, perhaps for a bedside table and chest of drawers. Your sofa can then be placed at the other side of the room, with any other furnishings to suit.
Alternatively, purchase a sofa bed, doubling up for functionality and giving you more space to play with elsewhere. On the other hand, if you would prefer to have both a sofa and a bed in the room, one doesn’t have to stand out like a sore thumb. You can mix or match the style of each, perhaps by using upholstery fabric to create the aesthetic choice you are going for. We recommend you check the ultimate guide to upholstery fabric to help you make sensible choices. Rugs, coffee tables, and other items of decoration can then be placed to suit the style you are going for, whether you compliment everything, or create distinctive styles in each part of the room.
Think About Colour
Colour can rejuvenate a small living space; all you need is your own creativity and imagination to help you get the look you are going for. So, you could paint, wallpaper, and adorn your walls with decor to match your tastes, whether you want to create the illusion of several rooms within one or match everything if you want everything to blend into one particular style.
Then use your furniture and decorative items to provide a balance. You could match the colour aesthetics in each area, or you could create a striking contrast to give each part of the room a bright visual pop, such as using brightly coloured furniture or fabric to focus places of interest.
Create Storage Space
You don’t have a lot of space to play with, but you don’t have to suffer a cluttered room as a result. For starters, don’t overload your room with furniture or ‘stuff.’ Focus on practicality and on what you need to live comfortably. For example, you could buy a bed or a sofa with its own storage space underneath, negating the need to purchase extra closets or drawers. You should also think vertically, putting up more shelves to hold your valuable items, rather than filling your room with cabinets or superfluous tables to display them. Your storage space can also separate your living quarters, perhaps with a large bookcase or a shelving unit to come between your sleeping and living areas, creating that illusion that you are moving from one room to another. Be creative, and focus on minimalist styles to free up pathways around your apartment.
Let us know if you have any further tips in decorating and managing space within a studio apartment. Take care, and thanks for reading!
