In this article, we are going to learn the most important tips to save space in your small apartment, which will help you in renovating, arranging your home and using every available space.
Due to the increase in the price of real estate in Egypt at the present time more than before, as a result of changes of the economic factors among other reasons, most people tend to start their lives in small apartments; less than 100 square meters.
Looking at the youth housing, which is characterized by the presence of payment facilities, we will find that the areas are not large.
So we have prepared for you the most important tips to save space in your small apartment, as follows:
Determine your purpose in your apartment
There is an important question that everyone overlooks when they start choosing the apartment’s decor and furniture, which is: What is the purpose of this apartment?
The obvious answer is: to get married, start a family, and other goals.
But the most important question that you must answer is: Is it only a place of residence for you and your wife, and rarely will there be a gathering of family and friends, or will you receive family and friends, so you should have space for everyone?
Will your home be the SPOT to friends? Will you receive a family member to stay with you?
These are some questions that you should know the answer to, as you will choose the sizes of each piece of furniture in your home based on these answers.
As you can use the sofa-bed to host more visitors.
You can also use chairs such as bedding and more to accommodate the largest number of visitors in the apartment.
You can also place these chairs in the corner of the room so that they do not take up space when it is not used.
Create storage units in different places
The most important thing to work on is the storage units so that you can put all the household needs from the kitchen to the balcony and others.
You can make storage units in every area of the kitchen, such as: hanging storage units for utensils and cups that provide a lot of space inside.
You can use the furniture with drawers as is the case with some sofas, beds, and dining tables.
Currently, wall storage units are used as a type of decor, and this provides ample space for placing books and other antiques and decorations.
Showroom floors
Despite the idea of storage units, etc., you may find that you will have some small space in the floor.
Here are two options:
- Make your floor from light ceramics or wooden floors, and do not use any type of carpet with it.
- Use simple carpets with quiet patterns.
As the appearance of floors and their light colors give a sense of a larger area, which will make you feel comfortable.
Use light colors
You can increase the size of the windows in the room to allow more light to enter, which makes you feel that there is more space and you will be more psychologically comfort.
As per walls, floors and furniture, It is preferable to start from light colors on the ceiling, and gradually reach a slightly darker color.
Don’t use darker colors in rooms, over time you will feel the room is very tight, especially in the living room.
Create a negative space in the room
The negative space here is meant to make an empty corner in every room, which does not have any kind of furniture or decoration.
This is very important for the eye to feel comfortable, and that the room is somehow large.
Keep the ceiling height
One of the worst uses of the roof of small spaces is the use of hanging pendant chandeliers.
In small spaces, it is preferred to use modern chandeliers that are not permanently suspended from the ceiling.
As the proximity of the chandeliers to the floors makes the room look smaller than it originally seemed.
Evaluate your furniture and decor
Think of every unit of furniture, even small decors, and ask yourself these questions:
- Does it look beautiful?
- Does it fit with the rest of the apartment decor?
- Do you really need it or is it just an indispensable decoration?
- Is it practical to be present in your apartment now with its small area?
It is preferable to leave the decors and luxuries after choosing the main furniture such as: sofas and bedrooms, then ask yourself these questions before you make the purchase step so that you do not lose a lot of money.
Put your own touch
It is preferable to choose light colors for your small apartment, but it doesn’t have to be only white.
You can choose from the list of colors that you want from the shades of colors, to suit your general taste and feel comfortable with it.
This is in addition to choosing furniture and decorative pieces that give you a feel of comfort.
It may be difficult to coordinate the decoration of small apartments to become stylish, while at the same time providing interior space for the apartment to appear larger.
But it is not an impossible task at all, and with the above steps, you can get a small mansion and not just an apartment.
