Michael K Chen Architecture
Moving walls are increasingly appearing in small apartments: thanks to mini-rails, they easily change location, and transformation does not require any physical effort. In our American example, such a wall separates the living room from the bedroom. During the day, the lift bed can be stowed away in the closet and maximize the living area. By the way, TV screens are built-in on both sides of the partition, so you can watch news or movies while lying down or in the company of friends.
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Houzz USA: Five rooms in one with a movable wall
Géraldine Laferté
In a small apartment, there is often no way to allocate a full-fledged room for the living room, so it becomes part of the common space. In this case, the matryoshka principle comes to the rescue, as in our example from France: a black coffee table, if necessary, hides under the sofa, and additional seats – under the coffee table.
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Houzz France: Studio for a female student on 18 square meters
Fredric Boukari Photography
Deep down, no one likes folding sofas, and it is because of the lack of a bed that the owners of small-sized “odnushki“… One of the simple solutions is to take the bed to the podium, and use its interior as a roomy wardrobe for clothes, a vacuum cleaner or sports equipment. Safety will be ensured by a glass partition, as in our Swedish example. However, keep in mind that sleeping under the ceiling is always hotter and more stuffy.
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Alternative scenario – mount a light open rack between the bedroom and living room areas, ideally – all the way to the ceiling. It will not take up much space, but several shelves will appear for your favorite accessories at once.
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Houzz Tour: Aesthetics of a 40 square meter loft
Gommez-Vaëz Architecte
For the design of small spaces, it is usually advised to use light shades, but this is not an axiom. Dark tones create a sense of intimacy in the interior, not cramped – TAn apartment will become natural only if you force it with unnecessary furniture or cannot find the optimal configuration for it.
True, saturated and dark shades must also be used carefully; afraid to overdo it – vSelect one accent wall for the color, so the space will have additional visual volume.
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Start from scratch: How to decorate walls in a rented apartment
Lourdes Gabriela Interiors
Small rooms usually want to visually move apart, and no one has yet come up with a better instrument than a mirror. Correct interior detail – ToA full-wall reflective surface, as in the photo from our American project. But with a mirror on a narrow wall, you will have to be more careful: there is a risk of stretching the space to an undesirable resemblance to a carriage.
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The Universal Soldier: The Challenges of the Interior Mirror
hiroyukitanaka
The window opening, which is located not on the outer, but on the inner wall, solves the problem of insolation in a small apartment and eliminates the psychological feeling of isolation in small rooms. By the way, such an opening can be supplemented with a window sill, which will serve as a small desk or bookshelf.
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Distribution Window: Atavism or New Trend?
Design Bureau ESSE Design & Decoration
Screen in the interior – not only a timeless solution that does not go out of fashion, but also a budget analogue of any transformer systems. Disassembled, it actually divides the room into two parts, when folded – takes up almost no space anywhere in the corner.
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Let It Hang: Unexpected Ways to Use Your Screen
hoo Interior Design & Styling
Window sills should not be neglected in a small apartment. – they make excellent desks, dressing tables or additional sofas (if the windowsill is low). In the kitchen, it makes sense to continue the countertop on the windowsill: this simple technique sometimes allows you to almost double the area of the working surface.
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Life on the windowsill: From shop to observatory
Bernhard
In conditions of a lack of space, it is worth revising the ergonomics of the kitchen, especially if the family does not want to spend half a day at the stove. Two burners are enough to fry scrambled eggs and make coffee, and the freed space on the countertop can be used with household appliances or even freed up – what if you still want to cut a salad for dinner?
Julia Piskareva / YOLO bureau
Balcony or loggia in the room – several square meters, which can be decisive in the fight against crowding. However, attaching it to the living space is long and troublesome. If you are not ready for redevelopment, pay attention to the accordion doors: when open, they do not create a boundary between the room and the balcony. It, in turn, can be used for any purpose. – nFor example, equip an office or lounge area. The main thing is not to forget to insulate the balcony around the perimeter.
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Houzz Tour: Studio Apartment with Lingonberry Field for Mr. Rabbit
Silvana citterio
Architects, it seems, never cease to amaze us with the ability to compactly organize the environment. Take, for example, an extreme example from Italy: the dining area stands here almost on a kitchen set.
Silvana citterio
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How do you combine a bookcase, small storage and storage system into one compact design? Taking inspiration from an idea from Australia: shallow storage fits into a niche, with dedicated sections for each purpose. To prevent books and clothes from gathering dust, the closet can be closed with a curtain.
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Houzz Australia: Life is like a miracle on 24 square meters
Nadja Endler | Photography
Textiles are generally indispensable in matters of zoning. If your task – to isolate oneself from the main space not so much physically as psychologically, hide the bedroom behind a light textile tent. To do this, you need to mount a cornice or rail on the ceiling, on which the curtain will walk freely.
Thanks to the typical Scandinavian design white finish, this multi-functional room does not look overwhelmed.
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New Look at Window Decor: Some Unusual Ways to Hang Curtains
Julie Nabucet Architectures
We are almost accustomed to raised beds, under which storage systems or even an office area are hidden, but you can work with space from the opposite – roll the bed under the podium. The strong point of the reception: you do not have to look for additional ventilation methods, and in general, sleeping closer to the floor is somehow more familiar. Weak side: the bed will have to be hidden under the podium every day, and when disassembled, it may not leave any room for passage at all.
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Layout ideas: 9 catwalk roles besides the most obvious
Neslihan Pekcan / Pebbledesign
Storage – the main headache for owners of small sizes, and if it is possible to select separate cabinets or shelves for clothes and books, then it is usually more difficult with household trifles. In fact, coffee tables, poufs and banquets have huge potential: if each of these items are equipped with an inner drawer, the storage space will increase by several cubic meters.
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