High Rise, High Elegance: How to Make Condo Living More Stylish

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Many homeowners begin to envision the overall look of their homes the moment the lease or contract is signed. Deciding which interior design scheme to use needs a lot of planning – careful planning at that. This becomes doubly crucial if you’re designing a smaller home such as a condo.

When you’re a beginner and you are designing a condominium, then you can begin with these simple tips –

Condo Design Tip #1: Begin with a Layout

Okay, interior design can be overwhelming. Your home, after all, is your personal space so it has to be unique and, yes, personalized. If you’re not that keen on decorating a home or if you feel that you’re allergic to elements of design, then you need some guidelines.

The primary step in the creation of the perfect interior as well as furniture layout is to assess the size and shape of all the rooms in your home.

Many of the condominiums today are blessed with unique shapes and floor plans. These mean that you won’t have to worry about standing out anymore. Find features in the condo unit that you now own or are renting and use those beautiful features to your advantage.

Show off that angled glass wall by letting it serve as a frame to your chosen furniture. Create a conversation area right where the beautiful skyline can be seen. You can also have this area float right in the center of the room, leaving a hallway right against the windows. This should allow you to enjoy the views especially during the evening.

The separation of smaller areas can be done by contrasting light and dark colors. This technique brings about a sense of elegance and spaciousness. Use lights that highlight so you open up the smallest areas in your condominium unit.

Condo Design Tip #2: Bring the Outdoors In

This tip is just a continuation of the first step. If your condo looks more like a hallway where the living and dining areas are right next to each other, then you can make rooms using furnishings. Visual dividers such as a china cabinet or a shelving unit would effectively make that demarcation line.

Condo Design Tip #3: “Mirrorize”

Use mirrors in order to expand the rooms in your condo unit. The technique is to trick the eyes by making them think that there is a window on the mirrored wall. This is a good way to open up spaces that do not have windows.

Make sure that you are reflecting a lovely view outdoors or a fashionable part of your room when you are hanging a mirror. You wouldn’t want to reflect anything unsightly such as a toilet bowl – this will never be art, right?

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Condo Design Tip #4: Hang a Graphic Image

You can make a statement as you get to personalize your condo when you decide to put up a poster with a graphic image on one of your doors.

Condo Design Tip #5: Pair a Table with Full-length Window

It can be intimidating to look at wall-to-wall glass windows. You can ground these threatening walls by placing a significant piece of furniture in front of them. A sofa would do the trick or a lovely coffee table. Be sure to hang floor-length drapes so that you get to frame the window in the process. You also up the intimacy level when you do this.

Condo Design Tip #6: Love Everythin’ That’s Neutral

Since a condo has limited floor area, the living, kitchen and dining areas will need to share the same space. Since this is so, it is best to use neutral hues to achieve a seemingly more spacious and airy look and feel.

Condo design needn’t terrify you. You just have to learn these basics and eventually progress from these fundamentals.

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