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These days, haven’t you noticed that more and more professional, single men and women are looking into settling in a studio apartment? With just one person to live inside this space, it can be everything that one would need, space-wise. It may be limited but designing the space properly should help one live comfortably.
Study type homes are cozy if you know how to design them. Of course, you wouldn’t want a home that is chaotic or crowded, so you need to design and transform this space into an area that will suit your personality as well as your lifestyle.
Now let’s get down to business. Put on your creative thinking hat then let’s try to figure out how you can use one space for your living room, bedroom, dining room and kitchen requirements. Now that you have enumerated the rooms in your mind, you might instantly think that it’s an impossible task but hold your horses. Don’t quit just yet.
Plan Your Design
It is also important to know the right kind of design for your studio apartment. Consider the proper sections and where they should be laid out. Designate the adjacent rooms such as the dining space to your kitchen area.
Important Stuff Only
Make it a point to choose just the things that you will really need. Unused items will just become clutter and will crowd many areas that you can still put into good use. As you pick the things that you need, make sure that you won’t forget one important aspect, though – aesthetics.
Yes to Ample Storage
A studio apartment needs sufficient storage units. There is no other way to conceal some of your stuff since you have limited space. You can also invest in furniture that has double roles – one as a seating unit that doubles as a chest perhaps. There are also dining tables that can be used as a home office desk.
These pieces are also known as smart furniture. These are the pieces that have multiple functions that would conveniently provide different uses to address your different needs.
Remember that studio apartment living is all about organization so consider these.
Use Glass and Mirrors
Installing mirrors inside a room can make it look brighter and larger. There are now a variety of mirrors to choose from. You should also look for cabinets with glass doors. Basically, anything that has a glass element on it will be helpful in visually opening up space in your new studio apartment.
Sheer Coverings for Windows
There is nothing else that would do. Draperies and blinds are a no-no. These thick window coverings will definitely make the room look dark.
To go with your sheer curtains, be sure to pick only the light-colored materials. If you can, you can also leave your windows bare. Adding a valance to a bare window should make it look dolled up.
As for divisions in your home, you can also use partitions though be ready to have a smaller-looking place. If you really have to have divisions, then be sure to have the foldable type of partition. Draw curtains can also be used.
The Focal Point Necessity
Yes. You would need to create one focal point to anchor the rest of your design elements. Your TV could play the role well. Or you can have the fireplace take on its natural part in the whole design.
Use a Single Theme
No need to explain this. With a small space and just one room at that, it makes sense that you just stick to one design theme. Many studio apartments use the industrial or minimalist theme. These make good use of space with what very little furniture pieces that owner has on hand.
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Saturday, February 27th, 2016
If you ever thought of townhouses as mere glorified apartments, well, think again. They are no longer just houses that were put right next to each other. As it turned out, many are wrong about their notion of townhouses. They are not apartments, neither are they houses or condos.
Not all townhouses are condominiums and vice versa. Condos can be townhouse style, apartment style, even a small house style. The townhouse is not automatically a condo, though.
The Townhouse Difference
The crucial difference between a townhouse and a condominium is the patch of land where the former is situated at. Condo owners only have the space inside the building to own, nothing more.
The townhouse can be boring if you allow it to become just what it is – an unflattering piece of property. Just like any home, even when you do own a mansion, it is up to your artistic side to prove that there is so much more to your property than just a piece of land.
Know that your townhouse’s eventual style is a reflection of your taste. If you like modern, sleek, clean, with spare aesthetic, then add that to your townhouse. Putting texture in any home can also add some drama.
Hooker Furniture Living Room Windward Dart Honey Loveseat 1125-52014 is perfect in a cozy townhouse setup.
The Townhouse Living Areas
Are you an avid fan of travelling? Then go ahead and display all of your collection, from your numerous travels, inside your living room. Find a glass cabinet that will hold all those that you collect dearly.
Putting artwork right inside your townhouse living room will add a fresh contrast to the plain box look that townhouses evoke. Add continuity to the limited space by installing mirrors. Just make sure that you find the ones that suit your chosen theme.
Consider all the factors that will make your house a home. Most of the time, it is simply repeating a certain shade from the stuff that you love. You can use the shade of pink from your favorite Teddy Bear and have it don the plain walls. Do this and see the place transform!
If pastels and everything sweet is not your cup of tea because you are a formal transitionalist, then find out how you can coordinate modern flair with the rest of the textures and patterns inside your home. Lay out the pillows but be sure to plan everything so that what you would see is a collection of pillows that suit the room.
Do you have exposed timber or metal beams in your home? Then use them to your advantage. These were placed there to act as a support structure, however, they can also be used for aesthetic purposes.
Have a lovely sofa that can serve as the star of your living room.
A second seating unit can be used in your lounge. This is a spot that normally has a fireplace where friends and family could gather. Use subdued colors if there is a fireplace in the room. Bright colors may take the spotlight from the fireplace since this can also be the focal piece in a townhouse living room.
A townhouse dining area is often just a nook. Use a hanging candelabra to illuminate the spot and be sure to tie the rest of the elements with the design of your lighting fixture.
The kitchen area can be given a homey aesthetic by having a lacquered cabinetry and a simple backsplash. Storage is a necessary part of every townhouse. Add more storage shelves and cabinets where you can put all of your pots, pans, and cooking utensils.
Storage is just as important inside the townhouse bathroom. Have an interesting vanity inside this room if there is extra space.
The home office is also often a nook. This is usually just a corner inside the bedroom, an area where books and office stuff are stored. A lovely desk and chair should complete the townhouse home office that you have set up.
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