Furnishing a small apartment with great comfort: Tips & Tricks

If you want to furnish a small apartment, you might be unsure about the best way to design the space. However, with the right tips and tricks, you can make optimal use of every square inch. Here are helpful tips and creative solutions for a stylish and functional home in a small space. With our guide, you'll know what's important.

General Tips

Are you ready? Let's get started right away! Here are some general tips to help you set up your small apartment. Get some firsthand inspiration with our ideas and lovingly design every corner.

1. Multifunctional Furniture

Multifunctional furniture are real space savers. A sofa that you can transform into a bed at night, for example, is a popular option. Ideally, it features a storage compartment for keeping the bedding during the day. A multifunctional table that serves both as a workspace and as a dining table is also ideal if you want to furnish a small apartment.

These pieces of furniture serve more than just one purpose, thus saving valuable space. A good example is the designer sofa Follia.

2. Bright Colors and Mirrors

Bright colors are perfect if you want to make small spaces appear larger with style. Walls in white or wallpapers in pastel shades like old rose and beige reflect light better and make your room appear larger. Dark colors and a traditional carpet, on the other hand, darken it, making the room feel more cramped.

Home accessories like mirrors are not only practical, but can also work wonders. Enlarge the space visually with a model like the Anubis mirror.

3. Smart lighting with decor and lamps

The right lighting for living is not only functional in terms of living style. It makes a big difference. Use different light sources to create depth and visually enlarge the space. Indirect lighting, floor lamps, and wall lights illuminate corners and make the room more inviting.

Decorating ideas for every room

Designing your own four walls is a personal matter that should combine creativity and functionality. With the latest furnishing ideas for 2024, you will make every room in your home an individual place of comfort. Below you will find some innovative and stylish solutions for individual areas.

4. Bedroom: Space-saving and maximum storage

In the bedroom, you want to create a calm and relaxing atmosphere with the living concept. Under-bed drawers provide additional storage space for items like bedding and clothing in the room. Therefore, for example, our Boxspringbett Sera with four drawers in high-quality is a popular option if you want to furnish a small apartment.

With its elegant design, the bed becomes an eye-catcher and creates a luxurious ambiance. If you don't have space on the sides, then our Sejour box spring bed with spacious storage boxes could be an alternative. This way, nothing is left lying around and you can store everything neatly.

A wooden dresser provides additional storage space and surfaces. In particularly tight areas, sliding doors are advisable as such models require less space from other objects. Rugs look good in front of the bed.

5. Kitchen: Functional Design

In the kitchen, every inch counts, especially when the space is small and you still occasionally host guests for meals. Hanging shelves and magnetic strips for knives are practical. They help keep the work area clear. As a side effect, they are also stylish eye-catchers. The space above the refrigerator also offers storage possibilities.

Folding tables and chairs in the dining area and a pull-out countertop provide additional space when needed. Thanks to their space-saving feature, they can be easily stored away when not in use.

6. Hallway: Minimalism with Mirrors

The hallway is often a neglected space. However, with a few hacks, it offers great opportunities for optimization. Narrow console tables, wall hooks, and multifunctional furniture like built-in cabinets provide storage for shoes, jackets, and accessories. They do not take up much space and eliminate clutter in no time. In the designer wardrobe Milazzo, for example, you can store a lot.

A large mirror at the end of the hallway additionally brightens the entrance area and allows more daylight to enter due to the reflection. Perhaps there is even a larger corner that would be suitable as a guest room.

7. Bathroom: Hygienic and Practical

In small bathrooms, living trends such as wall-mounted sinks and toilets can free up valuable floor space. Shower cabins with glass doors make the room appear larger. Meanwhile, built-in niches in the shower and above the toilet provide practical storage space for toiletries. A light wall color and large tiles make the bathroom look more spacious and airy.

Baskets on the shelves are also ideal for storing products such as makeup. Thus, clutter due to utensils is no longer an issue. In the bathroom, you can also use colorful textiles such as a bath mat.

8. Furnishing a living room in a small apartment: Minimalist and cozy

The living room is often the centerpiece of the home. It is a place for relaxation and gathering. Multifunctional furniture such as a sofa bed with integrated storage or an ottoman that serves as seating and a table are ideal. Use the space flexibly with a couch. Transform it into a sleeping area for your guests or yourself within seconds.

A tip: Additionally, a multifunctional coffee table such as the designer coffee table Avola is a good choice.

You can easily move it and transform it into a study in no time. Casters are practical when you are looking for maximum flexibility. Under the window, you can also position and decorate items such as a stool and chests of drawers.

Special furnishing tips for a one-room apartment

More and more people are downsizing these days. Living in a studio apartment presents unique challenges, but also the opportunity to be creative on multiple levels. With the right strategy and a few clever decorating ideas, you can transform your sleeping and living area, even with limited square footage, into a multifunctional and stylish home.

Here are some tips on how to effectively delineate different areas in studio apartments using tones such as pastel colors and make optimal use of the available space.

9. The Art of Demarcation

One of the keys to furnishing a studio apartment lies in the clever delineation of different living areas. Although you live in a single room, you do not have to forego clearly defined "rooms" in such apartments for sleeping, working, and relaxing. This requires some skill.

However, there are now enough ideas, as concepts such as the Tiny House are trending.

10. Define spaces with room dividers

Room dividers are an excellent way to visually separate different areas in your apartment. Whether as a traditional screen or as a modern shelving system, room dividers provide privacy on one hand, and on the other hand, they also serve as additional storage space. Choose open shelves like the Cesena model to avoid darkening the room.

Use the shelves for books, plants, and decorative elements. With this idea, you create a more cozy atmosphere while bringing life into the room.

11. Curtains and Drapes: Flexible and Decorative

Another flexible solution and an alternative to room dividers are curtains. They can be easily opened or closed to separate or unite areas when in use. Curtains also primarily add color, shapes, and texture to the room. This allows you to adjust the atmosphere according to the time of day or mood. However, make sure that the color palette in the room complements each other.

If needed, you can darken the sleeping area with the curtains, for example.

12. Multifunctional Furniture: Saves Space and Money

In a studio apartment, it is important that you choose furniture pieces that serve multiple functions. Sleeper sofas save space during the day and transform the living room into a cozy bedroom in the evening. Similarly, a foldable dining table can serve as a desk when not in use for meals.

In a student's room or children's room, a loft bed is also often a suitable option. They are ideal for adults in small apartments as well. Beneath it, you can easily place items such as boxes, an armchair, a bookshelf, and more.

13. Vertical Storage: Utilize the Height

When floor space is limited, look upwards. Wall shelves and hanging cabinets provide valuable storage space and practical surfaces without reducing the living area. Utilize the full height of the walls with models like the designer shelf Albori to accommodate items such as books, pictures, dishes, a glass, and decorations on the surfaces. They also enhance the appearance of the room.

Contrasts with different materials are perfectly suitable. For bathrooms, a tower for the washing machine and dryer is also an option. On the surface of the upper level, you can store the detergent.

14. Light and Color: Create Atmosphere

The right lighting and color scheme can make a studio apartment appear larger and more inviting. Light colors reflect light, making your space seem more open and the ceilings appear higher.

Meanwhile, various light sources such as floor lamps or lamps for the table highlight certain areas of the design or create a cozy atmosphere. In the office, this aspect is particularly important. You need plenty of light here.

How to furnish low or narrow rooms

Furnishing low or narrow rooms requires special considerations. This is how you make optimal use of the space while maintaining a sense of spaciousness. Here are some tips on how to cleverly furnish rooms with low ceilings:

• Choose low furniture: In rooms with low ceilings, you should prefer low furniture pieces. This makes the room appear taller, as the distance between the furniture and the ceiling is greater. Sofas, coffee tables, a minimalist TV wall for the television, and beds with a low profile look particularly good here. Built-in cabinets are an alternative when the focus is on maximizing storage space.
• Placing furniture against the walls: To create a clear and walkable passage with free space in narrow rooms, it is advisable to position larger pieces of furniture directly against the walls. This maximizes the available space in the center of the room, making it appear more open and accessible.
• Utilize vertical storage space: By using tall and slim shelves and cabinets, you make use of the vertical space without taking up much floor area. This is particularly useful in narrow rooms. You create storage space. Sloped ceilings are ideally utilized with a custom-made shelf.

Maximum order in small apartments: Clever storage solutions

In small apartments, every square centimeter is worth its weight in gold. The challenge of accommodating everything necessary without making the home feel cluttered requires creativity and strategic planning. Fortunately, there are numerous ways to maintain order and a pleasant living environment even in limited space.

That is why we are also sharing a few practical tips on this topic with you.

15. Under the Bed: The Hidden Storage Space

The bed often occupies a large part of the room in a small apartment. Utilize this area efficiently by choosing models with built-in drawers or placing flat storage boxes under a conventional bed frame. For children, loft beds like our Heaven or Dream models are also suitable.

16. Above the Cabinets: Untapped Potential

The space above cabinets is often overlooked. However, it offers valuable storage space, especially in kitchens and bathrooms. By using baskets or boxes, you can reserve this area for seldom-used items such as special kitchen utensils, guest towels, or cleaning supplies.

Make sure to keep the containers on the wardrobe uniform and labeled, and in a small quantity. This ensures a neat appearance.

17. In otherwise unused corners: Creativity is required

Every apartment has them – those small corners or niches that seemingly serve no purpose. However, there is quite a bit you can do with them. With a little creativity, these can be transformed into valuable storage solutions. A slim shelf in a corner of the room can provide a home for books, seat cushions, plants, or decorative objects.

Meanwhile, custom-made solutions such as a narrow wooden table with chairs or a cabinet fit exactly into a niche. With these living ideas, you create additional storage space for cushions, a picture, DIY items, photos, and more in the house. Thus, your home exudes the tranquility of a loft.

18. Hanging shelves and wall hooks: The vertical way when you want to furnish your small apartment

The walls of your apartment provide a large storage area, allowing you to keep the floor clear. Hanging shelves are ideal for accommodating and displaying decorations, books, or even kitchenware. Wall hooks can be used for jackets, bags, keys, or in the kitchen for pots and pans.

By utilizing the vertical space with models like the Veroli wall shelf, your living space remains open and inviting.

This decoration fits

When decorating small spaces in the living and sleeping areas, it is essential to focus on lightness and structure. Do not overcrowd the room with too many decorative items. A minimalist approach, on the other hand, creates a harmonious image. Here are some tips for effective and light decoration:

• Targeted Selection: Focus on a few, but meaningful decorative pieces. Each element should be carefully chosen. This ensures that it fits the overall concept of the room and has personal value or aesthetic appeal.
• Plants: Green plants or flowers are ideal for bringing life into a room without visually reducing its size. They add color, improve air quality, and breathe life into the space.
• Artworks: One or two selected pieces of art hanging on the wall serve as visual highlights. They add personality to the room without making it look cluttered. You should pay attention to the size and placement to achieve the best effect.

By limiting to a few selected decorative pieces, the room is not only visually enhanced, but also remains airy and inviting.

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