How to furnish a small apartment: transform it according to the advice of a designer

Don't perceive a small living space as a death sentence.

For a creative person, this is a limitless space for imagination and creative passion.

With the help of the tips and ideas listed below, you can turn a small apartment into a beautiful and comfortable one.

We will try to discuss each room separately. Invention and fantasy will help transform the modest dimensions of the apartment, says Yulia Tychino .

Basic principles for arranging the interior of a small room:

1. A small room is usually a four-meter bathroom, a six-meter kitchen, a bedroom or living room of 25 meters. This means that the space provided must be used practically.
2. When choosing a color scheme, it is worth paying attention to light tones of textiles, furniture or the walls themselves.
3. Do not install bulky furniture, everything should be as necessary and functional as possible. A mirror or glass façade of a sliding wardrobe will visually make the space wider. The use of transformable furniture and open shelves is welcomed.

Vertical stripes are also used to increase space. The vertical can be built using tall and narrow cabinets or implemented using wallpaper or curtains.

We are furnishing a small living room

With the right approach to decorating a living room, you can end up with a comfortable and inviting room for guests, as well as find a place for a work corner with a computer.

The room can be done in any style: classic, African, minimalist, high-tech, etc. Light colors visually expand the space, which means that they are the ones to pay attention to.

To prevent the room from appearing dull, you can add variety to it with beautiful photographs or paintings of magnificent landscapes, framed in bright frames.

It is worth choosing furniture that is simple and elegant. White is, of course, not very practical, but black will create a feeling of pressure.

A natural shade is ideal for a wardrobe, a rack, chairs and a table. In order to comply with the design, you can also use a dark color, but somewhere in the corner of the room.

A huge mirror gives a small room an amazing infinity effect. Curtains are also an equally important part of home interior.

Sand, light green or cream color of flowing curtains made of light fabric will find its practical application here. Soft furniture should be chosen comfortable and practical.

A corner sofa would be a good solution for the guest area. To enclose the work area, you can use a screen made of the same material as the curtains.

You can increase the size of the room physically, not just visually, if you combine the kitchen and living room. The living room will become more comfortable if there is a fireplace in it. Even an artificial fire will look very impressive.

Small bedroom

The coziest corner of your home should be the bedroom, because a third of a person's life is spent here. It is not at all necessary to use a light shade, the bedroom can be decorated in muted red, green, orange or brown.

Although the bed is the central element of the room, it is better if it is not too large and clutters up the entire space.

It can be made in strict lines, without unnecessary curls and covered with a pastel-colored bedspread. The sliding wardrobe should be installed with a mirrored front - the room will immediately become more beautiful and spacious.

Curtains perform both a practical and decorative function in the house, which means they should both decorate the room, emphasizing the atmosphere of romance, and hide your personal life from strangers. Opaque or translucent fabric will do. Other bedroom textiles should repeat the pattern of the curtain fabric.

Tiny bathroom

In Khrushchev-era apartments, the bathroom is usually combined with the toilet. Light, gloss and mirrors are the first rules for such a room.

A stretch and glossy ceiling will work well, the main thing is that it is monochromatic. A corner bath or shower cabin will help save space.

The sink and toilet can be corner, floor-standing (like a "washstand"), or suspended, and will be able to fit well and practically. The free space above the washing machine can be occupied by shelves for storing hygiene products.

We are equipping a small kitchen

In small apartments the kitchen is either small or very small, and seriously, it is square or elongated.

Even a window sill can serve as a work area in an elongated kitchen, and the sink should be placed by the window. It is also suitable to place furniture in one line, in order to free up another wall. In a square kitchen, furniture can be installed as desired. The sink can be located in the corner, and the facade should be made with a streamlined pattern.

The color scheme should be appetizing and bring pleasure. A beige or sand-colored facade is not practical, it is better to choose bright colors: green or orange. Roman or roller blinds will do.

Even the smallest room can be turned into a masterpiece. Everything depends on your desires, tastes and possibilities.