This girl managed to turn her smallhouse into a real treasure trove of interesting experiments with storage systems. She squeezed the maximum out of 36 square meters, creating a real atmosphere of the 50s of the last century in the house Bethany Clayton is a cheerful girl who loves animals, designs wooden furniture, dreams of opening a shelter for dogs and cats. She also has a companion - an energetic dog Elle. Together they live in a small house, which is located in the city of Durham, North Carolina. Their home occupies only 36 square meters - modest for an apartment, let alone a house. This circumstance tested the girl's ingenuity. It turned out that in such a small area you can place more storage systems than in a solid house.
The most interesting ideas were put into action - a key holderunder the windowsill, hanging open shelves, hooks on the doors, using mini-niches and even space under the ceiling. The lack of square meters made a real inventor out of a simple girl. Bethany Clayton, the owner of the house: - When you have a large house with spacious rooms, you don’t really think about where to put things or put some pieces of furniture. But it’s a different matter when you’re left alone with limited space. I didn’t despair and began to adapt even those places for storing things that I would not have paid attention to before. For example, I made small shelves right next to the window frame in the kitchen. This was not difficult for me, because I really love making furniture. And I also thought, why not make a window sill above the window, and not below, as is customary? So I freed up space by the window for reading, since this is my second passion after making furniture.
This apartment is furnished with a lot of vintage things.— from the armchair and suitcases to the lamps and posters in the style of the 50s. It seems that nothing has changed here since then. The girl chose this apartment partly because of these objects with history, which she inherited from the previous owners. Bethany Clayton, the owner of the house: — They haven’t lived here for a long time — they moved to Europe. They came here sometimes to visit relatives in America. Therefore, all the vintage things are very well preserved and I got them absolutely free. There was no limit to my joy! I am crazy about the 50s, considering that there were such things here, and I am partial to this time, I decided to support the retro style in the entire interior. To do this, I bought excellent, in my opinion, vintage suitcases and several used lamps at a local home sale.
The interior looks quite simple andmodest, but it is filled with such a welcoming atmosphere that you want to look at the details of its design again and again. You can feel that Bethany is a real hostess who treats her small but cozy nest with love. Bethany Clayton, the owner of the house: - I fell in love with this house at first sight. I found an ad for it on one of the local real estate websites. I couldn’t afford anything more for the price, but when I moved here, I realized that this was mine! I wanted to give this house its own character, make it cozy and interesting. Because at first it reminded me of a frozen frame from a retro movie - lifeless and long faded.
To do this, Bethany got rid of the brownwallpaper that once covered these walls and painted them white. So she killed several birds with one stone - made the interior more airy, spacious and not heavy. The girl decided to complement the kitchen with wood for additional coziness, and accents in the form of yellow dishes to create a sunny mood.
Furniture covers, potholders, pillows and othersI sewed textile accessories myself. This is another hobby of Bethany's. But I didn't sew curtains for the windows, I really wanted some extra solar heat. Where, you ask, does Elle's dog live? It turns out that he's in charge in the living room. Here he sleeps on the sofa, which explains the simple fabric cover that can be easily changed and washed.
And finally, one more secret to a happy lifeBethany is in this house - there is a small utility room next to it. The girl adapted it for her workshop, so now she can fully create, as they say, without leaving home!
What you should pay attention to in this interior:
Use every space wisely
Bethany showed by her own example how it is possibleuse the space wisely. So don't sit back if you are in dire need of storage systems. You can even use cardboard boxes, old baskets, plastic boxes, hanging shelves and racks with open compartments for this purpose.
50's atmosphere
The girl managed to maintain the atmosphere of the 50susing vintage suitcases. What a great idea! And you can also store things in them. They're not that hard to find. You'll find a couple of great ones at any flea market. Sometimes these beauties are simply thrown out as unnecessary. So ask your friends, maybe someone is planning to get rid of a suitcase.
White
White always looks good. And Bethany was able to prove it to us. It is not for nothing that designers often use it and recommend using it in small spaces.
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