Is this problem familiar to you?Our portal, armed with expert advice, will show and tell about strategies for living in very small spaces. Owners of tiny spaces have always faced a dilemma: how to make a pocket-sized apartment stylish, cozy and comfortable for living? With the right approach, the interior of small spaces can be not only economical, but also functional. Such an apartment will always receive rave reviews and high praise from invited guests. Creative director Darrick Borowski applauds talented designers and supports those who have managed to arrange their lives in small areas. A small apartment can always be turned into a multifunctional area with special furniture that, when not in use, is removed and becomes almost invisible. He successfully demonstrates how this intention is embodied in reality. The photo first shows a working home office with all its inherent attributes and the ability to hold business meetings, and a couple of minutes later the room changes beyond recognition: in an incomprehensible way, it turns into an entertainment center and a bar with food and drinks. The diagram-graph shows how Borowski does the almost impossible for his clients in just 20.5 m2. The zones of the room flow smoothly and transform into one another: the sleeping area becomes a zone for receiving guests, and then, without compromising functionality, becomes a dining room.
Felice Cohen's transformation scheme, sinceleft his 500-square-foot home and moved into a tiny space two blocks away, measuring just 100 square feet, believes that microspaces and tiny homes encourage people to achieve their goals, thereby boosting their self-esteem. “The ‘micro world’ of living in such spaces can actually improve the quality of life if you’re not a recluse at heart,” he says. “The city was and is my backyard: I go to shows and meet friends at restaurants instead of sitting at home on the couch watching TV.” Cohen notes that there’s nothing wrong with sitting at home and watching TV; it’s just that microspace living has forced him to “find a reason to get up and go.”
Business Space Architect and writer JohnHill has several years of real-life experience living in a tiny space. “I live in an 18.5 m2 (200 sq ft) apartment where the layout is so well thought out that, for example, the small kitchen is not a separate room, but just a wall of the main room. My friends say that I could cook breakfast without getting out of bed, and they are not far from the truth,” he says. Hill, in order to make the space as open and free as possible, arranged storage systems in high cabinets, and placed other necessary things away from the windows. He considered that for 20 m2, the most appropriate solution would be to build a loft bed, but a voluminous sofa, so popular with many, would be inappropriate here. The empty space underneath it can be used as an office, media area or dressing room. Hill drew a plan for arranging the space. A sliding staircase in rooms with high ceilings would be a good help. He placed boxes for growing herbs on the windowsills, thus creating a mini-garden.
Drawing - plan by Interior Designer Lesliedesigned a tiny bedroom for a client, in which the table stands on a hinge, like on a ship. For work, the table folds out and is easily assembled if necessary. The whole structure is equipped with a small stool for sitting, which is easily hidden when not in use. The designer adds that high ceilings and at least two windows are necessary to let in more sunlight. The view outside the windows can distract the resident, which significantly improves comfort if you live in a tiny space.
Drawing of the room Honestly, not everyoneable to live in microspaces. Living in them requires some discipline and self-awareness. A person living in such a space must know and correctly set their priorities, as well as reduce their needs several times. "In reality, living comfortably on 9 m2 is no more difficult than traveling, writing a book or buying an apartment in Manhattan," says Cohen. "If you organize everything correctly and approach it with a reasonable amount of imagination, it is quite possible to make a habitable and very cozy nest."
Interior ideas for a small apartment: designer finds
