Decorating A Studio Apartment

Taking a one room studio and converting it into a multi-use living space may seem challenging, but it is possible as long as you use a few simple tricks.

For those who prefer simplicity on a small budget, opting for a studio apartment may be the answer to your questions. And for those who don’t know what a studio apartment is, it’s a bedroom combined with a living room and kitchen. In a few cases, it may not have a separate kitchen area. Sometimes the kitchen is tucked in the corner of the room and has a small fridge area, a cooker/stove and microwave.
A studio apartment usually comes with a whole lot of questions about how to decorate and transform it into proper living quarters where you will still be able to entertain guests whilst maintaining your privacy. Achieving this is no mean feat but it can be done. Here’s how.


Multi-purpose

Make sure every item in your apartment has more than one purpose seeing as space is needs to be economised. There are many multipurpose home items out there if you know what you are looking for.

Choose a couch that converts into a bed or have your bed built into a closet and only remove it at bed time. These are space and money savers but more important you get two for the price of one. Other items are desks that can be transformed into a dining table or a kitchen counter that can double as a bar for that time when you throw a house party.

For studio apartments, less is more and it’s better to choose streamlined furniture which has simplicity. This simplicity is portrayed through the use of crisp, symmetrical geometric forms. Streamlining enables diverse furnishings to coexist seamlessly with in one space.
More so, go for a drop-leaf table or one that pushes against the wall instead of a round one that will occupy more floor space. You can also oprt for folding chairs and tuck them away when not in use to save space.
Use the space near the window to make a window seat to cut on the amount of furniture needed and provide space for a lounging area where you can lie down with a book, watch TV or even take a nap. For extra storage space, choose coffee sets, beds and dining tables with storage for books, magazines and racks. You can also position the shelves in such a way that they act a partition between the bed and sitting area.

Partitioning




Add partitions to seperate rooms

This is the only way you will have that much-desired privacy. Use simple partitioning that can be bought in furniture shops or order one of your choice from a workshop. Try and add style to your partition’s design rather than have it plain.



You can use beading, a folding screen, curtaining, or bookcases, but keep it simple and artistic for a good finish. Use movable folding partitioning to create a wall for the bedroom and dressing area and to separate the bedroom from the bathroom and living room.
Movable partitioning will also allow for easy change of your interior when bored with one old look.





Colour to define space
  

Use colour to help define space. Colour is well known for making small rooms appear bigger and big ones smaller. Manipulate this and bring whatever perspective you want to your apartment. So, for your small studio apartment, use lighter colour in corners that you want to appear bigger.
Colours like white, soft cream and beige will add size to a room and should be used more. Use a dark colour on the wall that holds the TV as this will make it appear endless, thus creating an illusion of an open space.
Keep the dark colours to a minimum. If you are using a bookcase to partition the living room and bedroom, paint it the same colour to create the feel of a big room. Stick to a particular colour scheme such that everything is in harmony.
You can also use the light trick to create an illusion of different rooms: dim the lights in some areas like the bedroom and brighten those in the living room or kitchen.P*mela*





A space saving closet bed




A futon bed-sofa by day, bed by night!







Multipurpose Sofa bed