The smaller the area of the apartment, the more striking are all the design mistakes. We tell you what mistakes are most often made by the owners of tiny studios and show how to avoid them.
1. Refusal of the sleeping area
Attempts to replace the bed with a folding sofa and abandon the bedroom area, making it part of the general space of the studio, can hardly be called a good solution. First, the bedroom is a private space; secondly, a comfortable bed and a carefully selected mattress are the necessary conditions for a comfortable and healthy sleep, you should not refuse this even for the sake of a stylish design.
Try to find a compromise: use zoning techniques or arrange a loft bed in a small studio.
2. Lack of zoning
In a studio apartment, the main room will somehow combine several functions, which means that zoning is indispensable. It is not necessary to fence screens and partitions, you can get by with a symbol for functional areas – color, light, different levels of the ceiling or floor, decoration, etc.
3. Too big furniture
Too large furniture looks out of place in a small room and makes it cluttered both visually and actually. Choose the environment in proportion to the size of your studio.
4. Ignoring the possibilities of transforming furniture
If all the necessary furnishings do not fit in a studio apartment, whatever one may say, it is worth taking a closer look at the possibilities of transforming and folding furniture: cabinets, tables, folding and stackable chairs, and even tables- racks .
5. Overabundance of wall decor
An overabundance of wall decor in a small studio apartment creates visual noise and visually clutters up an already modest space. Do not get carried away with “decoration” and give preference to functional decor.
6. Not enough storage space
In an effort to unload the atmosphere of a small studio apartment, owners often refuse capacious storage systems – and make a big mistake. After all, if things do not have a place, they will lie anywhere and create a mess. It is much better to provide the required number of cabinets or to allocate space for a small dressing room. And the facades, matched to the color of the walls, do not visually aggravate the situation so much.
7. Refusal of necessary equipment
Another common mistake is to abandon the right technique. If an oven or dishwasher does not fit in a tiny area of the kitchen, this does not mean that you should do without them: you can turn to compact models designed specifically for small spaces
8. Lack of work with space
Do not ignore the techniques of visual expansion of space: for example, mirror surfaces perfectly visually enlarge the apartment, and vertical stripes on the walls raise the ceiling. An accent floor or wall will divert attention from the dimensions of the room, and a diagonal or transverse laying of the floor covering (or a carpet with diagonal or transverse stripes) will noticeably correct the perception of a narrow elongated room.
9. Monotone color scheme
Picking a single shade for a tiny studio is an unforgivable mistake. This makes the interior boring, and flat and visually hides its dimensions even more (yes, even if you turned to a light tone). Add different shades of the same color, and do not be afraid of neat accents – and the atmosphere will change.
10. Little light
Oddly enough, the smaller the room, the better it should be lit. Darkened corners in a limited space are an unaffordable luxury. Add sources of artificial light and make sure that the sun’s rays penetrate unhindered into the studio apartment.
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