Abroad refuse to curtains and tulles, mix styles, choose compact items and furniture on thin legs - these and other ideas we spied in real apartments.
In a small apartment and space for experiments - small. Nevertheless, you can make a functional and beautiful interior. It is important to know from what to refuse, but with which it costs to stand. We chose several ideas from foreign apartments that you can apply to optimize the space.
1 tables and sofas on thin legs
Thin weightless legs made of glass or polished metal in Tumb, seats or sofas look visually easier.
Such furniture retains the whole functionality, but does not waste the compact interior. And it is even so more convenient to clean the cleaning: it is easier to climb under the sofa or a bedside one that has high legs.
2 Mixed textures of wood, leather and textiles
A variety of materials - what is not necessary to refuse, regardless of the size of the room. For example, the hostess this 37-meter apartment from London mixed the texture of the tree, skin and fur in one room. And it turned out quite attractive neighborhood.
It is more profitable and easier to combine textures on a white background. White color serves as a peculiar buffer for active materials in finishing and textile, and the interior does not look excess.
3 mirror in a complex frame
Elements of lush baroque in small space? Why not. If there are no other active parts in the apartment, the principle of minimalism is observed in the finish, then the decor of the complex shape with gilding can be included as an accent.
Such a mirror can be hung in a living room or hallway. Choose not too large, otherwise you will make an unnecessary focus on a small area.
4 shelf-lamp over the sofa
For example, as in the photo - the shelf with integrated light bulbs.
A similar shelf can be hung over the sofa (as they did in this house), and thus highlight this zone. At the same time, the shelf will become a storage location for books or decor.
5 shelf on wheels
With it, you can quickly optimize the space under the shortened needs. For example, arrange a reading corner, cover a mini-breakfast, to organize the storage of new items that have not yet found a permanent place.
A special plus of mobile objects is that they are multifunction and make it possible to abandon excess furniture. For example, the same trolley can act as a coffee table, shelves with books and bedside tables.
6 unity in trifles
Often we ourselves do not notice how little things affect the overall perception of the interior. Visual chaos for a small apartment can become a disaster, the interior will be similar to the warehouse and cycle of objects.
In order not to overload the space by unnecessary color, follow the touch of the accessories that you bring from the store. Up to books - they can be wrapped in homemade covers or deploy root to the wall (as in the photo).
7 Compact Working Area
If you have a small apartment, it is not necessary to give up the functional at all and leave one sofa and TV in the living room. You can simply choose compact furniture and consider storage so that there is no extra things in plain form.
For example, the workplace can be arranged with a small table with drawers, so as not to leave anything superfluous on the table top. The chair is also important to choose the most compact and easy.
8 Failure from curtains and tulle
The curtains on the windows reduce the amount of natural light in the room, and therefore automatically make it more "stuffy". Try to remove the curtains from the window on the time and see if it will benefit your interior and will it be comfortable in such conditions.
In fact, the refusal of the curtain only at first confuses a little. From window textiles should also be refused if you are allergic and pets.