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Find Ingenious Ways to Design Your Small Space Home

Fitting everything into a small space home is not the easiest thing to do. However, it sure is a lot of fun to find design ideas for making your home look cute and also functional. What you need is to arm yourself with small space decorating ideas to make it work for you.

Living smaller does not mean you have to forgo luxuries such as the best bed sheets that will make one look forward to a good night’s rest. Add to this a splash of creativity. Develop a can-do attitude, and you are well on your way to enjoying your newly designed small home.

Allow me to explain how you too can make the most of your small living space.

 

How to Make the Most of Your Multi-Purpose Space

At times, it is unavoidable to combine your bedroom, guestroom, and home office into one space. To remedy the situation, you can always use any surrounding walls to your advantage. It can take the form of a simple desk unit where you will add a collection of shelves to accommodate storage.

Make provision for extra sleeping space for your guests by connecting a concealed Murphy bed to your desk that you can just pull out when needed. During the daytime, you can store the bed to allow space for a creative workspace.

Do not forget to invest in the best alarm clocks for you and your guests to ensure everyone wakes up on time.

 

Shrinking Your Dining Table

Contrary to popular belief, small, round tables are not only reserved for use in a breakfast nook area. Time to get rid of your massive dining table and make space for a round dining table.

 

Mount Your TV

We consider media consoles the biggest space wasters. Especially in the confines of a smaller area. You can fix this problem by mounting your TV on the wall instead and regain valuable floor space this way.

 

Swap Your Large Sofa for Something Smaller

Large sofas do not always work when you live in a space-challenged house. Some rooms require something a little less intrusive. You may have heard of the love seat. This is an excellent way to provide functional, yet stylish seating without sacrificing space.

What if your furniture pieces can do double duty?

For instance, you may have a table that can serve as a desk and be a place where people can have their meals. Deep sofas can accommodate sleeping arrangements for guests. Another idea is to purchase cubes to serve as coffee tables and seating for when guests arrive.

As you can see, it’s a case of making every piece count. 

Choose furnishings that offer functionality within a smaller square footage area. For instance, instead of an end bench, opt for a desk with a small side chair. You can use it for work, getting ready, and more.

 

Creating Zones within Your Living Space

Have you thought of digging around for ideas by paging through older country living magazines? If you do, you may just come across a rare space-saving idea like this one: Interior designer Max Sinsteden thought of separating his sleeping zone by hanging a high curtain and suspending a floating painting from it. This way, you or your partner will have your privacy by simply drawing the curtain while your guests are being entertained.

Another innovative way to separate areas within the same room is to use pocket doors that are fitted with glass windows. Shared light will flow through your small living space, and you can slide the doors into the wall when needed.

With all the space constraints, you may want to adopt one of the oldest tricks in the book, using mirrors to create a sense of more space that is airier, lighter, and larger. What if you could add a full-body mirror and visually expand your space?

 

Make Provision for Your Storage Needs Within a Small Space Home

One thing is for sure, there is often a severe lack of storage space in the kitchen or bathroom. How can we fix that?

Kitchen storage ideas: Kitchen cupboards have their place in your cooking space and come in very handy at the best of times. But, you need something more! How about separating your kitchen from the dining area by adding a wall divider that still allows the entire area to be open and airy? This way, you can install floor-to-ceiling shelves that will turn into the perfect storage space for various items, including glassware.

 

Using Space Under the Staircase

Any space that is not utilized can come in handy for storage. Have you considered setting up a shelving unit directly underneath the staircase? This is especially useful if the area is next to the kitchen. You could turn this area into a minibar and food serving area such as a buffet counter.

 

Storage in the Bathroom

Setting up narrow shelving on the bathroom walls would be a brilliant way to keep all your bathroom essentials out of the way. One can also invest in canisters to hold cotton balls, cotton swabs, lotion, and other popular accessories that you would use regularly. Have you thought of placing small wicker baskets on your shelves and use these to accommodate additional storage needs?

 

Wise Usage of Bedroom Space

Why not use all the space you have available in the bedroom area? You may find that there is even space for your office nook. This is one area where you can use up any extra space you have. There might be an open area somewhere that you can convert into an efficient workstation. Be sure to build the desk into the wall so you may leave an open path to move around. Over here, you can add shelves above your desk and display books.

Always let your creativity flow. Especially, when you have young kids at home with lots of toys. Make use of any extra space and place a few small canvas bins to keep their toys out of harm’s way and neatly stored.

Resources— Country Living, HGTV