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Small-sized furniture for your small apartment

Small-sized furniture in the living room

When you return home and cross your threshold, perhaps a small apartment, then do you think that its decor is planned ideal, and the furniture is quite convenient and functional? If not, you need to read our article.

We collected dozens of examples of compact furniture items for small apartments capable of expanding the living space, streamline storage and give the interior to the modern appearance that is so in demand today.

Small-sized furniture can be represented in four main categories:

  • modules for hidden storage;
  • multifunctional items;
  • sofas and chairs;
  • cabinets.

We also have a few ideas regarding the color range and decor elements using which you can create the perfect image! Before you go to the store for furniture, spend the weekend to clean up the house. Take a look at the cabinets and drawers, get rid of all things you do not use to make place and add space.

After that, it makes sense to make changes to the interior decor. Try, for example, repaint the wall of the apartment to refresh it. It's time to start everything from a clean leaf!

Hidden storage

Little apartment, if it is also forced to be furnished, often looks overloaded. There is sometimes missing places to storage, and the "homeless" things acquire the shelter on any free surface and even on the floor. Large baskets, containers and boxes are not always comfortable and look awkward.

Solution - hidden storage. The absence of things lying in the most unexpected places, in sight, gives a feeling of purity and freedom. And in this way, you can emphasize and highlight those items or details that you seem most interesting.

1. Capacity with a lid in modern design from West ELM can be used as a convenient stand, besides very spacious.

2. Upgrade with a sterling tacht with a roomy compartment under the seat accommodates blankets, bed linen and other accessories.

3. The SAIC vertical module can serve as a bar: just put forward the box to take a favorite drink.

4. Designers from the CB2, which have developed this rack, offer to keep rarely used things behind the mirror panel.

5. The lid of the coffee table from West ELM leans, which allows you to store small dishes, consoles and other things.

6. Volumetric low-side containers will not allow correspondence and various other subjects to "disperse" throughout the room.

7. The charming designer chest will appeal to owners of cats and small dogs. You can put bowrs with food and water and no longer be afraid to step on them in the dark.

8. Bamboo Platform for charging gadgets will save your home from irritating wires, and you - from the need to look for a charger throughout the house.

Prompt: Even if some of your items you have at first glance are not intended for compact storage, you can experiment with them yourself.

When square meters are not enough, the furniture can turn into a bar of obstacles on your way. Be careful and buy only those things that will help you use the space effectively. This does not mean that you are obliged to leave the room completely empty! Rather, we are talking about that you must choose such furniture that performs several functions.

  • ottoman (and even better - ottoman with storage compartment). The ottoman can be used as a sun bed, a coffee table or an extra seat;
  • coffee table. This subject is called up to act as a table for informal meals, a written table or stands;
  • console table. The possibility of using these elegant items is very wide;
  • bench. It can be used for direct purpose or as a coffee table.

1. High, but the compact cabinet with retractable shelves serves as a mirror, a place for storing and a reminder board - everyone immediately.

2. The elegant table from Baxton Studio can be moved to the sofa and use as a support for a laptop or other gadget.

3. The tacht with leather upholstery Inspire q is equipped with four folding panels that are hidden storage compartments.

4. It is a coffee table Raymond with an adjustable height, made in Eurostyle and supplemented with a retractable stand.

5. A neat round table from Wildon is supplied complete with four seats, which are completely rushing under the tabletop due to its unique form.

6. The magnificent set from Wildon consists of an elegant coffee table and four puffs with storage compartments.

7. Wooden tables are "inserted" into each other, forming a minimalist rack. Lower parts can be used as a bench.

8. CRATE AND BARREL compact module contains a spacious selection for storing things and a small rack. The location of the components relative to each other varies in accordance with the current needs.

Prompt: Equip furniture with wheels if you plan to move it around the room. Remember that the wheels add heights.

Sofas and chairs

Companies with world names, such as West ELM and CB2, took care of you and developed whole collections of small sofas and chairs. And not in vain, because the sofa is the main subject of the interior in any living room and takes a lot of space.

There is a huge number of sofas made in various designs, but not all of them are designed with an eye on saving space in the living room. If you dream about a convenient and simultaneous compact sofa, then the model without armrests is the perfect option for you!

1. West ELM: Compact, incredibly comfortable sofa in classic design

2. The stylish Ekero armchair from IKEA has very narrow armrests and a double-sided pillow for comfortable back support.

3. The sofa of the apartment-sizes from Kyle Schuneman enchants his nostalgic design and does not take up much space.

4. Dining chairs in Eurostyle are designed not only for dining rooms: they can be used in one way in other rooms.

5. CB2 armchair is suitable for living rooms, veranda and patio. The manufacturer's collection also has a sofa in the appropriate design.

6. The IstikBal sofa bed with a durable folding mechanism is produced in bright colors and ensures comfort both during sleep and in the time of wakefulness.

7. The rotating armchair does not take up much space, but it looks incredibly stylish.

8. The concise and exquisite sofa from CB2 seems very easy, which is very valuable for small-sized interiors.

Cabinets

Bookcases and racks are very in demand in close premises. They are presented in various designs, colors and sizes. Your choice should be not only functional, but also attractive. Here are some ways to use cabinets in small rooms:

  • differentiation of the room space on the zone. Place the cabinet to the center of the room to physically designate two areas;
  • storage space. You can add various items and low-use things into the cabinet for a more rational distribution of space;
  • decor element. The works of art, accommodated on his shelves, accessories and souvenirs will decorate any room;
  • secondary functions. Low cabinets can act as tables and stands.

1. The white compact rack from IKEA will divide the room on the zone without clutching it.

2. An elegant shelf with two shelves can be used as a table or a television stand.

3. High racks like this are optimal tools for the development of vertical space.

4. A narrow rack from Room & Board is available in 14 colors.

5. Dark gray multi-tier stand is designed to store books and other small things.

6. Console table with two shelves from Crate and Barrel can be called a universal piece of furniture.

7. The asymmetric rack from Smart Furniture has an interesting design, thanks to which he perfectly fits into any interior.

8. In some living rooms, such a bookcase will take most of the wall. In any case, the capacity of it is very high.

9. Crate and Barrel offers to use this piece of furniture as a bar.

Color gamut and decor elements

Now, when each object of the situation was found its place, it remains only to supplement the interior with decorative things: pillows, paintings, poufs, etc. The use of multi-colored decorations will help you personalize and revive the room design.

1. Puf-cube with an upholstery of carrot color is so attractive that may not be practical.

2. The cushion from the NeedlePoint series from Jonathan Adler will have to do with all the styles of the 60s.

3. Cape with a spectacular print from Deny Designs demonstrates the most fashionable color to date.

4. Tic Tac Toe is a set of nine square elements painted manually. They can be located in any sequence.

5. The motivating pillow from Jonathan Adler is decorated with inscriptions with a positive meaning: "Love", "Sunlight" and others.

6. The Assortment Trina Turk has many original pillows, each of which is capable of decorating your interior.

7. Nuloom IKAT carpet is an exquisite combination of colors, high quality and eastern charm.

8. Another cape from Deny Designs - this time with a geometric ornament - will revive the appearance of a monophonic sofa.

9. Beautiful print Banksy Life is available in different sizes, so you can choose the option that your living room is perfect.

10. A four-color Surya Cosmopolitan rug will give dynamism to the interior.

Prompt: Decorate the room with alive flowers. Plants with lush foliage have the ability to deepen space, and the interior thanks to them becomes more fresh and tidy. Stop your choice on unpretentious kinds to maintain their beauty gave you special trouble.