How to develop a small space? Decor zo soul

Whether you live in a studio, an apartment or even a house, you often have the feeling of lacking square meters. There surface of our habitat always seems to us
insufficient. The first reflex will therefore be to change your accommodation to settle in a larger one.

But before rushing into a move, there may be a simpler, faster and less expensive solution which consists in calling an interior decorator who will find all tips allowing to optimize living space.

Facing a reduced space And to meet the need enlargementthe interior decorator has multiple missions:

• Increase the surface of the place of life using the architecture of the accommodation to make the slightest square meter profitable,
• Increase the storage surface,
• choose functional and practical furniture that will facilitate circulation inside this small space,
• Find some trompe-l’oeil tips that help «enlarge» the accommodation.

Naturally the interior decorator can intervene on any or only part of a accommodation such as a kitchen or a bathroom deemed too cramped.

Increase the surface of the place of life

In a small but old apartment, with a beautiful ceiling height, the interior decorator will offer:

• a mezzanine that will become a new bedroom, a game office or play area for children,

In a house the interior decorator will suggest:

• the use of attic To create one or more additional parts.

In all the accommodation whether contemporary or ancient, the interior decorator can consider:

• the removal of partitions to enlarge the space,
• the creation of mobile partitions (on rails) which allow modulate the space Depending on needs such as having a provisional sleeping area to receive friends passing or children when you have them,
• installing a glass partition to light up a blind room and make it usable,
• the replacement of classic doors whose opening consumes space with doors on rails or to galary,
• The construction of a veranda on a balcony or a small terrace to extend the surface of a living room or that of the kitchen area,
• Gather the toilet and the bathroom in one and the same space to have a more spacious toilet area.

When it comes to a tiny kitchen The interior decorator will be vigilant about the choice:

• furniture Gain de Place. Preference for corner furniture with swivel baskets and cupboards with sliding shelves outside which allow storage in the depth of the cabinet,
• high elements that offer a good capacity to storage,
• furniture retractable For the table and the foundations but also for an additional work plan such as a service that slips between the worktop and storage drawers. Equipped with casters, it can then be used as an extra table in the living area.

Increase the storage surface

The interior decorator will offer maximum use solutions for each corner. So :

• A staircase is going transformer in closet, wardrobe or open shelves but can also be used as a location for a retractable office that will slide below,
• cupboards of going to the ceiling whose high shelves will be used to store what we use occasionally as suitcases or ski combinations,
• furniture multi-function Like benches for the seat but whose interior serves as storage, beds with drawers, a coffee table that can accommodate magazines, books or even bottles,
• of the corner furniture To use the slightest corner,
• storage suspended,
• In an attic accommodation, the roof slope will be used to create cupboards and/or open shelves like a library.

Practical and functional furniture

A small accommodation cannot be congested by furniture that limits the circulation of its occupants. It is therefore essential to choose a suitable furniture to surface constraints but also to the needs and desires of its users.

The interior decorator will therefore suggest:

• furniture that is bend and unfold at will, like the table and the chairs,
• furniture retractable like bed when it comes to a very small surface,
• furniture multi-function Like the bed with drawers, the living room coffee table which becomes dining table, storage stools, the wardrobe whose door turns into a table, etc …

In most cases, the development of a small surface is done with manufactured furniture custom made Because each accommodation has its specificities, whether it is to arrange attic, a staircase, a wall angle but also a small kitchen or a tiny bathroom. The furniture sold in stores are naturally not suitable for these particular configurations.

To carry out this optimization and/or enlargement of the living area, the interior decorator will establish a plan On which the new layout appears, the layout of the kitchen area and the bathroom. This plan is essential for the manufacture of tailor -made furniture.

Tips that help enlarge the space

When the adequate furniture was chosen, when the partitions were killed or moved, when the doors were replaced, when each square meter was used, there is still an arc rope of the interior decorator to enlarge a accommodation. This is the decoration.

To enlarge a space just:

• replace the color on the walls with white,
• play on lighting,
• have wall mirrors,
• Do not overload the tables of paintings and trinket furniture,
• Use a platform to create a false level.

By using an interior decorator, arranging a small space is no longer a puzzle. The development of a small space can be thoughtful in the design of a 3D file.