subject: Decorating Tips To Create An Efficient Apartment [print this page] You have moved out and finally have your first place to live. It's all your own, but it's also very small. There are ways that you can use this smaller space and make it look bigger and still elegant.
Having a bedroom/living room all together can be interesting. You have to have a place to sleep but need a place for your friends to sit when they come over. So it's a simple solution for the problem. You can buy sleeper sofas that come in all sizes. A love seat can be made into a regular size bed sleeper sofa or a there are oversized chairs now that you can purchase that can actually be ordered as a twin size sleeper. So you could actually get a couple of oversized chairs and a end table for the middle and have some room left over for a coffee table maybe.
Now you are also going to need a computer desk and those are also available in space savers type desk. There are desk that come with a file cabinet drawer, a hide way keyboard tray, printer shelf and CPU shelf that can all be closed up inside when not in use. There are some that even have shelves built into the hutch so that you can store books and cds.
To help diminish the noise level you can also place an area rug in the room under the table or at the edge of the chairs. Rugs come in all shapes, sizes and colors these days and it will help keep the floors warmer in the winter, especially if you are looking at hardwood floors or maybe the carpet is just worn and you want to cover up the spot. Area rugs are very good at hiding worn spots or high traffic areas.
You kitchen and eating area are probably all together, but not to worry, you can get a pub table with a couple of chairs or maybe even one of those tables that folds up when not in use. They can be bought with a couple of chairs and either one side or both sides will let down so you have more room.
With small spaces there a lot of possibilities to make the most of wall space and floor space with all the furniture that is out there today called space savers. Efficiency apartments or one room flats like you might find in New York can be very small; sometimes less than 800 square feet. Think about what you seriously need to survive and you might even be able to hit a couple of yard sales or garage sales and find some items to fit.
If you have a smaller place before you head out to look for furniture you should really measure and see just how big of items you can purchase. There is nothing worse than purchasing a piece of furniture that takes up the whole room. This alone will make your apartment look super small. Check out what may be a bit smaller or that can work as more than one piece of furniture. Like the futon or sofa bed that can be used in more than one way. Don't forget that when you place an item that is too big into a smaller room it will make the space look cramped.
