Using floor rugs, you can visually divide the space into zones in a one-room apartment. An interior designer and editor-in-chief of Yandex magazine told socialbites.ca about this. Rentals” and “Yandex. Real Estate” “This is how I live” Anna Ustyuzhaninova.
“Rugs can visually delimit functional areas by creating visual boundaries between them. The owner of a small one-room apartment can place several rugs in his house: for example, one with a long pile, in the bedroom, another, wide and in calm colors, in the living room, and a third, rubber, in the corridor. ,” Ustyuzhaninova explained.
He stated that carpets create stylistic accents in every area by providing the opportunity to play with colors and textures.
According to the expert, a one-room apartment needs to be divided into functional areas for sleeping, eating, resting and working. Otherwise, home residents may feel cramped and lacking in free space.
In addition to rugs, cabinets and shelves will also help divide the space into zones.
“In small one-room apartments, cabinets and shelving are great for creating intimate spaces like a bedroom or work area, while also providing privacy. You can place books, lamps, decorative elements and business items inside the furniture,” Ustyuzhaninova advised.
The expert added that in a small apartment it is better to install folding or sliding doors.
“Open sliding doors create a larger opening that is visually perceived as twice as wide compared to regular doors,” the designer explained.
He came to the conclusion that mirrors will also help visually expand the space and can be optimized with the help of multifunctional furniture – this can be a sofa bed, folding dining tables or coffee tables, beds with drawers, lifting mechanism, folding beds.
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