How to Choose Furniture for a Small Apartment: Tips from Professionals

Even in a tiny apartment, you can create an elegant and cozy atmosphere if you don't overload it with furniture and organize storage wisely, reminds architect Svetlana Kalko.

Svetlana Kalko, Architect. Designs private and public spaces, keeping in mind that the living environment should be as unique as the person himself.

1. Plan Your Storage

For a small apartment, storage is the most important issue. Use all internal reserves, grow upwards, so that every cubic centimeter of useful area works for you. On the kitchen, extend cabinets to the ceiling – you'll always find something to fill them with.

2. Maintain Scale

In a small apartment, furniture should be small; otherwise, the space will look overfilled. Sometimes a large item, such as a sofa in the living room, is unavoidable – try to make it blend with the wall or floor.

3. Create Illusions

If you have a small apartment, you should become a master of illusions: use all well-known designer tricks that visually expand the space. Mirrors, glossy surfaces, transparent furniture – all these tricks help you widen walls.

4. Don't Skip the Bed

In any situation, it's important to prioritize correctly: solid sleep, healthy spine, and good well-being come first. Choose your bed with special attention – don't neglect it.

5. Pay Attention to Transformers and Foldable Furniture

Foldable tables, stools that can be folded together and stored in a closet until guests arrive – all this was created specifically for small apartments.