Studio Apartment Design 30 Square Meters

It seems impossible to create a one-room apartment space in such an area, zoned into functional areas for rest, hosting guests, preparing food, working, so that the final interior is cozy and not cluttered. However, you can create an impressive interior design of a one-room apartment of 30 sq m if you follow the principles of proper space organization, functional zone design, successful visual correction techniques, and finishing.

Ideas for Successful Layout of a 30 Square Meter Studio Apartment

Creating a one-room studio apartment from an ordinary small-sized flat with a separate inconvenient and small kitchen will help realize a multifunctional design project, stylish and convenient for living. Relocation is a serious complex of construction work requiring a lot of time, labor costs, and financial resources. If you are confident that this is the ideal option on the way to creating a comfortable atmosphere in your apartment, then you can boldly start implementing the project.

Most often, relocation of a one-room apartment of 30 sq m is carried out by demolishing the wall between the kitchen and living room, creating a unified space. If there is a balcony and storage room, they can also be combined with the common room.

During planning, you can use the services of a designer or do it yourself, but in both cases, you should consider some nuances that will affect it:

• The total area of the apartment and its shape. The most common form of a studio is a square, which is the most convenient from the point of view of furniture arrangement and zoning;
  
• The number of residents;
  
• Location of utilities;
  
• The number of door and window openings.
  

Studio apartment layout of 30 sq m can be open, when the entire apartment space is created as a single unit, except for the bathroom, or divided into different partitions - curtains, screens, furniture items. Functional area zoning in an open layout also exists, just like in a clearly separated layout with screens, only it is expressed in different ways of finishing and materials. Examples of successful layouts for both variants are shown in the photos below.

Elena Ostapova: publication of interior in the magazine DOM & Interior, June 2014

Remodeling Options for a Small One-Room Apartment

Before starting the renovation of a 30 sq m studio apartment, you should determine functional zones in the room according to the position of utility lines, window and door openings. Thus, depending on personal preferences of the apartment owners, functional zones are identified: food preparation and dining, rest and sleep, guest reception, workspace. The bathroom in a one-room apartment of 30 sq m is usually combined and separated by a solid wall.

Visual separation of functional zones during renovation is carried out using various finishing materials. This includes floor, ceiling and wall finishes.

Finishing methods for zoning:

Functional Zone: Rest and Sleep

• Floor
  

Same flooring material used in the rest of the room but may differ in color.
Another option is to create a bed platform from gypsum board.

• Walls
  

Wallpaper, painting, plastering walls, laminate, extending to ceiling. The shade varies depending on the color of sleep furniture.

• Ceiling
  

Same material as used in the rest of the space;
Laminate;
Multilevel ceiling.

Functional Zone: Food Preparation

• Floor
  

Ceramic tiles; Water-resistant laminate of high strength.
Another option is to create a kitchen unit platform from gypsum board.

• Walls
  

Ceramic tiles;
Plastering, painting;
Combination of wallpaper and tiles.

• Ceiling
  

Multilevel ceiling with individual lighting.

Functional Zone: Dining Area

• Floor
  

Ceramic tiles or similar material used in the rest of the space

• Walls
  

Plastering in dining area;
Panels;
Combination of wallpaper

• Ceiling

Same as in the rest of the space.

Functional Zone: Guest Reception

• Floor
  

Laminate;
Linoleum;
Parquet;
Using textiles on the floor.

• Walls
  

Wallpaper;
Plastering;
Laminate;
Decorative stone or brick;
Painting

• Ceiling
  

Stretched;
Painting.