Condo Interior Design Tips

Condo Interior Design

Living Large in Small Spaces – Expressing Personal Style in 100 to 1000 Square Feet

Living in the city can be as exciting as visiting an amusement park. There is a vivid thrill in immersing yourself in the sights and sounds that welcome you as you enter the entrance gates. When you are at the center of the activities, participating in the fun and games and riding the amazing roller coaster rides, you tend to feel that vibrant glow you can’t find anywhere else. Yet after every ride, when your energy simmers down and you take in the chaotic frenzy all around you, there’s a desire that springs from your heart to escape, get away from the crowd and commune with yourself and the people that matter to you. You search for that place where you can rest your head and reflect on the previous events in your life; you want to find that peaceful place that is more familiarly called home. Can such a place exist in the active and demanding metropolitan area where you chose to live and fulfill your dreams?

Let’s call it the best of both worlds; this idea of condo living that is sprouting up everywhere. You can be involved with this all-consuming world, or make believe that you are, and still be focused on your own growth as an individual with intact social ideals and healthy life perspectives. If you are living in just a 40 square meter condominium unit and you dream of transforming it into a livable and personal abode, then you need not fret about it because there are thousands of practical and creative ways to do this using modern interior design ideas. The principles of innovative condo interior design will make this task more interesting and more enjoyable.

The limited area of your condo unit can dampen your spirits if you choose to focus on the negative side of things, but if you choose instead to view this as a challenging factor, then designing your own space will be a breeze. Below are some creative tips to help you beautify your home in the city:

Multi-functional areas

• The living and dining space can be made interchangeable by building a bar that will serve as a breakfast nook as well as a place where you can sit and watch television.
• You can use an entertainment cabinet divider to divide the living room and the bedroom so you can watch television on one side and you can place your books and accessories on the bedroom side.
• The kitchen and dining area can be incorporated into one space by using one side of the island counter as a preparation surface with a sink or a range, and the other side as a dining table.
• The living area can become a bedroom in a minute with a pocket bed hidden on its back wall. This design requires fabrication from your local carpenter or from high-end suppliers who specialize in doing specialized furniture projects for houses, hotels, offices, etc.

Convertible Furniture Pieces

• There is a wide variety of sofa beds on the market today that will fit in whatever design theme you choose for your home. Just be careful to invest in a quality one with durable materials and a stable folding mechanism.
  

  This SEI Black Fold-Out Convertible Desk is has a slim profile when it is in its closed position.

• You can also use ottoman stools with hard tops as coffee tables so you will not have to worry about not havingextra chairs when you have guests visiting. Some stool designs also have storage space when you take off their top portion.  This can be a great place to keep scattered magazines and small items that only create a mess when visible.
• One creative piece of furniture that you may want to consider is the ultramodern folding bed.  Designed in 3 parts, it can be converted into a lounge chair and coffee table depending on what type of furniture you need at the time.
• A low storage cabinet in your living room can be converted into a desk with a study chair or stool tucked inside it.
• The closet could have a drop-down desk or ironing surface when you open one door to reveal it.

Design Materials

• Glass and mirrors are common choices in materials if you want to make your space look wider than it actually is. You have to find strategic places to put them to create that desired spaciousness. For example, a full-length mirror mounted to your bathroom door will make the area seem bigger.  You can apply this same tactic by using mirrored closet doors for your bedroom. The choice of transparent fiberglass chairs and tables can make the dining space appear seamless and interconnected with the adjacent living area.
• One solid paint color or a variation of hues of a specific color in your walls will provide a continuous illusion of space; no boundaries from one space to another thus creating an unhindered flow of traffic inside your home.
• Prints and elaborate patterns in wallpapers and paint murals can be used if you want to have an oriental or period-themed interior. This will work well as long as you are using them as accents and not as the main feature.  Their details can overpower a small space.
• Traditional area partitions like sliding doors and low wall panels will only divide the space into smaller areas.  Using the proper materials however, like translucent glass or thin wood with cut-out designs, can add some fascinating details without cluttering the room.
• You may want to consider using white tiles with a glossy sheen all throughout the condo.  This will serve to join the different areas as a singular cohesive space. It is also better to use reflective surface materials such as metallic appliances and shiny laminated kitchen cabinet doors in the usually small kitchen area of your condo.
• Avoid building too many layers on your ceiling and using massive droplights or chandeliers that will just add clutter and obstruction to the view.

Alternative Furniture Pieces and Accessories

• You can place a banquet seat and a bench as an alternative to the traditional four and six-seat dining set. They will function as extra seats when you’re entertaining plus they are space-savers because this set up can be pushed back to the wall as a stationary dining area.
• Instead of the double-deck bed, why not use the space of the lower bed as a study area with a desk and drawers and the top portion as the sleeping area.
• A four-poster bed can look grand in a wide master’s bedroom but in a condo unit it can be overwhelming. It would be better to settle for a high bed with drawers on its two sides.

In planning the layout and design of your place, do bear in mind that the key aim for efficient condo interior design is to maximize the limited space. The kitchen should be adjacent to the dining area, which in turn should be accessible to the living area. There has to be an interrelation among the spaces and the details should be consistent to one theme so your home will not to be overwhelming for you and your loved ones to live in.

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