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Living in the attic: comfortable apartment of 18 square meters

Living in the attic: comfortable apartment of 18 square meters

Living in the attic: comfortable apartment of 18 square meters

Someone thinks that 40 or 25 square meters is not enough for a comfortable life. And some have to huddle in dwellings with a square footage not reaching even 20 meters. How to survive in such a cramped space and organize everything as much as possible so that it seems that the small-sized area is much larger than it really is?

Small cozy interior



Small cozy interior

To answer the questions that are of interest to many owners of small apartments, we decided to consider a real example. The apartments in question have an area of ​​only 18 square meters, although in fact it seems that there are at least 25 squares. What is the secret of this cozy nest?

TV zone

TV zone

The house in which this apartment is located was built over 100 years ago and has three levels of one square. The very last is where these apartments are located. A family of three lives here – an adult married couple and their student son.

Bed on the second level

Bed on the second level

Adjustable lighting

Adjustable lighting

Sturdy metal construction

Sturdy metal construction

Cozy kitchen

Cozy kitchen

Due to the fact that it was necessary to allocate space for two sleeping places at once, one of them was raised to the second level. They did it thanks to the construction of steel and plywood. A compact kitchen-dining area and part of the storage systems were located under the berth. The second berth is in the living room and also serves as a sofa for receiving guests – a completely logical solution for a small size.

Living area

Living area

All possible niches and a place under one of the windows were used to store things. Wicker baskets of various configurations, but made in the same style, have become good helpers in this space..

All possible places were used for storage systems

All possible places were used for storage systems

Bedroom area on the second floor

Bedroom area on the second floor

Stylish and neat small-sized interior

Stylish and neat small-sized interior

The interior of a small bathroom deserves special attention. It is quite bright and interesting. Here we managed to arrange a washing machine, boler, plumbing, shower area and storage systems. Ceramic tiles of bright and active colors were chosen for the cladding. This technique set some dynamics and helped to move away from stereotypes..

Small bathroom

Small bathroom

Small bathroom interior

Small bathroom interior

This small apartment does not have any expensive furniture or designer interior items. But despite this, it looks very stylish, organized and interesting. Largely due to the fact that its owners keep the interior in perfect order and make sure that it looks neat.

Nice view from the window

Nice view from the window

Elements of comfort



Elements of comfort

Everything on the shelves!

Everything on the shelves!

But how to achieve perfect order in the whole apartment? There are many ideas that can resolve this issue. We found 25 cool ideas that will be useful to anyone who wants to have a neat interior..

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