6 Apartment Hacks to Save Space in Style

Apartments are convenient and cheap places to live in, but they’re not exactly known for being spacious. 

You can call for services that offer carpet cleaning in Geelong, Australia or anywhere else in the world, but they’ll solve your carpet stain problems, not your lack of ample living space.

But don’t fret, because you don’t even need to call a paid professional to help you out with your spatial problems. Just try for yourselves these six space-saving hacks on your apartment space so you can finally have somewhere to stretch your legs in. 

No More Desk Jobs

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Desks take up a considerable amount of space. So if all you need for work is a laptop, then it would be best that you use something else to place your device, which also happens to be your entire workplace. You can just use your dining table instead, or use a ledge of your shelf. This way, you not only save space - you also save money, which you can use for other more important things.

Let it Slide

Hinged doors, when closed, hardly take up any space. But once you use one, you’re going to realize that closing or opening them requires a space that is proportional to its size. Now imagine how much space you’re going to need if you have a big hinged door in your apartment.

A hinged front door is perfectly fine, but for closets and bathrooms, a sliding door would be a much better choice. Since you don’t have to push or pull it to open, you can place stuff in front or behind it and open it just enough for you to be able to enter. 

Chests Are A Treasure

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If you have enough space for either a coffee table or a container for your things but not both, then get neither. Instead, buy a chest.

Chests are not only practical because they give you additional space to put in your loose things that you won’t be using anytime soon, as they also serve an aesthetic function, giving the place a more rustic feel.

However, if your chest isn’t exactly the type that is tasteful or doesn’t match or enhance the look and feel of your living room, then put a drape over it. 

Vertically Gifted

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Perhaps the most common reason why those who rent apartments - probably including you - run out of space is because they only use floor space. Then again, it can’t be helped; since we can’t fly or crawl walls, we only see the floor we step on as the only viable space to put our stuff in. But when you start looking up, you’ll realize that you actually have a lot of space you can use.

You can install cupboards on places that you won’t be walking around in. And instead of a clothes rack that will be sitting on the floor of your room, it would be better to put a clothesline to hang your clothes in. In fact, as long as you have vertical space that is high enough so you won’t hit your head but not so high that it takes a lot of effort to reach it, then it’s up to you to make your vertical space-saver - just don’t overdo it!

Into the Fold

Beds, chairs, and tables are bulky pieces of furniture that eat away a lot of space, which you can use for something else whenever you’re not using these things. You can choose to do away with these things and just sit, sleep, and eat on cushions that separate you from the cold, hard floor, but that’s not a comforting and comfortable idea.

Thankfully, with foldable bed, table, and chairs, you can have both your space and your furniture - just not at the same time. Pop them up when you need them; fold and hide them away when you need the space for other things - simple and convenient. 

Start the Chaise

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As what has been said earlier, beds and sofas take up a lot of room. If that’s the case, then you have two alternatives for both: a chaise lounge or a sofa bed.

The latter, as its name suggests, is a combination of both a sofa and a bed, saving you a lot of space that would’ve been consumed by the two. The chaise lounge, on the other hand, is a kind of a couch that is quite short. It takes up less room, you can move it a lot, and you can put two chaise lounges together to create a makeshift bed. See? Two different stones that both hit two birds.

Having little apartment space can be quite a challenge. But living spaces are like life - it’s not about how much you got, but how much you make of it. And with creativity and proper planning, you can make and get a lot. 

Author Bio:

Yyanna Reema Marquez is a student- writer based in Manila, Philippines. She is a student of Interior Design and love to explore places that offers extraordinary experience. Connect with her on Twitter