Interior Design Tips For Small Spaces

Not everyone has a spacious, comfortable living space for themselves and their family. So how to own a small space but still have full facilities and space for family activities? Here are some TIPs to help the space become compact and convenient that SmartDecor has compiled to help you have more necessary information.

1. Appropriate style

The first step to having a dream home with full amenities and comfortable living space is to choose a favorite style but still suitable for the small space of the house. 

Following modern trends and styles, when many styles have been imported from the East and the West to Vietnam, there are many styles for homeowners to consider. However, to suit small spaces, not all styles can be used.

 Illustration of a 45m2 apartment with modern, luxurious design (source: SmartDecor) 

For example, with tropical, boho, modern - luxury styles, these are styles with many elaborate motifs, the interior makes up the majority of the style, so it will make the small house space become narrow and stuffy. 

Instead, choosing styles like minimalist, Scandinavian or modern will help the house feel light, cozy and save more living space.

Illustrative photo of the project designed in a modern, minimalist style (source: SmartDecor)

2. Use smart furniture products

The important thing in interior design is choosing the right furniture for the space. Below are some smart products that help homeowners save living space:

Optimize living room space with a simple sofa.

The living room is optimized with a 2-seater sofa and a round or rectangular table. Using a simple sofa set with bright colors will make the space less stuffy.

Photo of living room decorated with compact, sophisticated 2-seater sofa (Source: collected)

The kitchen is neatly arranged with a multi-functional kitchen cabinet system.

The kitchen area is probably the space that will take up the most time for women in the family. To have a suitable kitchen space for a small house, the most optimal thing is to use a multi-functional kitchen cabinet system with the top designed with spice cabinets combined with stainless steel shelves that can be pulled out easily and a block exhaust pipe to reduce odors. 

Below is a kitchen drawer for storing pots and pans combined with a dishwasher built into the kitchen cabinet system. On the kitchen counter, there are gold-plated stainless steel shelves that are both sophisticated and luxurious, while saving space and being economical.

The kitchen is designed in a minimalist style with a prominent white tone (Source: collected)

Make the most of the empty space in the bedroom.

Small house space, obviously the bedroom space for the family is also very limited. Therefore, using a 4-legged bed is not recommended. In this case, priority should be given to using a wooden bed frame. Above the mattress to lie down, below are drawers that can be pulled out to store items, blankets, pillows after sleeping. 

Illustration of smart bed with integrated drawers (Source: Collected)

In addition, using a built-in wardrobe system is also a great choice to optimize room space. 

Bedroom with space-saving built-in wardrobe design (Source: SmartDecor)

A foldable or compact study or work desk is also a smart choice to make the bedroom tidier and more airy.

Compact study desk (Source: Collected)

3. Make the most of empty space

When designing interiors for small spaces, customers often pay more attention to furniture and paint colors than to the walls. Therefore, after each design, spaces such as walls are often very empty and lack color.

In this case, the homeowner should quickly print family photos, landscape photos or small photos that they love, then arrange them neatly on simple walls to create a cozy, gentle but very delicate and beautiful space.

Illustration of a wall with family photo decor (Source: SmartDecor)

4. Appropriate layout and arrangement

Some suitable arrangements will help small apartment space become more airy and save space:

• Creative design of wooden boxes
• Use a folding table for your already small room
• Combine bed, chair and bookcase
• Seat design with back pocket
• Stackable tables and chairs

Illustration of kitchen space (Source: SmartDecor)

5. Mini kitchen helps to limit space occupation

If you have a very narrow space, not much space for living, this mini kitchen model is very useful for you.

Mini kitchen helps save kitchen space (Source: Collected)

All the appliances and equipment are stacked very reasonably and save maximum space. With this model, you can easily move to any place in the room without any obstacles.

With the useful information above, SmartDecor Hope readers have more useful information about saving space for the family. For more useful information and free consultation, please contact hotline 0911 933 938 for advice.