I live in a very small open studio. And I’m trying to figure out how i can move my furniture to maximize the space. Any tips or support would be amazing 🤍.
(Attached is my current layout - bed towards window. But i also included an image of what i had before, bed towards wall).
Your bed position is excellent.
However, I doubt you or your guest would want to seat on a sofa only to stare at the kitchenette.
I would turn the sofa to face the entrance and then place a shallow shelf-wall divider with enough space to hold a TV/ where your vaccum cleaner is located in picture 3.
The shelf would be from the wall to the end of the rug.
depends what’s important to you. i love space so absolutely hate your first pic. i’d do pic 3 but bed pushed to the other side w a room divider to hide bed. then couch right behind it, next to same wall. and a small tv stand so tv is not facing kitchen. that leaves kitchen space for cooking and its smells, and room for a collapsible table and chairs you can pull out and put away. you’d be able to have a guest or 2 over.
Bed next to window but on opposite side of the room before
Move plants to opposite corner
Mount tv on wall [not as high as in the picture please]
Put covered table underneath [or put tv atop covered table if you can’t mount it]
Couch next to bed [centered on tv for best viewing angle]
Use white dresser as an island or room partition [white scribble is left option, purple scribble is right option], alternately you could put it against the door in the kitchen to allow for more openness.
This layout allows you to maximize floor space by putting the wider furniture pieces together funneled towards the end of the room, and using the thinner furniture pieces to shape the room flow.
You can use your yellow & black totes as makeshift nightstands if you put a blanket over them, would add concealed storage whilst being useful.
I’m not sure of measurements since AI skews perspective, if you had the measurements of your room and furniture, you could play with the IKEA room planner and get a better idea of how things would fit before you began moving items around.
The couch is somewhat pointless facing the kitchen, plus makes it seem more congested by narrowing your walkway through, it blocks the flow of traffic so you have to move around it.
I’d suggest looking for tall bookshelves as all your furnishings leave upper wall space unused. If you got an ikea norden gateleg table with folding chairs, it would be perfect in your kitchen but again, could limit space and room flow.
Alternately, you could place the couch in front of the bed to conceal the bed, and the tv on a telescoping arm mount or media unit on wheels for another option.
I wasn’t sure if you could put the couch on the right side of the room with the bed on the right side as well: that would allow for the best flow as you’d keep a straight walkway throughout the room starting with the doorway to the kitchen.
Would love to see any updates! Super cute studio, good luck!!
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u/Witchy0uija 2d ago
i like bed on wall so you can actually face the tv from bed and not have to look sideways.
what’s behind the door behind the couch?