We made this material together with TEN Development using the example of an apartment in the Svetly eco-project
Given: one-room apartment with a total area of 31.6 m². Inside there is a bathroom, a small kitchen with access to a balcony and a long room with one window. If you don’t remodel, there won’t be many options for furniture arrangement. The best of them is offered by the developer himself. But there are three more options for how you can change this apartment. One of them is without redevelopment. Two more are with her.
Lighting and ventilation
When arranging any storage room in an apartment, you need to think about the air ventilation system and select lighting fixtures.
A well-organized air ventilation system will help avoid the formation of mold and harmful fungi, and light will make it easier to use the pantry and find the necessary items.
Ventilation can be ensured by regularly airing the room. If there are no windows in the pantry, it is recommended to install a hood. In case of high humidity, it is reasonable to provide the pantry with a forced ventilation system.
Lighting the pantry with one light source located on the ceiling is not the most convenient option. The shadow from the upper shelves covers the lower ones and makes it difficult to find the things you need. It is convenient to equip the lower shelves with LED strips.
Good light is essential when using a closet as a laundry room or for any activity. It is also convenient to use LED lamps as light sources. They are economical and do not heat up during operation.
Semi-open dressing room
If your wardrobe consists of a large collection of bags, dresses and shoes, then why not make a semi-open dressing room.
It is quite easy to organize by placing the best and most beautiful things in a prominent place.
The rest can be kept in closed cabinets and drawers.
Dressing room under the loft bed
A loft bed will be an excellent solution for a bedroom with limited free space, since you can easily build a dressing room under such a bed.
You can buy such a loft bed in almost any furniture store, and you can store things in both open and closed ways.
In addition, such a bed can be ordered along with a dressing room. This option will ensure maximum use and arrangement of space in accordance with the characteristics of your apartment.
Such beds are usually equipped with a convenient ladder that allows you to easily climb to the top.
Another loft bed can combine many functions of various pieces of furniture.
For example, there are many different models that combine a table, drawers, wardrobe, etc., which are placed on the lower tier of the bed.
The main disadvantage of this solution is the rather high price of such beds, but it pays off in the fact that this design can replace part of the furniture.
Finishing work
After careful calculations, it is necessary to repair the pantry.
Work begins with the installation of ventilation, electrical wiring and fastening of sockets and switches.
After this, the walls and floor are leveled so that there is no distortion of the racks. At the final stage of renovation, the walls, floor and ceiling are painted, covered with wallpaper or covered with panels, depending on the idea.
Instructions for decorating closets with your own hands suggest any option for wall decor, depending on the individual wishes of the owner.
It is better to give preference to light colors and environmentally safe materials.
Workshop
If the storage space allows, then it can be used as a workshop. For example, you can put a sewing machine and a table for the convenience of a female needlewoman. For men, it is possible to organize a workplace with the necessary equipment.
The interior of a modern pantry involves targeted use of space depending on the individual needs of family members.
Pantry room design
The design of the pantry should be the same as in the adjacent room or, ideally, in the entire apartment. For example, if the apartment is decorated in a loft style, then the pantry should have brickwork and metal shelves.
A Provence-style pantry features wooden shelves, striped or floral wallpaper and pastel shades of finishing materials.
A classic style closet consists of wooden shelving, traditional shapes and perhaps a boiserie.
Pantry-wardrobe in a classic style
Revision: an important preparatory stage
Before you put everything on shelves, creating them at the same time, you need to conduct an audit of everything that your apartment is littered with.
Moreover, everything should be taken into account, from clothing to household utensils and household appliances. You will have to show fortitude and remove from your apartment and your life what is unnecessary. With such an audit you can free yourself and your apartment from 30-40 percent of things.
The rest must be divided into categories so that documents are not stored along with the laundry, and the vacuum cleaner does not stand in the same drawer with pots. Now let's get straight to the main thing.
Office
If the area of the apartment does not allow you to organize a full-fledged workplace, you can use a storage room. Modern design options for a storage room in an apartment allow this room to be used in a similar way.
It is important to provide ventilation and adequate lighting.
Storage rules
To ensure that the contents of the pantry are always safe and sound, each type of item must be stored separately. For example, allocate boxes for shoes, other boxes for a stack of bed linen or towels, etc. Ideally, label each box of shoes or accessories.
In the middle sector, it is advisable to place what the family uses more often. On the sides and top there are seasonal items and equipment. It would be good if access to the upper niches was provided using a convenient, reliable ladder.
Experts recommend placing suitcases, bags, a vacuum cleaner, and other bulky items at the bottom. Outerwear is hung on a bar fixed between opposite walls, which is first put away in special covers.
Open dressing room in the hallway
Sometimes small apartments have a fairly spacious hallway, then you can equip it with an open dressing room.
The advantages of this solution include a feeling of free space, but you need to remember that your things will be visible to prying eyes.
Making such a dressing room is very simple; today manufacturers provide a large selection where you can easily find solutions for a narrow, elongated, or even the smallest dressing room.
It is easy to assemble yourself. To do this, you will need shelves, wall hangers and rods, but you need to decide in advance on the place where shoes, bags and accessories will be stored.
Fear No. 2: There is a suitable place in the apartment, but it is still not enough
Fact: You can create a walk-in closet space. We install partitions and walk-in closets built into the wall. With sufficient knowledge of apartment zoning, you can do this yourself. But to avoid inaccurate measurements and the use of low-quality materials, it is better to contact a specialist.
Step-by-step instruction:
- Choose a place in the room, take all the necessary measurements. For a dressing room, it is best to use corners or space at the entrance to the room;
- Install partitions. The most suitable material is drywall, it is less bulky. For convenience, install interior lighting and sliding doors;
- Fill the space inside with shelves, hangers and drawers. You can also hang a mirror and lay a rug there.
Pantry remodeling
In mass-produced panel houses, such a room was built between a large room and a corridor and had two doors. This option can be changed by combining both existing niches into one and providing them with a sliding door.
In a similar way, you can rebuild any other storage room provided for by the apartment layout. The changes involve both remodeling the premises and moving doors.
Dressing room behind curtains
If the room has an unused wall or unoccupied space in the hallway, then this method can be used to arrange a dressing room.
To do this, you will need a couple of curtains, several hooks and rods, and the storage system can be organized by arranging the shelves vertically.
The design can be updated periodically by changing the curtains as you wish.
Such a dressing room can be arranged either open or closed.
