Studio Apartment Decorating Tips for Lower Income Tenants

When it comes to studio apartment decorating, you don’t need a lot of money. You just need to know a few decorating basics to create an apartment that is attractive and comfortable too.

Avoid Using Knick-Knacks

Decorating in a limited space requires that you forfeit items that aren’t functional and make use of furnishings and accessories whose use is practical and essential for everyday use. Therefore, avoid accumulating clutter. Get rid of any magazines or items, like knick-knacks, that are not readily used on a daily basis.

Create a Focal Point to Establish a Theme

In a limited space, such as a studio, you’ll want to create a focal point so you can decorate around it. A focal point can be a fireplace, couch or a picture window with a nice view. In a studio, in most cases, your focal point will be your couch. Therefore, you’ll want to complete the look with pillows, chairs, tables and lamps that harmonize with the theme of the decor.

Choose Practical, Attractive Furnishings and Accessories

As indicated, the furnishings you choose should be attractive yet practical too. Choose a sofa bed, a couple end tables and chairs, and select an ottoman with storage, for instance, as your coffee table. Always consider how your furnishings will be used when decorating your apartment. To further open up your space, select see-through tables made of tempered glass or chairs with longer legs. Keep from picking anything too big. In fact, instead of a couch, it would be better to choose a love seat and chairs to make your space seem even larger. Add a mirror or mirrors to give the room a more capacious feel. Choose cotton curtains, sheers or venetian blinds for your window coverings. In the small space of a studio, they’re a better choice than drapes and lower in cost too.

Choose Pale or Neutral Colors

Select colors for walls, floor and furnishings in pale or neutral tones. Paint all the walls the same color to make your apartment seem bigger. Choose from pale hues, such as green, blue or lilac or neutral tones, such as white, cream or taupe to give your small apartment more dimension. Likewise, the wood of your furnishings should be in softer colors too. Therefore, select oak finished in light varnishes or paint dark wood in tints of ivory, cream or beige.

Keep Everything in Perspective

Make sure everything in your studio is in balance. For example, arrange lamps on tables so they are in the proper proportion to one another. Pick fabrics with small prints over large designs. Make sure your pictures are smaller too and hang them in neat groupings. Keep everything in balance by making the most of the space you’re allotted.

You don’t need a lot of money to decorate a small space like a studio; yet, you can make it quite comfortable and attractive too. Whether you prefer a contemporary decor or tend towards more traditional styling, the above information will  help you enjoy your surroundings at a minimal cost.