I am setting up my first apartment!

Studio or two rooms, small areas are not the easiest to develop, especially with a limited budget. But, if the task is complicated, the mission is not impossible—our tips for a well-thought-out and fun first apartment without breaking the bank. Union Complex provides the best luxury apartments in Lahore.

FURNISH SMART

With the excitement of moving, we tend to quickly furnish our interior to feel at home and not in an empty and lifeless apartment. But before you go to the store closest to you and buy anything and everything, you have to define your needs.

Separate the furniture and objects that are essential to you from those that are optional and make a list. Next, prioritize. If we fall for this XXL vase and think we can still find it in stores in four months, we wait. Especially since in the end, there is a chance that he will swear with the retro-style sofa or that we don't want it anymore.

OPTIMIZE SPACE ROOM BY ROOM

THE LIVING ROOM

Do-it-yourselfers who do not need a TV cabinet, which may be too bulky in their eyes, can mount their television on the wall and store CDs and DVDs on a shelf or in a shallow column.

The office area can be hidden in a cupboard with a folding table.

Who says the small area, says living room and dining room in the same room. We, therefore, forget the imposing oak table inherited from his grandparents. Two options:

When there is room, and you want to have a real space dedicated to meals, it is possible to install a side table in the living room corner.

- if you prefer to optimize the space as much as possible, you will opt for a coffee table large and high enough to eat there.

THE KITCHEN

The first step to optimize the space of a small kitchen, favor storage and wall accessories.

Cupboards, shelves, splashback, coat hook. There are many solutions. If the worktop is not large enough to cook without a hitch and you have the possibility, you can invest in a folding table that will also serve as storage for cutlery and utensils or a sliding worktop.

As for the living room, it is possible to set up a dining area in a small kitchen. A folding table and chairs that will easily find a place in a cupboard when they are no longer needed, and voila.

THE BEDROOM

To save space on the floor, you can opt for a mezzanine or Murphy bed. Traffic is then more fluid, and you can set up your office below.

The beds with drawers are practical when there is a lack of space in your closets, as are the headboards with integrated storage that can dispense with a bedside table.

THE BATHROOM

Here too, there is room for functionality. Furniture should be small and shallow. The hand-washing units are therefore particularly suitable in this specific case.  

As with the other rooms in the house, the walls and the height are the allies of the small bathrooms. We, therefore, rely on efficient columns and shelves. Rather than opting for several objects, we favor well-thought-out furniture—a cabinet with an integrated mirror, a cupboard under the sink including a towel holder, etc.

THE STUDIO, A CASE APART

If there is one place that is not very easy to set up, it is the studio.

How to arrange a multifunctional room practically without omitting aesthetics? In the list of essentials, we find the sofa bed and the loft bed. And to delimit the different living spaces, we use a curtain, paint, masking tape, or a screen.

AFTER MOVING IN

However, common sense and a few tips allow you to grab a few square meters and visually expand the space.

Available but practical, light colors, and white, in particular, illuminate and give this impression of grandeur. There is no question of falling into the bland and tasteless decor. Instead, we wake up the rooms with touches of color to contrast.

The enemy of small spaces? The disorder. It is easier to move around in an orderly area. In a row, a room always seems more significant—an excellent reason to be careful not to indulge too much when it comes to cleaning.

Throwing or giving is not an easy task for some. If you do not have the usefulness of this lamp which has accompanied you for many years, part with it. Or leave it in your nursery. If you need to get well mastermind and beautified rooms get luxury apartments in Lahore.