Size Does Not Matter

Living in tight spaces has its challenges. You have to be clever about how to use your limited square footage and make it functional for your needs. Malena Georgieva, a Bulgarian import, only had a little over 200 square feet to work with. Can you imagine? Her tiny fourth-floor studio apartment located a few steps from the Dakota (one of the most iconic buildings in NYC and former home of John Lennon), only has enough room for a bed, a desk, a dining table and couple of chairs. As an aspiring artist and interior designer, Malena put her creative talent in designing and decorating her petite pad —much needed talent when working on a budget not much bigger than her place.

I think she did an unbelievable job considering the challenges she faced with the space. One of her brilliant solutions was to purchase chairs that swivel to allow her to face the different areas in the apartment. Of course, she turned to life-saver IKEA where she found very stylish pieces that worked with her budget. I'm digging the three prints she had enlarged and cleverly placed on the ceiling and walls around the bed to create the illusion of a room.

Once again the magnificent Mr. White comes to the rescue of another small space making it bright and airy. Further evidence of her frugal and clever decorating is the glass cheese platter and vase she turned into a side table to sit between her IKEA Tirup chairs. Also, hanging a mirror on an agle over her dining area breaks the boxiness of her studio and helps reflect the light from the window into the space. Choosing a translucent pendant lamp was a smart idea so it wouldn't become an intrusive object in the room.

If this isn't proof that you can make a pocket-size space into a beautiful and chic home, I don't know what is. It's all about the planning and being resourceful about what you get. So, if you're short on space, don't use that as an excuse to stop you from having a fab pad. See, size does not matter.

Via The New York Times, Images by Trevor Tondro  

Comments

[Carole]

Love it!

[Gulyana]

Lovely! Although, I think I would have placed the dining table in that empty space off the kitchen, and maybe put a desk where her dining table is now....

[Donna]

I just adore this chambers. Design is SUPER

[plumbing]

This is true that living in limited space are very challenging. Make sure that the things that you put is what you needed.