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Small apartment decorating is always a challenge. Inspiring solutions can be found in many areas: from storage to color composition and from decorating to using modern and versatile furniture with multiple use. Searching for small apartment solutions can take up a lot of time, but be prepared to stumble upon so many ideas that it will be hard to choose the right one for your home.

Start with making a list of the things you need, like storage facilities and take into account that, by using colors, light and mirrors, you can create the illusion of a bigger space. A small apartment can be just as relaxing and comfortable as an apartment with a large floor plan if you use functional furniture and unconventional space delimitations.

A personalized small apartment solution can come from the decision of using custom made furniture that will help your small apartment reach its full potential. Custom furniture can be an effective solution for maximising small spaces in apartments; creating a “wow-factor” with a statement piece; custom designer homes with specific décor requirements.

Try to use every available space and think out of the box. Use sliding doors and mirrors to hide storage space. In the bedroom, use the underside part of your bed for keeping linens or even consider a bunk bed and use the lower part as office space. There are many ideas that can help you decorate a small apartment and a good interior designer can customize the space in a way that you and your family can connect to, so don’t hesitate to ask for help.

Dressing table is an essential article of furniture in bedroom. Dressing table usually has shelves and drawers to provide enough space for its owner and a mirror used to adorn and observe self performances. A well designed dressing table reduces clutter from the room and is also used for extra storage. This furniture piece supplements refined interior of your bedroom giving it classy or modern look depending on the design and style of the chosen dresser.

The creative of Czech design studio Olgoj Chorchoj designed Princess, a dressing table with lighted mirror that is both unique and functional. A built-in lighted mirror is a rare concept for an already rare piece of furniture. The contemporary Princess table consists of a walnut top with sturdy stainless steel legs. The wooden top contains a round recessed storage located on the right side. The recessed area is divided into four pockets for storage. A built-in mirror installed underneath a round cover that conceals items, resulting in a smooth top when the table is not in use. On the left is a drawer that is used to store larger items. It is an item apt for the modern-day princess.

The Olgoj Chorchoj Studio was founded in 1990 during the Vitra Design Museum workshop. Their first projects involved design of experimental seating and interior concepts. At the beginning the Studio´s creativity took on wide range of work from light-generating ready-made objects, glass vases, porcelain-made sets and titanium jewelry to architectural projects. Its designs stressed the use of technology and natural materials. An important part of the team work is the design of interiors and reconstruction of the historical objects and industrial buildings.

This modern combine with exclusive presents elegant Diamond Bedroom Collection by Rossetto will never cease to impress. Designed and manufactured in Italy, Diamond Collection introduces a modern reinterpretation of opulence in a form of jeweled bedroom furniture embellished with Strass Swarovski Crystals. A dazzling centerpiece, Diamond Modern Platform Bed by Rossetto is an absolute gem full of aesthetics, functionality, rare materials and extraordinary design. From its luxurious high-gloss black or ivory lacquer exteriors, to the crocodile stamped leather and Strass Swarovski Crystals details, the Diamond Italian Modern Platform Bed by Rossetto is versatile and sophisticated as it is mysterious and refined.

A primary role of this incredible collection is naturally played by the Diamond Italian Contemporary Platform Bed. The headboard of this stunning modern bed has two optional square cushions upholstered in crocodile stamped genuine Italian leather as well as two vertical rows of Strass Swarovski Crystals positioned in the center of the headboard. Diamond Modern Platform Bed by Rossetto is available in high-gloss black or ivory lacquer finishes which serve to further elevate its gracious appeal.

Since 1950 Fratelli Rossetto has worked with success on the national and international market and has introduced its furniture collection for the living and night areas meeting a great response. Fratelli Rossetto is located in Prata di Pordenone, between Veneto and Friuli, one of the typical areas of production of Italian furniture.

Comfort and appropriate design – these are two main requests which are put forth the bedroom set. But what does it mean – “appropriate”? Everyone wants to have the bedroom decorated with furniture which is made of the best materials and created by the skilful masters, which has the wonderful look.

Bedroom set lays the base of comfort and coziness in the bedroom on which your mood in the morning and feeling during the working day depends. Therefore it is necessary to approach to the choice of bedrooms set as serious as to the choice of any other furniture for your apartment. Of course, furniture in the bedroom should blend with entire style and set the common conception.

The bedroom set besides the bed also includes the cupboard for linen or chest, cheval glass and stands. These are basic elements; besides them the set can also consist of armchairs, chairs, poufs and also various accessories. Except the cheval glass there can be chest ad mirror independently. While choosing it is better to determine with the set of elements which will be suitable for your room.

Be attentive with placing furniture in the room. For creating coziness the place of furniture is not less important then the furniture itself. It is worth planning the placement of elements of bedroom set taking into account the size and form of the room. It is better to refuse from several elements of bedroom set for not to allow the narrowness in placement.

Alcove is a hollow in the wall or specially created niche for bed. Sometimes it can be separated from other space with the screen or curtain. If you have a big bedroom then such interior decision will help to make the bed zone more comfortable and cozier and in the case if you own the apartment-studio the correctly formed alcove will be able to manage with the role of full-fledge bedroom.

Alcove can also settle the question of ergonomic decoration of small placement because it can often place just a corner or some other not most useful part of the room.

Besides that it is pleasant and comfortable to be inside such “house” both in the children room or youth interior and in traditional adult bedroom. At the same time alcove gives us so necessary feeling of seclusion, private space and security.

The history of alcove as a sleeping zone originates from the culture of forming of living space of dynasty Min in China in the period from 14 till 17 century. Since that time this bedroom tradition got very different and unexpected interpretation and became the part of many houses all over the world.

Alcove in country, classic baroque, modern, Marrakech, loft, hi-tech and minimalism styles is the ocean of ideas for creation and forming of individual comfort.

Cheval glass is a high standing mirror or its hanging wall variant. In time the appearance of cheval glass changed much and turned into familiar to many people mirror (or mirror group) with table top equipped with several roll-out cases.

For several decades the cheval glass was perhaps in every house and was placed in the corridor or room. On its table top the small things decorating the interior and telephone were placed and in the cases all necessary trifles were kept. Today the cheval glass changed not only outwardly but also turned into full-fledged cabinet furniture.

Today cheval glass can be met not only the hall but also in other rooms of apartment or house. Depending on the location the cheval glass can have different modifications. The big choice of models gives the possibility to place the furniture with mirror in any room and any interior. In many cases cheval glass is not only the functional and universal furniture but also the decoration of interior.

In the bedroom it plays the role of dressing tale. On the table top it is comfortable to keep cosmetics, decorations and other things. Cases and stands are very capacious and can replace the chest, moreover with the mirror which is never superfluous.

In the hall, even the smallest and most uncomfortable one, there also will be place for the big mirror with a couple of comfortable and spacious cases. Owing to the mirror the hall looks lighter and bigger and cases allow hiding many things.

The hand-made carpet is an irreplaceable element of design of not only ethnic interior but also any other. That can be the Persian one with the refined floristic ornament or Turkmen carpet with geometrical drawing – it can visually unite absolutely different elements of furniture and décor, harmonize them, give new energy to the room.

If you are going to decorate your house with the eastern hand-made carpet you should keep several rules.

The carpet of medium size – from 1х1,5 m till 2х3 m can be an independent element of interior of the room, mark its determined zone. The small table can stand on it.

The big carpet which size is from 2,5х3 m and more is already able to form the view of room completely.

Small rugs on the contrary are ideal for decorating separate “points” of the room – space in front of the fireplace, bed where they give the splash of color and warmness.

In spite of the size of the carpet you put, try to imagine all possible places of people on sofas, chairs and armchairs and place the carpet that the sitting guest has both legs on it.

It is possible to have more than one carpet in the living room. It is best of all to place the carpet of middle size in front of the sofa or under the coffee-table. About 20-30 cm of free floor can stay between the carpet and walls.

If you are going to put a big carpet in the dining room, choose its size that all four legs of the chairs are on it. The Afghan or Turkmen carpets with character geometrical drawing or rhythmic vegetable ornament are ideal for this room to avoid falling out the part of image because of its placing under the furniture.

In hall the maximally firm carpet is desirable. It is best of all to put here the carpet with clear wool pile (without silk) in the cotton base (it is firm and does not loose shape).

It is not recommended to put a big carpet in the bedroom. The most part of it will obligatory turn out under the bed. It will not gladden your eye and nobody will go on him. The good decision is the carpet in the bottom of the bed and two more on its both sides.

If you prefer less formal decisions of interior use many small carpets putting them with deliberate carelessness. This will emphasize the individuality and coziness of the room and will cost less than one carpet of the size of all room.

The color of the carpet can be the start point for designer’s work of color and stylistic gamut of the room. The curtains, wallpapers, even furniture can be chosen to blend with the carpet.