Remodelling rented apartment, walls on the wrong places. Need help!
Hey,
I've moved into the second floor of a beautiful concrete building from 1630s, the problem is that all the walls in the apartment are at the wrong places (or shouldn't be there at all). First i were suppose to put the living room in the room which is now a bedroom, but I live in city center and the rooms to the left has a lot of noise in the night compared to the right. I now ended up with a bedroom way too big, which I've added a writing desk and shelfs in to use some of the space. The kitchen also has a lot of unused space and I feel this room really has a lot more potential! The the living room on the other hand is a bit too small.
I'm used to living in open spaces,
so this apartment is a bit of a challenge for me to get my head around modeling wise. Anyone have any suggestions to make the space better?
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMaybe I'm missing something. I would just change the rooms. Put your DR table in the front room and have your living area in the kitchen. It's comfortable, relaxed, it's how you live and it will work for you.
You could just all walk over to the dining room when you have guests and want to sit down to eat.
Since it's just two of you, I would put a small table in the kitchen...something like this (bit bigger table, though) so that they're comfy for watching TV, as well as eating.
TV on one wall, sofa on the other. Always make your rooms work for the way you live. They're only boxes, after all... :)
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