Best Interior Design for Small Apartments

Regardless of the size, an apartment is an intimate, personal place, defined usually by comfort. In spite of the fact that everybody wants the most comfortable homes to be able to achieve every dream, there are still building small size apartments. Even in those small areas, we need to focus on interior design – every element should fit your needs, integrating into functionality.

This is especially important in small apartments, because the interior should reflect your personality, while being creative, by shaping a warm and familiar ambience for all your personal items. You will need plenty of creativity and natural stone and some interior design tips will produce excellent results.

1. The main design element for a small apartment

Natural Stone as interior design element for small apartments is an excellent choice. The stone brings nature closer to urban, it is beautiful and sustainable. Usually we feel choked in a space perceived as small, as if all elements overwhelm us. By being so natural, stone conveys a breath of fresh air in any room. Of course, as long as it used in style and when you know how to choose the best suited elements. Natural stone has infinite shapes and colors, suitable for any space or style. We are aware of Romanians passion for the Mediterranean style, also for the warm, creamy and beige colors, or for the rustic ones. In terms of natural stone, they prefer travertine, marble, granite, slate and limestone. Travertine is famous for its warm colors and its tiles and mosaics are suitable for any small apartment interior design.

From its wide range of shapes, colors and finishes, you have all it takes to build a unique intimate space. Marble, another popular stone is seductive by its elegance and class conveyed on spaces, whether it is about decorating a bathroom from a small apartment, living room or kitchen. Marble can be used for cladding walls, flooring, but also for kitchen countertops and even for cladding furniture elements.

Limestone is underlined by its pale colors, suitable for any ambience. With its typical color variation, it allows developing further projects.

Slate has a wide range of colors, with rustic shades as the most amazing. SKIN flexible slate is a huge benefit for cladding, because you can clad curved surfaces.

Granite is very hard stone, with a beautiful color range, recommended for the interior design of small and very small apartments, especially kitchen countertops. However, regardless of your stone, we recommend open shades for a small apartment design – white, cream, beige, light gray – since all these convey the illusion of space, compared with darker colors which will shrink the space making it seem smaller than it actually is.

Natural stone is available in many shapes and sizes and thanks to the latest processing trends, it fits wherever you want it. Walls cladded with natural stone convey a minimalist touch of nature, very elegant and filled with clarity, even in your home. For example, you can use splitface stone mosaic for cladding the walls of your living room, bedroom, but also those from bathroom or kitchen. Such a mosaic is impressive by its extraordinary splitfaced-textured finish, its warm tone and the positive vibration. As a result, your little place will seem like a nest, the space you can call home. The same effect is achived with polished stone mosaics; besides thr amazing design, this will visually enlarge the space with gloss, creating the illusion of a mirror. The polished mosaic is lightweight, easy and quick to install and is extremely versatile, recommended for both interiors and exteriors. This is underlined by light and creates the sensation of space even in small rooms.

2. Interior design ideas for a small apartment – BATHROOM

Usually, in a small apartment, when decorating a bathroom, you need to consider functionality, and the basic needs which have to be fulfilled by your available space. Nevertheless, with some creative ideas, you can achieve both functionality and design. For such a bathroom, we recommend open shades – white, light gray, beige and cream – for creating the feeling of space, but also for a brighter space. PIATRAONLINE portfolio has a wide range of travertine and marble for your bathroom decoration project. We recommend rectangular tiles for looring, to give you an extra sensation of space. Mosaic tiles are another option – they have the ability to reflect light and besides, they visually enlarge the room.

You can decide to clad the entire room with mosaic or just a border for an added touch in space design. For a touch of high class, we recommend claddings with Sunny Dream Limestone or Yellow Travertine with polished finish. These materials are instant eye-catcher, delivering the benefits of natural stone into your home: unique design, durability and versatility for any design or color. Installation pattern of natural stone tiles is essential for small apartment’s bathrooms. Herringbone pattern is suitable for atypical shape bathroom, because it conveys the feeling of space. For such an installation pattern, you can also use large size tiles, not recommended for small spaces.

Your bathroom can be decorated with natural stone bathroom sinks, which not only preserves the maximum bathroom functionality, but also brings clarity, utility and creativity in a space always alive. There are alternatives for small size bathroom. If you want something more spectacular and more durable than shower booths, you can also use shower trays from travertine or marble.

Natural stone is popular for centuries as the perfect material for wet spaces, such as bathrooms or swimming pools. A natural material will always bring a touch of class, by a genuine ambience, regardless of design. Natural stone is very durable and easy to care for on the long term, however, to make sure it remains durable, you need a suitable treatment. Durability and easy aftercare are not your only benefits when using natural stone for your bathroom decoration project.

3. Interior design ideas for a small apartment – BEDROOM

First of all, keep in mind a simple rule: do not use dark or strong colors for small spaces. For your bedroom decoration project, you can use light, pastel colors, able to deliver that much needed relaxation. Regardless of your selected colors for your bedroom decoration project, you should paint your ceiling white; this will give more light to your space. Avoid overloading your space with many pieces of furniture. You can choose a bed frame or a stone office for your bedroom, for a slightly masculine touch, with a powerful impact.

Onix is a material able to warm the ambience, with a distinct look when backlit. This is the star of your bedroom, because it is a perfect fit in a space for spending the night / rest. Besides, natural stone is always in trends, which means that your bedroom will always be updated and connected with originality.

4. Interior design ideas for a small apartment – DECORATIONS

Nature can be also invited into your apartment by less obvious details – decorations, decorative elements of natural stone. Whether you choose to cheer up the room with bottles decorated with colorful sand, or with Sandstone lamps, or even with handmade candle holders, made of Sandstone, any stone decoration conveys optimism, elegance and serenity in one place.

There’s no place like home, especially when your house features decorative elements of natural stone. A small apartment decoration project should not be a burden, but an activity to enjoy, by helping you create that warm and inviting atmosphere specific to any home. Place some natural stone elements in your home and this will add a more friendly, personal and stylish touch into every room.

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