More and more Filipinos are flocking to condominium communities. Often tucked within busy city centers, condo living acts as a small respite from urban chaos. Faced with the challenge of transforming a cramped condominium into a warm living space, BluPrint lists condo interior design ideas that can maximize each square foot of small spaces. Purposeful […]
Condo Interior Design Ideas That Make Small Spaces Work Harder
More and more Filipinos are flocking to condominium communities. Often tucked within busy city centers, condo living acts as a small respite from urban chaos. Faced with the challenge of transforming a cramped condominium into a warm living space, BluPrint lists condo interior design ideas that can maximize each square foot of small spaces.
Purposeful Storage Solutions
The primary issue occupants face in small living spaces is the lack of storage. As such, finding creative and functional storage solutions is key. One tactic is to tuck away belongings in hidden or discreet compartments while intentionally displaying important keepsakes. This gives occupants more control over how their personality comes through in the design.
Storage beds, for instance, maximize the large footprint beds take up within living spaces. They offer an extra set of compartments, where you can store items ranging from bedsheets and towels to non-daily essentials. This is also a great form of concealed storage.
In an interview with BluPrint, Interior Designer Ivy Almario of Atelier Almario stated that flexible design elements make the best use of small spaces. By integrating sliding partitions, which can reveal or conceal, visual clutter is lessened while still allowing for visual depth through texture and material.
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Floating countertops with a drawer or cabinet also maximize a space. In bathrooms, which are often the smallest rooms in condominiums, they allow items that would otherwise be placed on top of the counter to be discreetly stored. Multifunctional pieces such as medicine cabinets—which act as both a mirror and ample storage space—are also essential for condominium bathrooms.
By establishing functional storage solutions, occupants are given breathing room to let their personal character peak through the space
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Playing with Textures and Curating a Color Palette
Spatial limitations brought by small spaces require residents to get creative with textures and colors. One can either opt for a minimalist theme through a neutral color palette or go towards the maximalist route by experimenting with bright colors and wallpapers.
For instance, within the 38-square-meter (sqm) space of Burt Little Home, the interior utilized plywood as its central material. The panels were bleached and tinted to reach the desired finish. With the material creating a unified color palette, the interior was given a brighter and more spacious atmosphere. The home’s spatial language can be applied to similarly small condominium spaces.
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Those who lean towards maximalism have to account for scale and proportion. In an interview with BluPrint, Interior Decorator Ram Bucoy of Casa Buddha stated that proportion controls every choice you make when decorating small spaces. Intentional, larger statement pieces avoid overcrowding the interior space. Bucoy also recommended playing with textures that bounce light, such as satin or gloss paints, as they prevent small spaces from feeling flat.
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