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Set up apartment: 10 ideas for small rooms and great effect

Joachim Rodriguez y Romero
Joachim Rodriguez y Romero
Sun, September 14, 2025, 7:24 p.m. CEST

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The establishment of a small apartment can be a creative challenge. Whether it is your first home, a small living room or a mini bedroom-the right design ensures a perfect balance of functionality and style. Here you will find 10 tips with which you can bring out your small apartment big.

01 bright colors for small rooms

Bright colors make rooms larger and airier. White, beige or pastel tones optimally reflect the light and create a friendly atmosphere. Small rooms particularly benefit from bright ceiling colors that emphasize the optical height of the room.

Tip: Combine bright walls with colored accents such as pillows, carpets or a striking vase to bring in personality.

Even small rooms can be stylishly furnished with the right ideas
Even small rooms can be set up stylishly with the right ideas
photographed by Thanos Pal @thanospal, via unsplash

02 Flexible furniture: MultiTalent for little space

In small apartments, multifunctional furniture is the real hero. It combines stylish design with practical functions and helps make the most of the available space. A sofa bed that serves as a cozy seat by day and a comfortable bed by night, or a coffee table with storage space for books and magazines – such pieces of furniture make a big difference.

  • 01 bright colors for small rooms
  • 02 Flexible furniture: MultiTalent for little space
  • 03 Decoration ideas: Watercolor botanicals for a harmonious ambience
  • 04 Indirect lighting for a relaxed mood
  • 05 Feng Shui: create harmony in the room
  • 06 Create storage space: use shelves and boxes clever
  • 07 Mirrors for optical width
  • 08 Integrating a home office in small spaces
  • 09 stylish solutions for narrow corridors
  • 10 bald walls creative
  • Conclusion: small rooms, great effect

Foldable dining tables, stackable stools or shelves with integrated drawers are particularly practical if there is little space available. They create additional storage space without letting the room look over.

Tip for small rooms: choose furniture that can be adapted to your needs. You can find inspiration and ideas for clever multifunctional furniture at home - practical multifunctional furniture .

Innovative designs are presented here that perfectly combine functionality and aesthetics.

03 Decoration ideas: Watercolor botanicals for a harmonious ambience

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Decoration gives small rooms charm and character. Delicate watercolor prints with plant motifs-bring a calm, natural touch and fit perfectly with minimalist furnishing styles .

Combine these Kun Stwerke with real plants, e.g. B. on shelves or hanging pots to bring nature into the house. This creates a refreshing atmosphere, even in small rooms.

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04 Indirect lighting for a relaxed mood

The right lighting is particularly important in small rooms. Indirect light, e.g. B. through LED strips behind furniture or dimmable floor lamps , ensures a gentle and cozy atmosphere.

Tip: Use light sources with warm colors and combine them with natural materials such as wood or fabric to create an inviting feeling.

05 Feng Shui: create harmony in the room

The Feng Shui apprenticeship offers valuable tips to optimally design rooms and promote balanced energy-especially in small apartments. A central principle: keep the room free of unnecessary ballast. A tidy environment not only creates clarity, but also calm.

A tidy environment not only creates clarity, but also calm.
A tidy environment not only creates clarity, but also calm.
Photographed by Hannes Köttner @HK_Filtrography, via Unsplash

Position furniture like the bed or the desk so that you have the door in view, but do not sit or lie right in front of it. According to Feng Shui, this ensures a feeling of security and supports concentration or relaxation.

It is also important to choose colors and shapes: gentle, natural tones and curved lines bring harmony into small rooms. Plants or water elements such as a small room fountain shell can also have a positive impact on the energy.

For a deeper introduction to the basics of Feng Shui and practical tips for your home, check out Planet Wissen – Feng Shui Rules. There you'll learn how to bring more balance into your spaces with little effort.

06 Create storage space: use shelves and boxes clever

Use the space to the ceiling to create additional storage space. High shelves, storage boxes under the bed or multifunctional furniture help to keep order without letting the room look over.

Styling idea: Mix open and closed shelves to combine decorative elements and practical storage.

07 Mirrors for optical width

A large Mirrors is a simple but effective means of visually enlarging rooms. Position it so that it captures and reflects the light, e.g. B. opposite a window.

Mirrors with a narrow frame or unusual shapes also set stylish accents.

08 Integrating a home office in small spaces

A workspace in a small apartment? With proper planning, it's no problem. Use unused corners or niches to create a space-saving home office.

Tip: A foldable wall table or a secretary with storage space ensures that the workplace disappears if necessary.

09 stylish solutions for narrow corridors

Even small corridors earn attention. With narrow console tables, a bench with storage space or clever hooks, the room is made practical and inviting.

A large Mirrors can also help here to make the hallway look bigger.

10 bald walls creative

Empty walls are an opportunity to make your apartment individually and alive. Whether you rely on works of art, picture galleries or creative color design - there are many ways to turn a bare wall a highlight.

A simple and effective idea is the design of a gallery wall: combine picture frames in different sizes and styles with personal photos, art prints or inspiring quotations. Alternatively, large canvases or a single statement piece can upgrade a room and give it character.

Wall colors also play an important role. A targeted color accent - be it a strong dark blue, a soothing olive green or a warm terracotta - can structure the room and make it more interesting. If you like it more discreet, you can experiment with geometric patterns or wallpaper with subtle textures.

Practical and versatile are also removable wall decals that can be exchanged or removed at any time. Shelf systems that not only use walls decorative, but also functionally, are also popular. With plants, books or decorative objects, open wall shelves can be designed individually and appealing.

No matter which method you choose: The walls of your apartment offer a canvas that makes your home unique and homely.

Conclusion: small rooms, great effect

Small apartments can also look great with the right ideas. Bright colors, clever furniture and personal accents create a stylish home that is perfectly tailored to your needs.

Have fun setting up!

Owner and Managing Director of Kunstplaza. Publisher, editor and passionate blogger in the field of art, design and creativity since 2011.
Joachim Rodriguez y Romero

Owner and Managing Director of Kunstplaza. Journalist, editor, and passionate blogger in the field of art, design, and creativity since 2011. Successful completion of a degree in web design as part of a university study (2008). Further development of creativity techniques through courses in free drawing, expressive painting, and theatre/acting. Profound knowledge of the art market through years of journalistic research and numerous collaborations with actors/institutions from art and culture.

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