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Space Saving: six styles, side by side
The same space saving brief resolved six ways. Small homes do not need smaller furniture. They need fewer objects doing more jobs, and every vertical millimetre used.
Photo: army.arch · BY 2.0Side by side
All six, in one row
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Photo: cogdogblog · CC0 1.0- Layout
- Wall-hung everything
- Primary move
- All joinery wall-hung, floor clear
- Secondary move
- Loft storage above every door
What changes: Everything wall-hung so the whole floor plane reads continuous.
Photo: army.arch · BY 2.0- Layout
- Wall bed with a media wall
- Primary move
- A wall bed folding into a media wall
- Secondary move
- Deep drawers in the bed base
What changes: A bed that becomes a media wall in ten seconds.
Photo: Banjo Brown · BY 2.0- Layout
- Teak folding partition
- Primary move
- A folding teak partition
- Secondary move
- Sliding cane screens instead of doors
What changes: A folding teak partition making one room into two.
Photo: seier+seier · BY 2.0- Layout
- Built-in banquette with storage
- Primary move
- A banquette with drawers under
- Secondary move
- A window seat with storage
What changes: A built-in banquette seating six in the space of four chairs.
Photo: @boetter · BY 2.0- Layout
- Loft bed with a study under
- Primary move
- A loft platform with a study below
- Secondary move
- Stair-drawers to the loft
What changes: A loft bed freeing the entire floor for a study.
Photo: Tips For Travellers · BY 2.0- Layout
- Fluted multi-use island
- Primary move
- An island that serves prep, dining and bar
- Secondary move
- A drop-leaf extension
What changes: One island doing prep, dining and bar.
At a glance
The differences in one table
| Style | Layout | Primary move | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serene Minimal | Wall-hung everything | All joinery wall-hung, floor clear | Studio flats and compact 1BHK homes |
| Bold Contemporary | Wall bed with a media wall | A wall bed folding into a media wall | Homes where one room must be a bedroom and a living room |
| Modern Heritage | Teak folding partition | A folding teak partition | Flats needing a divisible living space |
| Classic Luxe | Built-in banquette with storage | A banquette with drawers under | Compact dining areas that must seat more |
| Indo-Scandinavian | Loft bed with a study under | A loft platform with a study below | Children's rooms where floor play area matters |
| Art Deco Glam | Fluted multi-use island | An island that serves prep, dining and bar | Open-plan flats wanting one hardworking centrepiece |
Sizing
Space Saving dimensions by home size
| Home size | Typical room dimension | Layout that usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 BHK | Studio / 1 BHK, 350-500 sq ft | Wall-hung everything |
| 2 BHK | 2 BHK, 600-800 sq ft | Wall bed with a media wall |
| 3 BHK | 3 BHK, 900-1,200 sq ft | Teak folding partition |
| 4 BHK | 4 BHK, 1,400-1,800 sq ft | Built-in banquette with storage |
| 4+ BHK / Villa | Villa, 2,000 sq ft plus | Loft bed with a study under |
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