INTERIOR DESIGN IDEAS OPEN KITCHEN
small space solutions for kitchens and livingrooms. number 1, loft living. online lifestyle editor, briana and mobiledeveloper, buzz, fully maximized every inch of their 700-square-foot, brooklyn, loft thanksto great space planning and smart, space-saving solutions. number 2, looks can be deceiving. although the tight living room of briana andbuzz's brooklyn, loft only has 10-by-12-feet of useable space, it seems open, airy andspacious thanks to a great space plan, and a plethora of space saving solutions, somesimply practical, others decorative.
number 3, keep it grounded. starting with an apartment-sized, three-seatersofa centered on the left-hand wall, briana and buzz arranged the space around it to maximizethe flow of their loft's living room. they took focus off of the room's lack ofspace, by grounding the area with an oversized area rug featuring a bold, graphic print. number 4, all eyes on blue. briana and buzz decided to keep the majorityof their living room's walls white, to help bounce light around the room and create anopen, airy aesthetic. the couple relied on color, however, to delineatethe seating area, painting the wall behind
their sofa, in a cool robin's egg blue tone. number 5, book storage with style. while the obvious choice for book storageis often a bookcase or a bookshelf, the couple sought other solutions for keeping their favoritetitles within arm's reach. number 6, easy eames rocker. in rooms where space is at a premium, it'swise to choose lightweight accent furniture pieces, that are both comfortable and easyto move around. briana and buzz ensure, comfortable seatingfor their guests with a classic modern eames rocker made of molded plastic.
number 7, dual-purpose pitcher. another key element in the success of brianaand buzz's small loft design is, their ability to use a single object in many different ways. with kitchen storage limited, briana savedspace by forgoing vases, and instead making use of serving pitchers to house floral arrangements. number 8, an unusual end table. one of buzz's favorite pieces in the loftis, his fully stocked bar, complete with his collection of wine, spirits and barware. focused on saving space, and maximizing thesquare footage of their living room lounge
area, the bar serves double duty as one ofthe sofa's end tables. number 9, a media center that hides mess. although briana and buzz watch videos mostlyon their laptops, they also enjoy watching live tv. to ensure their growing collection of dvdsand media components, don't turn into clutter, they keep everything concealed neatly insidea mid-century modern console with sliding doors. number 10, under the stairs, before. before embarking on their space-saving designprojects, the area beneath briana and buzz's
staircase was inefficiently used to housetheir bar. now the bar serves double duty as an end tablenext to the sofa. number 11, under the stairs, after. briana and buzz have flexible schedules, thatallow them both to work from home when necessary. although buzz has his own designated workspaceupstairs, briana often found she had few options for working on her laptop, often feeling confinedto the sofa. number 12, hidden with a hinge. as an alternative to a basic desk for herpersonal workspace, briana had a local contractor build a floating, three-sided box with a hingeddoor front.
the piece works perfectly as a desk, givesthe illusion of more space and also allows the area beneath the desk to remain unobstructedfor chairs or stools. number 13, pin-terests. to eliminate clutter, briana had the wallbeneath her stairs completely covered with a roll of cork, onto which she pins all ofher important invitations, tear sheets, trinkets and reminders. number 14, stackable seating. determined to save as much space in her smallbrooklyn loft as possible, briana chose red, powder-coated, stackable chairs as seatingfor her workstation and to provide addition
seating for guests, as needed. when not in use, she can simply stack thechairs against the wall or store them in her closet. number 15, floating photography. in his spare time, buzz dabbles in photography. to turn one of his creations into the artisticcenterpiece of the living room, the couple had his work printed on canvas and displayedin a floating frame. to create this look, a small recessed gapis, left between the art and the actual frame, creating the illusion that the featured workis actually floating in the air.
number 16, space-saving kitchen storage. to take advantage of every inch inside herkitchen cabinets, briana ditches bulky boxes and bags, and instead stores food in airtight,stackable plastic containers. number 17, think vertically. thanks to a button that creates an airtightseal and a perfectly flat lid, each container can be stacked neatly and securely. this takes full advantage of vertical spacein tight quarters such as kitchen cabinets. number 18, tons of tins. briana uses decorative tin containers to keepmany of her daily must-haves, from tea bags
and sugar to toothpicks and salt, within arm'sreach. by using these containers, instead of assortedbottles and boxes, briana benefits from a burst of color and graphic pattern that alsokeeps clutter at bay. number 19, see clearly. for seating at the kitchen counter, brianaselected clear acrylic stools, a great choice for her loft, because the clear acrylic doesn'ttake up visual space. that's all about small space solutions forkitchens and living rooms, thank you for watching and hopefully you like it.