A 3 BHK apartment in India usually ranges anything between 1400 sqft to 2500 sqft. Space is something that is not just about what you buy. As a home buyer, how you live and how you use that space matters!

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A beautiful sense of spaciousness in your home – small or big – makes it feel welcoming and relaxing!

Let us explore how we can maximize space in your apartment rooms.

Life becomes easy when you can do store more, and cross-utilize spaces to be more functional.

ideas to manage Apartment rooms efficiently

1. Having more space at your entrance to enter or exit conveniently

• • Your entrance needs to be highly functional, and easy to move around

• • Keep it clear of any obstacles

• • At best, place a bench (sitting) to wear or remove shoes, or place backpacks when rushing in or out of home (school/work)

• • If space is short, forego the bench and place wall-mounted hooks, open shelves, and even a large mirror to get the space looking bigger

• • Lesser the clutter, the better

2. Vertical and cabinet storage in kitchen

 

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• • A kitchen must functional, welcoming, and enjoyable to cook meals

• • Having an open kitchen that reduces extra walls is good

• • A kitchen with a kitchen island where it is easy to walk and work in works best in saving space, and looks much more spacious

• • An open kitchen makes the living room also look huge

• • Maximize space with vertical storage shelves and cabinets in your kitchen and pantry/laundry

• • Use drawer organizers to organize storage containers

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  • Utensils, pots and pans can be stored in space below your counter or kitchen-top, and fees-up spaces

3. Open shelves and baskets in washroom

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• • Storage matters in a kitchen besides being moisture free, else the dampness hampers health and is bad for storage

• • Shared bathrooms should have open shelves or baskets beneath the sink

• • Electrical beauty appliances should have place to be stored in washroom, when they are not in use

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  • Space saving mini-cabinet or shelves could holds makeup, toiletries, combs & brushes, jewellery etc.

4. Space saving and less furniture in living room

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• • Living room tends to get occupied the most by all family members

• • Friends could visit, family members could be watching television or simply lazing on the sofa in the most spacious room of the house

• • The living room is quick to get cluttered too

• • You can maximize spaces by having multifunctional furniture like ottomans (to store things like video game accessories), or having smaller coffee tables (with drawers and open shelves)

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  • You could create lots of space saving spots in hidden spaces in your furniture even when the room is packed with people

5. Clutter-free children’s room used for multiple purpose

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• • Children grow from being new-born to adults in the house

• • When the child is a new-born, the room reflects how the parents want to it see. Slowly, the control shifts to the child with all the things that are needed by the growing adult

• • Whether your child is a new-born or a teenager, you need to make sure their room is fully functional

• • Children should be able to effectively use the room for studying, playing, or just relaxing

• • You could maximize space in your apartment rooms by hanging artwork, putting bulletin boards, or different kind of art work that does not further clutter your rooms

• • Furniture could be portable or as per your need to use the space for different purposes during different stages-of-life and different-times-of-the-day