Moving into your own residence is a happy occasion. Yet, before making that move, the spacemay require certain restructuring to suit specific individual needs. It is customary to witness the presence of unwanted beams, columns, walls or perhaps the absence of walls in a ready-to-move-in apartment unit.
To provide the best functional space keeping in perspective the aesthetics involved, the apartment unit may require certain level of remodelling. For instance, to accord privacy, the units come with demarcated spaces where the small living-cum-dining area will open on to an equally small enclosed kitchen. The result: not only the living area but the kitchen too would appear severely cramped.
Remove the demarcating wallIt then makes sense to remove the demarcating wall and open the kitchen to the living area. If the kitchen is enclosed with a service space, this too can be opened up and brought in with a short demarcating wall shutting the utilities out of sight. While this opens up the spaces, an arch can be introduced in the spaces between the kitchen and dining areas along with an attractive breakfast counter too fitted in which would enhance the aesthetics as well as functionality.
Many a time, the common bathroom opens from the dining space and when the dining area is small, this opening further clutters the space. This can be addressed by shifting the opening to the adjoining bedroom, turning the common bathroom into an attached one.
If the apartment comes with a study area which opens from the living room, to increase the expanse of the living area, the demarcating wall of the study space can be removed and replaced with a sliding door. This would give the option of keeping this area open when not in use, to increase the visual volume of the spaces.
At times, columns feature in the midst of rooms because of wrong planning. Since these cannot be dispensed with, yet prove to be a hindrance, the best option would be to turn the column into a decorative element. For instance, the column can be clad in wood to bring in beauty and warmth, with an attractive sculptural piece placed by it whereby the column becomes the highlight décor element.
Make them beamBeams too feature in wrong places in a space, ruining the aesthetics. One way of handling unwanted beams is to opt of for cladding and incorporating concealed lights in the covered area to bring beauty to the space. If the presence of beams is too intense, an attractive false ceiling can be opted to camouflage their presence.
Balconies, especially large, can serve to be wastage of precious space or prove to be charming outdoor spaces, depending on how they are being used. A fairly large patio can be structured with a small permanent seating beside a green patch in the form a grass space and flowering plants. Here the green patch can be introduced by demarcating a small portion of the patio which is to be raised to bring in the greenery.
