Making the Most of Your Space

Although an apartment is not a full-sized house, there are many ways you can make the most of the space you have to enjoy a luxurious and comfortable home. Learning how to use your apartment’s space effectively hinges on understanding how your eyes and your brain perceive a room. Taking advantage of a few tried-and-true tricks allows to expand upon your apartment’s spacious floor plan even further. From smart decorating tricks to minimizing visible—and hidden—clutter, the tips below can get you started on your way to creating a Phoenix apartment you’ll love returning to at the end of each day.

Use Light

Light is an important decorating element that is often neglected or underused. The right lighting will draw the eye to the open spaces in your apartment, creating the feeling of a more expansive and welcoming home. Natural lighting is a great asset—keep your windows open during the day and watch how the sunlight plays through your space, adding artificial lighting where necessary. You can enhance the quantity and quality of light in your apartment with mirrors, which reflect incident light to open up the space and brighten it even further. At night, make sure you have a sufficient level of ambient light in each room to avoid unappealing dark corners; a good rule of thumb is to have at least three working lights in each room to provide a steady level of illumination. Use accent lighting to highlight decorative elements and brighten darker spaces to show off your style and improve your comfort at home. For brighter lighting on a smaller budget, consider choosing LEDs or CFLs, which put out more light for less energy, allowing you to use brighter bulbs without worrying about your bills.

Remove Clutter

Clutter can be a great detractor from the look and feel of any room. Getting and keeping your clutter under control will help your apartment look cleaner, more streamlined, and more organized. The first step in dealing with clutter is finding ways to store items out of sight, rather than allowing them to accumulate on tables, chairs, or even the floor. You can enhance the storage capacity of your closets, cabinets, and other storage areas using organizing tricks such as shoe racks, wall-mounted hooks, over-the-door organizers, and portable plastic bins or drawer systems. Baskets, boxes, tins, and jars can also help you contain items on counters, shelves, and desk spaces so everything you need is at hand without lying scattered over every surface. Having “a place for everything” and keeping everything in its place will ensure you can find items easily even when they are stored out of sight. If you don’t have enough storage space to contain your clutter, it may be time to consider your belongings and find items you don’t want or don’t use often. Selling or donating items you no longer need will help to keep your clutter under control while benefiting your community as well.

Are you ready to make your dream of a luxury penthouse lifestyle in Phoenix, AZ, a reality? Visit 44 Monroe on the web to find out more about our amazing apartment community, which includes secure parking, a 24-hour lobby attendant, and large public-use outdoor spaces with the finest appointments. We also invite you to take a look through our online gallery and floor plan listing to get a better feeling for your next Phoenix home.