Like most aged properties, this residence from Hong Kong was initially divided into a number of small particular person rooms, every with a particular operate. Whereas that was once sensible in a time when it was the norm, at this time such a format feels claustrophobic. This is the reason the proprietor and her beloved cat sought the assistance of littleMORE Inside Design studio so as to flip this into a house match for his or her trendy way of life.
Given the decreased dimensions of this place (solely 260 sq. toes/ 24 sq. meters), the designers needed to come up some intelligent small residence decor concepts to make it really feel like dwelling. The 35 yr previous residence steadily reworked from a set of tiny particular person areas into a way more open and ethereal house. This was achieved by pulling down a number of the inside partitions and connecting a number of the rooms such because the residing space and the bed room.
Though they’re now technically one and the identical, the lounge, bed room and the house workplace nonetheless retain their very own particular person uniqueness. The separation is now accomplished via key items of furnishings and a flooring degree distinction – the sleeping space is raised on a platform and delineated by a customized bookcase.
The kitchen remained a separate house however has a glass panel sliding door that helps to offer it a extra open really feel and to visually join it to the remainder of the residence. The lavatory is small and cleverly hidden behind a secret door on the large wall unit that’s now a part of the residing space. One other lovely small residence design concept was to create a comfy sitting nook alongside the 2 huge home windows on the again wall.