How To Enjoy Simple Living With Style

It would certainly be nice if we could all afford to live in a penthouse suite with a sweeping view of the city or the sea. Maybe some day it will happen, but if you’re a student or working a day job, it won’t happen today. However, if you keep your chin up and use your imagination, you can enjoy a comfortable lifestyle on a budget.

Studio apartment living can feel suffocatingly cramped. When you look around the room, you’ll probably discover that it’s your bed and your desk that are taking up all the space in the room. If you can find a studio that has a loft, you can reclaim space with a loft bed with desk. After all, you only use your bed for sleeping and your desk for working. Keep your living room for living!

With those out of the way, you are likely to find that your living area is really quite spacious. Indulge in a nice comfy easy chair and a couple of comfortable chairs or a couch for entertaining. After that, take a look at how to improve your kitchen. Start by checking out some rice cookers.

Studio apartments have notoriously tiny kitchens. A good way to make the most of a small kitchen is with practical kitchen appliances, such as a Sanyo rice cooker. Usually, you’ll only have a two burner stove, so if you’re making rice, that leaves only one burner for cooking the rest of the meal. Your rice maker gives you back your cooktop and can be stored away after use.

When it comes time for entertaining, you don’t really need a dining table. You and your friends can just eat at the coffee table. Get a good sized coffee table and you will find it will serve many purposes.

What else can you do? No doubt your room could use a fresh coat of paint. Choose a bright, lively color in a very light tone to add a feeling of greater spaciousness to your room. Then take some time to choose posters or paintings that have a lot of depth to them, such as landscapes. In case you were wondering, that’s why so many motel rooms have landscapes hanging over the bed. They make the room seem bigger.

Can you see how a little creative thinking can transform a budget accommodation into something stylish and comfortable? Don’t let your lack of money get the best of you. Keep your attitude positive and you can be as happy in a studio as in a penthouse!