8 Bed Options to Maximize a Small Apartment

If your space is small, you must maximize the use of all your space. The bed is one of the biggest pieces of furniture in your home. The bed is one of the pieces of furniture you can optimize to serve multiple functions.

Furniture is dependent on the function of a particular area, and most of the time, these functions are not used simultaneously. You can optimize your bed by overlapping other tasks in the same place.

There are several ways to make your space multifunctional through your bed. Each bed design provides various solutions for particular problems.

Use The Vertical Space Above The Bed

1. Loft Beds

Loft Bed by Colin

Utilizing vertical space is essential when space is limited. One of the simplest ways to use vertical space is to add a usable space on top. Loft beds provide users with the flexibility of using the bottom area for a different function. Use the bottom area as an office, entertainment area, or closet space.

Loft beds are affordable and straightforward solutions to maximizing space. The simplicity of the design is applicable in most small areas. A carpenter or welder can quickly build it. It is available in a lot of furniture stores. Loft beds are movable and easy to transfer to a separate area, and they can simultaneously use the functions.

The sleeping area is independent of the bottom area. Access to your bed is not easy. Due to the height of the bed, it is not safe for very young or old users. Low ceiling areas can't use loft beds.

2. Elevator Bed

Another method to utilize vertical space is by using Elevator Beds. Elevator beds provide two various functions on the same spot. Raising the bed to the ceiling allows the use of the area below. Elevator beds are an excellent option to hide a bed out of sight. 

It takes time to set up and set aside the bed. This option is complicated and requires specific hardware, and installation is more complicated, resulting in improper installation. The motor can malfunction and leave the bed stuck. Installation areas for this bed are limited and need to be anchored to a structural component to support the load. 

Convertible Beds

3. Convertible Sofa Bunk Bed

Doc Sofa Bunk Bed by Bonbon

Tiny Apartment by Kitoko Studio

Well designed small spaces always attract people's attention. Designing something with limited space requires skill and imagination. The design solution for these small spaces is generally simple and efficient. Maximizing space is the number one priority for such projects. The lack of available space typically results in the development of multi-designed elements. It forces the designer to create three- design solutions.

Small Apartment Transformer

The common problem of urban centers is the scarcity of space. Most people live in tiny apartments due to the expensive cost. Gary Chang An Architect from Hong Kong has designed his apartment in such a way that it will revolutionize how we can maximize small spaces.

The Lego Apartment - Clever Design Solutions to Maximize Small Apartments

Back in college, our professors challenged us to design a fully functional cube house. As far as I could remember, the restriction was a 6m x 6m building footprint, and we could only half that area for our second floor.

As first-year architecture students, we had to crack our heads to fit all the furnishing inside the house. Looking back, I thought I was able to maximize all of the space in my design solution.

When I found a video on youtube, I realized that there is more than one solution to solving a problem. There are simple and straightforward solutions, and there are out-of-the-box clever solutions. 

One such design is the Lego Apartment by Architect Barbara Appolloni, which maximized every inch of the 24sqm apartment. Although the apartment has a small space, the designer managed to incorporate all the apartment's basic amenities and storage space while still maintaining a spacious interior. Had youtube been available back then, I would have gotten my inspiration from this video.

Check out the video and tell us your thoughts on his clever design.