If you have just found the perfect 1 bedroom apartment Wollongong for sale and you are now thinking about how to decorate it is good that you have done some research. Decorating an apartment is quite different from a house and the two big concerns you have as you plan are how to maximise storage and how to make the illusion of space where the room feels larger than it really is.
Smaller and larger changes can both have an impact
When you are decorating an apartment of you are not the owner yet, or you are just renting for now, you must always ask the landlord for permission to make any big changes. One of the advantages of buying your apartment rather than renting is you can do what you want to redecorate the place. Even small changes can make a difference though. If you cannot paint the walls you can add furnishings, change the furniture and get some of the effect you want that way. Hang up some paintings, materials, photographs and the like.
You do not have to spend a lot of money, there are some great finds in car boot sales, flea markets, second-hand shops and other such places. If you can paint then choose lighter and more subtle colours and tones. It makes a space seem larger than it really is. To add some personality to apartments for sale Wollongong area place one or two posters, hang a mosaic, place a woven rug. That is how you can add bolder colours without making the room feel small again.
Use furniture with multiple uses
When you are running low on space, rather than having one piece of furniture to fulfill one purpose, you need pieces that have multiple uses. A seat that is also storage space, a bed that folds up and reveals a desk, a table that pulls out and stores some chairs, and so on. Consider how you can get as much storage from an item to fit the space as you can so that the 1 bedroom apartment Wollongong for sale you end up buying is not cluttered.
Go up rather than across or out
Another key strategy to take is to move items vertically rather than across the wall or out into the space. Books shelves right up to the ceiling, an entertainment system that stacks up, even your appliances are something you might choose to stack if you have room for them.
Summary
There are a lot of great apartments for sale Wollongong area but to make the place truly a home that is all yours takes some creative thinking. Avoid over cluttering the place, downsize if you can, take advantage of storage options like a storage rental place, see what additional storage you might get with the apartment you buy. You can choose to spend a lot of money on your apartment if you have it but it is not something you have to do.
