San Francisco Interior Design: Making Small Spaces Work

San Francisco Interior Design: Making Small Spaces Work

Anyone that lives in the San Francisco area knows that sometimes you need to forego square footage for a prime location. There are ways to make small spaces work – bigger doesn’t always mean better.

Here’s how to make your pint-sized pad work for you:

Make Deliberate Choices About What Stays

With small spaces, everything you own needs to have a purpose – even if the purpose is to enhance aesthetics or tell a story. Make a habit of purging unnecessary nick-knacks. 

Create Space Separation

We tend to think of big open spaces as a good thing, and sometimes they are. But often, there’s too much going on in one place and it can be overwhelming to the eye, making things look messy. Make sure to create the separation of separate spaces for different functions. It will make your place feel like a home. 

Rethink Unused Space

Take a walk through of your home and identify any dead spaces. Brainstorm how you could use those to your advantage. You could turn that large windowsill into a workspace, put a decorative storage basket on top of your refrigerator, or maybe install some shelves next to your door frames. 

Dual-Purpose Furniture 

There are tons of great transformable furniture options out there, even for those that choose to forego the dreaded Murphy bed. My tip is to find cool pieces like hollowed ottomans, and dining tables with leafs.

Creative Storage

The most important piece in making your small San Francisco space work for you is to come up with some creative storage solutions. Make it fun! Find some cute storage boxes, vintage suitcases or install some simple shelving.

Photo via Camille Styles

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Happy Friday, 

Kelly Tivey at KellyTiveyInteriors.com