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Studio Apartment Organization Tips to Maximize Space

Last Modified: January 24, 2022 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

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Studio Apartment Organization Tips to Maximize Space

Designing and organizing a one-room studio apartment or condo can be difficult. It is such an open space and if you don’t have a vision, it will be a huge and overwhelming task. This post will help you get your vision of your new home together and hopefully, help you take the next steps to make your new apartment a well-organized home.

First, let’s talk about placement. There are several zones that should be in a studio apartment.

There should be an entryway drop zone. This area is usually right near the front door and should have places for items that you bring in often like a coat, bag, etc...

In the kitchen area, you will most likely have apartment-sized appliances and small cabinets and counter. This is usually provided in U.S. loft apartments, however, in some other countries, it may not have all these things in the kitchen.

In the living room space, there is a space for a television, a sofa, and a table. You may not have ample space for a dining room table, so the area in front of the couch may also have to be used for a dining area.

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The next area that is usually in a studio apartment is a bathroom. This area is usually a separate small room. And, can be closed off with a door. We will include this area but just to share with you some space-saving organizing products to use in this small space.

And, where should you sleep? The last area you need in your studio apartment is a bedroom. You can sleep on the sofa if you want. But, if you don't want to have to open your bed each night, you will want a bedroom area. Below are some additional tips to keep in mind before laying out your new home.

Remember that all these organizing products need to be multipurpose. For example, a coffee table can transform into a dining table as well as allow for storage underneath. Keep this in mind when looking for items for your studio apartment.

Mark where the windows and other affixed items are in the room before determining where all these areas are going to reside. For example, if you want to create a wall, it may block the window, which would reduce the light in your space.

Let's move on and discuss the different areas and ways to maximize them for the best possible studio apartment ever!

How to Create an Organized Entryway in a Studio Apartment Condo?

Let’s talk about the entryway first. The drop zone should be created right near the front door, if possible. A useful sofa table or wall-mounted items like the ones below from Amazon would work nicely in this area. (Affiliate)

Going vertical for storage is always the best to save on floor space in a tiny home. The dropzone area should be this way as well. Hooks work great for coats, bags, and hats. Shelves can be used for placing items like keys, shoes, and mail.

Visit this other post about Foyer Organization Made Easy and ask yourself these questions to determine how to create your entryway drop zone.

foyer organization checklist

For even more tips on the entryway, feel free to visit our What to Keep in Your Organized Entryway.

What to keep in your entrance | Sabrina's Organizing #entryway #entrances #whattokeepseries

Now, let's visit the living room space.

Creating an Organized Living Room area in a Studio Apartment.

Let’s talk about the living room area. This can be created with a sofa and a table. Dividing this area with the bedroom can be tricky. You can easily use IKEA cabinets to create a wall between the living room and the bedroom. Using earthquake straps attached to the backs of both cabinets works nicely to protect the cabinets from falling forward.

Tall bookshelves back to back give you a deep separation of the room and a whole lot of storage. Strapping them together and to one side of the wall, will make them more sturdy.

Add an area rug to determine the living room area in your studio. A square or rectangle shape is best. Then, place the sofa, chairs, table on or along the rug perimeter.

Below are some of the items I discussed above that I found on Amazon (affiliate) for a visual reference.

Visit our post that talks about 11 Ways to Maximize Space in a Tiny Living Room.

Another area to organize is the kitchen. This area really depends on the landlord and what they give you in the loft.

Creating an Organized Kitchen Loft Apartment

Open shelving up the wall gives the allusion of more space in the kitchen area. Hanging pot racks or wall mounting pot racks will keep your pots and pans in the area and easily accessible.

Use vertical space to maximize your storage in the room. The items below are ones I found on Amazon(affiliate) to help you maximize space.

Visit our post about 10 Clever Small Kitchen Organizing Tips for more ideas.

Now, where to put the Bedroom in a Studio Apartment?

As I mentioned above, tall bookshelves or IKEA cabinets with doors back to back works nicely to divide a living room from a bedroom. I have seen people add room darkening curtains to separate the bedroom area from a living room space. Wire curtain rods with clips work nicely if the room is not too wide. If you do buy cabinets, you can use a pressure curtain rod attached to the cabinets and the wall to make a doorway that you can close off when you are sleeping.

This area could also have a rug that defines the space. It will need to be pretty big if you want to cover the entire space under the bed over top.

Below you will find some products from Amazon (affiliate) to get some inspiration for your bedroom area.

Visit our post on 12 Ways to Make Your Bedroom an Oasis for more tips on making it more relaxing.

Lastly, we need to discuss how to organize a small bathroom to maximize that space.

Over the sink and toilet areas are usually prime space for storage. Find items that have doors and are tall for these areas. If you have a door, you can also use an organizer behind the door to organize other things plus hang towels to dry. See some of these items I found on Amazon (affiliate) below.

Feel free to visit all our posts about bathroom organization tips here.

I hope this post inspires you to organize your studio apartment more efficiently. Below you will find some more Studio Apartment Organization Tips from other authors.

Studio Apartment Organization: 21 Storage Tips & Tricks

How to Maximize Your Space in a Studio Apartment

Let's continue the conversation. What are your favorite studio apartment organization tips? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you.

Studio Apartment Organization Tips to Maximize Space
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  1. Ronni Eisenberg

    July 13, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    I have to hand it to you, a studio is a tough place to to organize. You have great solutions here including the room dividers. You just have to get creative.
    I love furniture that has multi use. I’ve seen some pieces that fold into each other that extend vertically as well as horizontally with chairs that flip back etc. It’s fascinating what can be done.

  2. Linda Samuels

    July 13, 2020 at 4:41 pm

    What great suggestions for maximizing small spaces. The idea of having pieces work in multiple ways is practical and a space saver. Sometimes I think about how well we function in hotel rooms with barely any space, or the suite hotel situations that manage to include a bathroom, kitchen, living room and bedroom in one. They are very comfortable. And what always strikes me is how well I can manage with less. In a small space, that's important. Have only the essentials. Eliminate the excess, and your living environment won't feel cluttered.

  3. Janet Schiesl

    July 13, 2020 at 3:26 pm

    I've worked in several studio apartments. What I find hard to manage with them is that they are usually one square space, so breaking up the space is difficult. Areas stick out, into other areas.
    The best thing people can do when living in a studio is to not have too much stuff. Less is more in this situation. When you can see it all from anywhere in your home, you need to have only the necessary stuff.

  4. Melanie

    July 13, 2020 at 10:27 am

    Thank you for all your thoughtful suggestions! The bathroom has always been a challenging space to get right. I love the door hanging mirror cabinet

  5. Seana Turner

    July 13, 2020 at 8:50 am

    I really like that coffee table with the lifting top. I might tell my daughter about that one because they really need their furniture to meet multiple needs. One of the tough things is the rules many in studio rentals have about hanging things on the walls. It makes so much sense to, as you say, "go vertical," but many landlords make this difficult!

  6. Janet Barclay

    July 13, 2020 at 6:23 am

    I love your product suggestions - they not only show us what's out there but help us visualize possibilities.

    Our apartment is quite spacious but the entryway is small. We've created a drop zone by using the end table next to the couch, which is to the left when you come in. It has a magazine pocket on the side where we keep the dog's leash, and I put a small basket on top for keys. It's working very well!

    • Sabrina Quairoli

      July 13, 2020 at 8:31 am

      Thanks, Janet! The entryway organization is super important! No one wants to enter a cluttered area.

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