With more and more people flocking to live and work in the city, many urbanites are choosing to live in apartments rather than houses. You don’t have to be cramped living in an apartment, loft or condo. You can make your downtown home spacious and comfortable with the right storage and space-saving solutions. Here are some simple ways to save space in your urban home.
Reach-In Closet
You may not have enough room in your apartment or condo for a walk-in closet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have one or two strategically-placed reach-in closets. Reach-in closets are great because they are shallower than walk-in closets and can be any size, so they can fit into any space in your home. Have one constructed in your bedroom to store extra clothes, or have one put into your hallway for seasonal accessories and objects. Cut the clutter in your apartment by adding a reach-in closet to your downtown home.
Wall Beds
Wall beds are beds that are built to be collapsed into your wall when they’re not being used. They’re a great way to save space and they also add a unique design element to any home. Wall beds are great for one-room loft or condo spaces. Retract your wall bed when entertaining to give your guests plenty of open space to mingle, and then fold your bed out when the party’s over so you can get some rest. Wall beds are a versatile, stylish and simple way for you to save space in your home.
It’s important for urbanites to make the most out of the space they have in their homes. Don’t settle for living in a cramped environment, with the right interior design choices, even the tiniest apartment can feel open and big. For more space and storage solutions, contact us at Space Age Closets and turn your downtown apartment or condo into the home of your dreams.
Small-Space Living Questions, Answered
Where should a second reach-in closet go in an apartment?
The hallway is the sleeper pick. A bedroom reach-in handles the clothing overflow, but a hallway reach-in gives seasonal accessories and awkward objects a home they otherwise never get in a condo. Two shallow closets in the right spots beat one big one in the wrong spot.
Can a reach-in closet be built to a non-standard size?
Yes, that’s their quiet superpower. Reach-ins are shallower than walk-ins and can be built to virtually any width, so they slot into spaces a walk-in could never claim: a stretch of hallway, an odd alcove, a leftover corner. The closet is designed to fit the space, not the other way around.
How does a wall bed help when hosting guests?
In a one-room loft or condo, the bed is the biggest obstacle between you and a good party. Retract the wall bed and your guests get real open space to mingle; when the evening winds down, fold it back out and go to sleep. Same room, two completely different lives.
How is storage planning different in an apartment than a house?
An apartment has no basement or garage quietly absorbing the overflow, so every closet has to work harder. That’s why urban design leans on shallower built-ins, strategically placed reach-ins and double-duty pieces like wall beds. They replace the square footage a house hides its storage in.
Why does hidden storage matter more in a small space?
Because in a small open space, everything visible counts against you. Clutter in plain sight makes a compact condo feel cramped; put it behind closet doors and the same room reads open and big. With the right storage choices, even the tiniest apartment doesn’t have to feel like a compromise.
