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When decorating a small apartment, what matters is flexibility and making full use of the limited area to bring out more living functions. This is the most important thing. The small apartment in Hong Kong that we are going to talk about today is just like that.

Brother Kong and his wifeIn order to welcome the upcoming birth of the child, I bought a 232-square-foot apartment, which is about 21 square meters in total. It is a small apartment with awkward steps...

Originally, the house was like a single dormitory, with no partitions except for the kitchen and bathroom. But in order to accommodate a family of three, the two made a double-sided wardrobe in the house and cut out two bedrooms, one large and one small. The use of space is admirable.

Without further ado, let's take a look at their tiny home. While reading, you can also guess how much the renovation cost in total. I will announce it at the end of the article~

21㎡ step apartment

Let’s first talk briefly about their floor plan and how it was decorated.

▲Interior floor plan

Judging from the floor plan, this tiny apartment of only 21 square meters really looks like four steps, with too many corners in the house that are difficult to use.

• If you want to accommodate a family of three, the first thing you need to do is to divide it into two bedrooms. Brother Kong used the kitchen door frame as the boundary and built a TV wall parallel to it, separating a square windowless dark hall. After the size of the TV cabinet was deepened, it served as both a cabinet and a coffee table.
• The TV is not hung on the wall, but on the double-sided wardrobe in the house. One side of the wardrobe faces the children's room, and the other side faces the master bedroom, which just divides the room into two bedrooms, one large and one small, and leaves ample space for clothing storage.
• The locations of the kitchen and bathroom have not changed, only the internal layout and the way the cabinets are installed have been slightly modified. A set of floor-to-ceiling shoe cabinets have been added at the entrance to further enrich the home storage.

The entrance cabinet saves the awkward apartment

This newly added set of entrance cabinets in the house really saves the embarrassment of the step-shaped apartment.

▲After pushing the door and entering the house

After pushing the door into the house, the corner of the original kitchen and bathroom was filled with the entrance cabinet. The couple made a set of shoe cabinet pull-out baskets here, which can store more than ten pairs of shoes. Even if the children grow up in the future, they can still put them away if they are diligent in decluttering.

On the other side, a three-section narrow cabinet is made, which is mainly used to store keys and other items carried when entering and leaving the house. Although it is not as spacious as the original entrance space, its practicality is greatly increased and does not affect the aisle line leading to the bathroom.

Living room TV cabinet dual purpose

The 21㎡ living space is really small, and there is almost no transition from one room to the other and directly into the living room.

▲Deepening the TV cabinet in the living room

Such a small living room naturally cannot be arranged with the traditional sofa + coffee table + TV cabinet. Brother Kong suddenly had an idea and directly deepened the size of the TV cabinet, turning it into a dual-purpose table and cabinet furniture. You can put a cup or remote control with just one hand, which is very convenient.

The double sofa is squeezed into the corner space, leaving almost no room for more furniture. The surrounding white walls make this dark windowless room appear brighter and reduce the decoration budget. Perhaps, a few wall shelves will be added in the future for storage.

Behind the TV wall is the double-sided wardrobe in the house. Facing the TV, on the left is a "palm-sized" children's room with louvered doors; on the right is the relatively larger master bedroom for the couple, with a hidden door. Let's start from here.

Master bedroom behind hidden door

Pushing open the hidden door, the presence of the cabinet turns the entrance to the master bedroom into a narrow corridor.

▲The view when entering the master bedroom

The couple said that double-sided wardrobes have advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can divide the bedroom into two bedrooms, and the front and back sides can be used as wardrobes for storage. The disadvantage is that it will compress the space and affect the lighting. The choice depends on personal preference.

Speaking of which, just looking at the home space under the camera, it may appear larger than it actually is, but when people stand in the camera, the feeling of crampedness suddenly appears. At least after putting a double bed in the master bedroom, the aisle next to it is so narrow that one has to pass sideways.

▲Double bed in the bedroom

The master bedroom is the best-lit space in the house, no doubt about it.

The double bed is placed next to the window, with towering buildings outside. There is no place to put a bedside table at the head of the bed, but a partition rack is made to put down a cup or charge a mobile phone before going to bed. In addition, there is a storage cabinet at the end of the bed and storage under the bed, making it very practical.

The aisles beside and at the foot of the bed are very narrow, but it also increases the movement lines for the couple to get up and avoid affecting each other. This master bedroom alone cleverly resolves the awkwardness of the original step-type apartment. I admire you.

The children's room is ridiculously small

I would like to describe the children's room at home as "ridiculously small".

▲Children's room on the left side of the TV wall

The door of the children's room is not made for the sake of beauty, like the hidden door of the master bedroom. Instead, it is made into a louvered door considering the ventilation problem of the extremely small bedroom, which not only ensures the privacy of the child but also allows air circulation (there is a small window in the room!).

Although the children's room is small, it was designed after careful consideration. When the door is opened, there is just enough space for an adult to stand. There are also tables, cabinets, and upper bunk beds in the room, and not half a square meter is wasted.

▲ Upper bunk in the children’s room

The upper bunk bed in the children's room happens to be on the other side of the double-sided wardrobe. The ladder leading to the upper bunk is also made by bespoke furniture with the cabinet grid cut at an angle. It does not take up extra space and every detail is carefully considered.

The super mini corner desk caught my eye. The L-shaped desk has very little space on the front and sides, but there is a small window next to the desk to provide lighting, which is enough for children to use during their learning and growth. It feels a little cozy when you think about it~

Corner kitchen is small but practical

Although the corner kitchen in your home is small in size, it is very practical.

▲The refrigerator is embedded in the side of the entrance cabinet

Do you remember the entrance cabinet? It is more than just a shoe cabinet - a double-door refrigerator is slotted into one side of the cabinet, and the top cabinet also leaves extra storage space. Looking back now, it is really the finishing touch of the small house.

The kitchen is located in the middle of the stepped apartment. Looking from the outside, it seems that the extra corner was created to leave a small window for the kitchen. The couple also attaches great importance to this hard-earned lighting, and they deliberately left out the upper half of the window when making the wall cabinets.

In the kitchen, L-shaped cabinets and wall cabinets store various dishes, cutlery, and bottles and jars. The stove, sink, and cutting board are all available. The washing machine is even embedded under the countertop, sharing the water pipes with the sink.

The bathroom is still a "bright bathroom"

Unexpectedly, except for the living room which is a dark room without windows, all the rooms in the house have windows, including the bathroom.

I now believe that everything has its pros and cons. The stepped apartment not only brings difficult-to-use corners to this 21-square-meter apartment, but also narrow windows formed by staggered walls. Thanks to this, the bathroom can become a bright bathroom with windows.

Install the sink and faucet vertically, place the toilet opposite, and install the shower next to the toilet. A simple bathroom appears in front of you. It is simple, clean and practical. The mirror cabinet and washbasin cabinet can store more cleaning and toiletries.

Conclusion

Okay, here we have seen the “stepped apartment” tiny home of Brother Kong and his wife. What do you think about it?

I think it is not easy to make use of a 21㎡ small house to this extent, especially the idea of ​​using double-sided cabinets to cut out two bedrooms. I am really impressed. It can accommodate a family of three.

As for the decoration budget, the soft and hard decorations together are about 185,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is about 171,000 yuan, which is quite expensive... I wonder if you guys guessed it correctly?

Thanks for reading!

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