Tips for a studio apartment

[annawolf]

I am temporarily living (until Aug. 31) in a studio apartment with irregular walls(some parts are kind of like like an octagon). What would be the best way to arrange my furniture? All I have is a queen size bed (just a mattress and a boxspring), a square wooden night table, 2 small bookcases, a round green plastic patio garden table that my computer and printer sit on, 4 plastic green patio chairs and a small square green plastic coffee table. Where would be the best place for me to put the TV, VCR and small CD player? Isn't the TV not supposed to face the bed? I have some file boxes and cardboard storage boxes too. Does it matter where I put these? I have some wind chimes but don't know the best place to put them. At the moment, they are hanging from a ceiling lamp. The front door does open inward but there is not enough of a wall for it to even rest against the wall. A large closet with 3 sliding doors is immediately to the left of the front door. Not directly in front of, but sort of to the diagonal, is the kitchen area. I can't move anything in there. The sink is to the left and there is a microwave on the counter next to the stove and the stove is separated from the refrigerator by part of the kitchen counter. I have a pink/peach beaded curtaining hanging in the kitchen entryway. To the right of the kitchen is a semicircular cement bar area. Directly to the right of that is the door to the bathroom. To the right of the bathroom is an open space with one regular flat wall to the right. It sort of faces the door. Then there is a little step underneath a large rectangular archway which leads into the other part of the apartment. If you kept turning right (which means your back would be to the door and the door would be behind you on the right hand side), you would be facing two sliding glass screen doors that face the parking lot. A regular wall would be to the right and to the left.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anna,
Sorry for the delay in reply.
In general, if you have a small studio apartment, you can do the following:-
1. You can still use the Eight House Theory and divide your house into eight sectors.
2. Try to proritise or place your bed to confirm under the Shapes and Form School i.e. avoid having it facing the door a toilet etc...
3. See whether your bed can fall within one of the 4 auspicious sectors of your house.
Once you have arranged your bed, then the rest of the `furniture' will fit in naturally.
Where possible, use your instincts and place them where you like. For the worktable, place it against a wall.
If you do a SEARCH in this forum for "studio " you most likely will find quite alot of advise given previously on the Studio Apartment.
An octagon shape, although not ideal is still acceptable.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 7/15/99 12:20:08 AM, Anonymous wrote:
I am temporarily living (until
Aug. 31) in a studio apartment
with irregular walls(some
parts are kind of like like an
octagon). What would be the
best way to arrange my
furniture? All I have is a
queen size bed (just a
mattress and a boxspring), a
square wooden night table, 2
small bookcases, a round green
plastic patio garden table
that my computer and printer
sit on, 4 plastic green patio
chairs and a small square
green plastic coffee table.
Where would be the best place
for me to put the TV, VCR and
small CD player? Isn't the TV
not supposed to face the bed?
I have some file boxes and
cardboard storage boxes too.
Does it matter where I put
these? I have some wind chimes
but don't know the best place
to put them. At the moment,
they are hanging from a
ceiling lamp. The front door
does open inward but there is
not enough of a wall for it to
even rest against the wall. A
large closet with 3 sliding
doors is immediately to the
left of the front door. Not
directly in front of, but sort
of to the diagonal, is the
kitchen area. I can't move
anything in there. The sink is
to the left and there is a
microwave on the counter next
to the stove and the stove is
separated from the
refrigerator by part of the
kitchen counter. I have a
pink/peach beaded curtaining
hanging in the kitchen
entryway. To the right of the
kitchen is a semicircular
cement bar area. Directly to
the right of that is the door
to the bathroom. To the right
of the bathroom is an open
space with one regular flat
wall to the right. It sort of
faces the door. Then there is
a little step underneath a
large rectangular archway
which leads into the other
part of the apartment. If you
kept turning right (which
means your back would be to
the door and the door would be
behind you on the right hand
side), you would be facing two
sliding glass screen doors
that face the parking lot. A
regular wall would be to the
right and to the left.