Smart ideas for small spaces : Floating the furniture

Anchor this arrangement with an area rug, add a pretty floating table at the centre, and you can create a place ideal for conversation that still allows for ease of use and walkways.

Another effective idea for a divider that does double duty is a floating bookshelf. It creates visual interest and gives you extra storage space while lending your open concept room a degree of definition and flow. Especially if you choose an airy, open bookshelf design you have the best of both worlds: a neatly divided space that maintains all the airflow and lightness of your larger room. Similarly floating cabinets are a handy way to utilise non-traditional spaces while keeping your walls unencumbered.
 

For example, although called a floating tv unit & console, this assemblage is usually a wall-mounted unit that gives you the advantage of saved floor space, utilising in-built wiring and lighting in an efficient, practical manner.

Luckily, as an effective way to save living room real estate, such wall-mounted furniture or other “fixed” pieces are actually fairly easy to integrate into the more traditionally known floating furniture layout; they can be used as a focal point for your other furniture to group around. When paired with a floating couch, a set of chairs and an area rug (as discussed earlier), you can create a cosy living room space for winding down at the end of the day.

Living rooms are not the only spaces that can benefit from this décor trick. In a bedroom, floating the bed away from the wall is a great way to create better access and walkways around it. Alternatively a floating bed with lights underneath can be wall mounted with actual space below for ease of cleaning. Accessorise with a satellite chair or two and a small rug and you get a quiet little nook within your room. Simply add in a folding wall mounted desk to make this space effortlessly adaptable to working from home. By balancing what furniture you put on your walls and what furniture you keep in the open areas of your room, you can create an attractive décor plan that optimises both functionality and charm.
 

But floating a table isn’t a choice that needs to be restricted; by choosing a floating table as your home office desk, you can augment the “executive suite” style   of the room, giving it a more formal air. Invest in a good office chair and curate the shelves behind you to give your online appearance an uncomplicated professionalism and dignity.

Another way to effectively use this layout choice, is to delineate a space and create more definition between areas in a room, as mentioned earlier. For example, if you have an over-wide entry space that opens directly into your house, a floating bookshelf can give you a degree of privacy without seeming like an unwelcoming and severe barricade. Decorate it with indoor plants and attractive knick-knacks to draw the visitors eye and be uniquely inviting. Another option is in an open concept kitchen-dining area. Here, you could choose free-standing floating cabinets to display crockery, cookbooks and maybe even small pots of fresh herbs. This solution provides ease of storage for the cookware/cutlery you need at hand while serving to demarcate a subtle distinction between work-zone and dining or entertainment space.
 

Choose pieces that incorporate textures and colours that complement and contrast each other to make your overall look cohesive and stylish without becoming too matchy-matchy.

Alternatively, if your problem isn’t trying to make the best use of a small space, but instead a very large one that feels cold and uninviting, using multiple groupings of floating furniture can help create cosy areas – each with their own purpose or even design style and feel. And remember that no matter what the size of your floor plan, another core advantage to floating furniture in your space is the ability to readjust or adapt your room with very little effort. Change a rug, a few tables or a single arm chair and you can revamp your look in an instant!

So how do you decide if floating furniture for small space interiors is the right layout for you? If you’re still stuck on this question, we’re here to help! Partner with us at Beautiful Homes Service by Asian Paints – our team will be there to help you through all your design decisions! Or simply find the latest in furniture, home accessories and décor styles from our curated collection, to achieve the home interiors you’ve always dreamed of.