I live in an older one bedroom apartment, which has dulled over time and is fairly dark and boring. It has the usual layout of older apartments – the secluded kitchen, cut off from friends and family. Sometimes it makes me think it was designed for women of the 50s, relegated to cooking unseen in cramped quarters while everyone else socializes in the open layout.
But one positive thing this design offers is a wall in the middle of the apartment begging to be dressed up. I covered mine with aqua paint and a large circle mirror that makes me feel like I am looking out of a porthole from the hull of a ship. The mirror also reflects the light that comes through the back sliding door, brightening the place. My sister, who has a similar wall in her apartment painted hers green and created a large pink fabric flower that covers much of it. There are so many things you can do: an arrangement of pictures or mirrors, art work, a bright painted colour, or even a mural. What is great about these half walls is that you can do something really bold without it overtaking the entire room – it just gives the eye something fun to look at.
One warning – if you are renting you will have to repaint it before you leave.
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