We show by examples how to get the most out of an inconvenient layout and visually adjust the proportions of a long “wagon”.

1 Living room with bright details

This typical apartment is decorated at the junction of two bright and distinctive styles: pop art and the 60s. But here they worked not only on the color scheme and decorative component. The living room required special attention: long, narrow, with a low ceiling. In order to visually make the space more harmonious and close to the right square, a neutral gray cabinet with facades to the ceiling was installed on the narrow wall opposite the window. It visually hides part of the wall and adds relief. A bright sofa and a picture above it are the main accents in the interior and attract the eye to the central part of the room, distracting attention from the irregular shape. Another storage system is allocated near the window, which also looks like a separate zone due to the decorative composition.

2 Kitchen-living room with good zoning

The area of this elongated room was visually beaten with the help of zoning. The designer divided the space into two thematic squares. In the first one, a bright sofa group was installed, opposite which a bright poster was hung, repeating the accent colors. On the other hand, a kitchen with a bar table was equipped. Both zones are united by a common palette based on a contrasting combination of gray and light green. To correct the shape of the room, several techniques were used at once: the perpendicular arrangement of the dining group, hanging lamps as another delimiter, a square carpet in the recreation area.

3 Living room, which was beaten by finishing

Light beige shades were used in the interior of this living room, and they were supplemented with natural textures and bright accents. Thanks to the combined decoration and vertical stripes on the walls, the elongated space was made more proportional. A spacious sofa with a coffee table and a TV area opposite was installed near the window. At the entrance there is a storage system with minimalistic glossy facades. As a result, it turned out to be a calm, but not boring space with an abundance of shapes and textures; functional and at the same time not overloaded with heavy furniture.

4 Two rooms in one

The interior of this small apartment is decorated in a rich color scheme, it has a lot of active decor. It turned out to be a very bright space, atypical for a small square footage. The living room is a typical rectangle. The main role here was played by proper zoning: a living room with a sofa, TV and storage system was decorated closer to the entrance, and a bed and dressing table were placed near the window. The two zones are separated by a rack-and-pinion partition, which ensures the privacy of the bedroom, but does not prevent the penetration of sunlight into the part of the room farthest from the window.

5 Mini-apartments where the bed decides everything

In form, these apartments are a “trailer” a narrow and long room. To visually change the proportions, the bed was placed literally across the room. This simultaneously zoned the space, and it began to seem wider. Neutral colors were used in the decoration, which again visually divides the narrow “wagon” into two more regular-shaped sections. A kitchen set was placed along the narrow wall to the left of the hallway. A round table with chairs was installed on the side, a workplace was made opposite it. This arrangement of furniture also helps to change the perception of space. As a result, four functional zones were ergonomically located on a small area at once.

6 Children’s room with a sports wall

The rectangular shape is convenient for the nursery, because here you need to allocate several separate zones at once. At the same time, a room that is too narrow and long can still look ugly, so it is important to visually divide the space into several components. For example, in this project it was possible to beat the layout so that the irregular shape of the nursery is not conspicuous. Different finishes help to “confuse” the vision: bright and calmer colors, plain walls and a surface with a plot pattern were combined here. The arrangement of furniture also plays into the hands: a small part of the room is given over to a sleeping place, a sports wall is installed at the entrance, and storage systems are located between them. An interesting technique: not a wardrobe is allocated for clothes, but a long roomy chest of drawers, which, due to its small height, does not clutter up the space.

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