Can this design be made into a good home ? We are a couple looking for our first apartment together, 30 years old 98 Square Meters Apartment, 12 Square Meters Balcony I thought about making the bedroom that is next to the kitchen smaller to transform it into an office and the entire apartment into a 3.5 bedroom apartment for a bigger kitchen and living room My biggest concern is the long…

Anyone with an eye for design, which countertop? Going for elegant, classy and modern. Should I stick with the subtle countertop (8813) or go with something with a bit more veins (100) to go with cabinets and flooring as shown? submitted by /u/throwaway178230

Window treatments for black windows Hello all!! I’m having such a design struggle and would love any advice. We moved into a new home with black windows..now it’s time to pick window treatments and I’m struggling!! Like down a black hole. I want privacy at night, so solar is out. But I’m worried that a white roller shade will look like a sheet hanging from the outside at night. Is…

How high should the curtain rod be? Hi all, Moving to a new apartment, and previous tenant left curtain hooks (they’re the dark dots at the top of the window frames). I’ve never had curtains in my apartment before, and considering getting some curtains for the bedroom. How high should the curtain rods be? Any guidance would be appreciated! https://preview.redd.it/r987opbjb4sc1.jpg…

Help us redesign our kitchen We’re really stuck in a pickle on how to navigate our kitchen layout. Currently, our fridge and pantry is located in a “walk in pantry” closet area. There is a stacked washer/dryer unit in this area also. Finally, the door between the countertops leads to a basement that has a second washer and dryer. We have considered 1: Moving the fridge and…

Advice for meeting and partnering with interior designers Hi, I’m starting out a custom home sewing business. I’ve found a few clients on next door and Facebook, making cushions mostly, but I’d really like to get larger jobs. Would it be realistic to search out interior designers to find work from? submitted by /u/efairbairns

Small room in to office / guest bedroom Greetings, fellow space optimizer! I’m embarking on a project to transform a compact room into a multi-functional media studio, office/edit suite, and guest room. My goal is to utilize every inch of space effectively. Here’s what I envision for the setup: A height-adjustable desk that can switch from seated to standing positions, equipped with d…

Space Saving Wardrobe / Living Room Built-Ins Combo? Dear InteriorDesign, I recently bought my first house, a small townhouse in a European city. We’re currently two adults and one toddler, and we may have one toddler and a baby in the future. I would like to get your opinions on a few thoughts of mine. Please excuse the wall of text, but I thought some background info would be helpful. I plan to …

Advice for using warm tones with gray floors ​ Super excited about buying our first home. It’s a big-builder home and we were told we couldn’t change the flooring at the point we found the house. We love everything else about the home, but we don’t love the floors. We love Japandi/Organic Modern design and are worried about bringing that into this house because of the overly cool-toned flo…

Do I add a third panel in the middle? 4 panels? Or do I just need 2 bigger panels? Stretched all the way they will cover the window itself but not the frame and it looks weird. Also it’s difficult to get it closed just right. submitted by /u/happytrees93

What are these called and where can I get them? Searched elbow connector and can’t find them anywhere. Intended use is to connect curtain poles for a canopy bed. UK based submitted by /u/vnh0lyy

Seeking fireplace ideas How can we make this fireplace in our living room more modern. Can you share photos or ideas? Disregard the furniture we’re getting ride if that. We plan to replace carpet in future also to LVP or title. submitted by /u/newusername04

Pendant Lighting for Kitchens First time home buyer here. Our builder has asked if we would like pendant lights over our kitchen island. I’m having a difficult time determining whether pendants lights make sense if I am going for a modern open space kitchen. Would anyone have helpful literature that could help shed some light on this topic? ​ ​ submitted by /u/Theatr…

Thoughts on this layout? Working on my first home. Trying to work out the orientation of the living area. Far too big for the furniture I have but it’ll work. Which layout do you prefer out of the three ideas I have. Any feedback? First Idea. Second Third ​ Floorplan submitted by /u/itsfluffytime

Octagonal Room Layout submitted by /u/Chelsealalala

Any thoughts about improving this living space? I’m pretty happy about how the living room turned out, but I was wondering if there’s something I missed, or something I may have done wrong! I’m open to ideas and critiques. First photo is wide angle, so the proportions are a bit off. submitted by /u/SakoDaemon

What’s the best online course for learning AutoCAD? I’m an interior designer familiar with 3D drawings. submitted by /u/minolta95

Keep is natural or paint it White again? I recently bought this table and decided to paint it again because the previous white paint had some misscoloring already. After grinding the paint off I found this nice wood but it was scratches (pic 5&6). So idk if I should paint it White or keep it like that. submitted by /u/daydreamsandnightsky

Help choosing an apartment? Im looking for a new flat, sadly I dont have many options… I saw these 3 and Im struggling to decide on one. Info: – North is up for all blueprints; – The grey furniture/shelves against the walls (kitchen and tv) are fixed, maybe the tv one could be removed but im not sure about that. – Only one person living in the apartment – I need a desk are…

Does the rug cheapen the room Not sure if this is the right place. Currently decorating our first apartment and found this rug we really liked. We especially wanted something to break up all the wood and dark colours but now I can’t decide if it takes away from the rich colour of the couch and someone cheapens it. submitted by /u/Touchmywraph