How to find a flat that is easy to furnish?

When buying a flat, many people focus above all on its floor area or the number of rooms. The expected comfort is determined on that basis. Such an approach can, however, be mistaken!

The same area, completely different comfort

It is not always obvious at first glance, but sometimes a different layout of rooms with the same floor area can change a great deal. That is why, already at the viewing stage, it is worth visualising how we want to furnish the rooms. It is even better if, knowing the dimensions of the rooms, we can analyse the planned furniture layout at leisure in one of the popular interior design programs.

Such analyses can often protect you from buying a flat that seems attractive but, after a moment's thought, turns out to be awkward to furnish. It is worth paying attention to this so that the reality does not differ drastically from your expectations.

The ideal situation is, of course, when we have the dimensions of all the rooms, because then we can clearly determine what will fit in a given flat without problems and what will take up too much of the available space.

Windows on the world

When assessing how easy a flat is to furnish, it is worth paying attention to the arrangement of the windows. It may seem that this has little to do with it – but that is a mistake! A good placement of windows, as well as their size, significantly affects how well lit the flat is during the day. This in turn translates directly into how large a room appears and can thus also affect the interior design.

The relationship is quite simple – brighter interiors appear larger, and larger windows obviously let in more light. True, the situation can be remedied with artificial lighting, but that is not the same.

Corners and nooks

Speaking of artificial lighting… The shape of a room affects where the light fittings will need to be placed. This matters for rooms that are not simple rectangular boxes, for example those adjoining the building's chimney or… those with a column in the middle (a rarity, but it does happen).

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Shrinking and enlarging rooms

Problems with an awkward layout can in theory be eliminated by skilfully moving the walls separating individual rooms. What is more, in some situations completely removing the wall separating two rooms and joining them together may prove a good idea.

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This can be especially valuable in the case of a bathroom. It often turns out that it can be slightly enlarged, making it more functional.

Importantly, however, before we decide that such a move is the perfect choice, we should make sure whether the wall between the rooms is a partition wall or a load-bearing one. The latter must on no account be touched, if only for safety reasons. Crucially – if changes of this type are essential for our plans for the property, the previous owner's "word of honour" must not be enough for us – it is better to check the flat's documentation. If everything is in order, we can really make a significant difference to how easy the flat is to furnish and to the overall comfort of living in it.