As a recent graduate student, living quarters can get cramped—especially if you rent a studio. The luxury of living alone comes with a price—and not just monetarily speaking. Below are 5 ways you can be sure to make your studio feel spacious:
1) Stay Organzied. At all costs. As a graduate student, living in a studio, you may find it difficult to know where to put things without going out and buying more furniture and more clutter. Living in a studio, limits your options. Try getting a space saver or utilize the home and appliance sections of target or walmart for cheap and simple organization aids.
2) Use a Twin size bed. We all want to be well-rested and grad school living does not offer us much time for sleep or relaxation. Make sure you sleep eficiently, soundly. For the bargain hunter, try craigslist in your city. Or find a local mattress store that offers delivery at a low cost. Consider renting a Uhaul to cut the cost of delivery.
3) Rise that twin bed. Putting your twin bed on risers not only creates more space for space savers, bins, etc—but it also helps create the illusion of space. Be sure to use safety precautions when using your bed risers.
4) Bright Colors. Using bright colors enlarges a room—try it and you’ll see the benefits! Need help choosing colors? Of course, choosing the colors might just be the hardest part. Visit your local hardware stores for great color ideas and samples.
5) Cleanliness. We all know how hard it is to stay clean and organized—especially if you’re in a tight space! But once we have an organized way of living, cleanliness is just a hop, skip and a jump away. Remember what our parents used to make us do—put our dirty laundry in the laundry basket, wash our dishes after eating and emptying out the trash (among many other chores!) Let’s remember what they taught us next time we come into our small space—grad student living in its truest form!
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