When living in Taipei you may find yourself living in an apartment far smaller than you are accustomed to in the west. I myself was almost over come with a fit of claustrophobia when I first entered my room. If your coming here for study, or on a budget, your apartment might only consist of one room. So I thought that it might be best to give you some advise on what to do with your tiny living space.
Advice 1: Keep is clean. Clutter can make a space look smaller than it actually does
Advice 2: Invest in storage. Draws and boxes can be used to store away all your cheap night market trinkets
Advice 3: Use light colours. Light colours can help make a space look bigger.
Advice 3: Divide your room into different living sections. Create a space which can be called your living room, a space for study, and a space for your bedroom.
Advice 4: Dividers. Curtains, closets, or bookshelves can be placed in the middle of a room to divide it into two separate rooms. I read somewhere that opened back bookshelves are good because they allow light to filer through.
A trip to Ikea can also be quite inspirational. The Taiwanese are already accustomed to living in small spaces. So Ikea has many examples of how a space can be utilised
Here are also a few website that I was looking at to help me redecorate my room.
http://interiordec.about.com/od/articlesonbasics/a/smallroomtricks.htm
http://www.ehow.com/how_4705498_make-apartment-look-bigger.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Apartment-Bathroom-Look-and-Feel-Larger
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