IKEA Small Spaces - Making space to be together in a small apartment

Moving in together means combining two homes into one. How do you fit everything in without having to compromise? Try using two chaises lounges in the middle...

Hi! My name is Camilla and I work as an interior designer for IKEA. And I would like to take you on a small tour in this room behind me. Normally, maybe you would put the sofa along that wall over there. Instead we put up lots of shelves and gained space for storage. Instead of a sofa we put two chaise longues- -in the middle of the room facing each other. So that they can have a cosy time together, hanging out, reading books- -or they can do separate things. One could for example watch the screen over here or play a game. Or... They can actually watch television at the same time. On this projection screen that we made out of a- -roller blind that we put in the ceiling. A smart idea when you live in a small space- -is to have furniture with multi-functions. This table, for example, can become a desk. If you open it up and inside it has a lot of hidden storage. It has wheels, which makes it moveable and you can move it around- -in the room if you want to use the tabletop for other occasions. Another thing is to use the walls and the entire height of the room. You can put storage all the way up to the ceiling. Thanks for listening.