Small Apartment Decorating: A Room-by-Room Plan Under 60 m2

Small apartment decorating is a sizing problem before it is a styling problem. In a flat under 60 m2, three decisions carry the result: keep the main walkway at 90-120 cm, cap sofa depth around 90 cm, and build storage upward instead of outward. Do that first and a 45 m2 flat reads calm and generous; skip it and no palette rescues the room.

This page is the room-by-room plan we hand trade buyers: working numbers, pieces that earn their floor area, and the order of work, specified to one factory grade throughout, foam at 45 kg/m3 or above.

Get these small apartment decorating basics right first

The most common failure is not taste; it is sequence: furniture arrives one piece at a time, and the apartment is finished before anyone draws the walking lines. Three basics prevent almost all of it, and none costs more than a tape measure and an hour with the plan.

• Draw circulation first. Mark the main walkway at 90-120 cm and secondary gaps at 60 cm before placing anything.

• Make big pieces do two jobs. A storage bed removes the chest of drawers; a bench that works as a coffee table removes the coffee table. Every single-job piece costs floor area twice.

• Grow storage upward. A 2.2 m wardrobe holds roughly double a 1.2 m unit on the same footprint.

Small apartment decorating ideas that earn their floor area

Modular seating leads: a two-seat module plus an armless module re-cuts for the next apartment; a fixed three-seater cannot. A sleeper module in the same finish removes the second bed. The layering method in our living room decor ideas in seven layers applies unchanged; compact numbers sit in our small apartment living room ideas guide.

What to skip in small apartment decor

• Round coffee tables that clip knees.

• Deep armchairs parked across door swings.

• Open shelving within reach of clutter.

Walls above the furniture go empty in the same rooms; our wall decor ideas for the band above the sofa fix that without touching the floor. Settle these three before any fabric sample and the rest becomes fitment, not rescue work.

The numbers that decide a small floor plan

This is the line sheet our export team quotes from when an apartment project arrives as a floor plan.

Item	Dimensions	Frame	Upholstery	Filling	Hardware	Customizable	MOQ
Compact two-seat sofa	160-180 cm wide, 88-92 cm deep, seat 42-45 cm high	Larch frame, CNC	Aniline leather, 50,000+ Martindale, or tech fabric	45 kg/m3 foam	Floor glides	Width, depth, upholstery, legs	10 per model
Armless module	80-90 cm wide, 88-92 cm deep	Larch frame, CNC	Matches the sofa article	45 kg/m3 foam	Connectors, floor glides	Width, upholstery	10 per model
Accent chair	75-85 cm wide, seat 44-47 cm high	Larch frame	Boucle, aniline leather or tech fabric	45 kg/m3 foam	Floor glides	Upholstery, leg finish	10 per model
Nesting coffee tables	Set: 100 x 55 cm and 70 x 45 cm, 40-42 cm high	Steel base	Sintered stone or veneer top	None	Levelling feet	Top, size, finish	10 per model
Storage bed, gas lift	150 x 200 cm or 140 x 200 cm	Larch frame	Upholstered headboard	45 kg/m3 foam	Gas lift mechanism	Size, headboard, fabric	10 per model
Tall wardrobe	180-220 cm high, 55-60 cm deep	Larch carcass, 18 mm back panel	Veneer or textured lacquer	None	Soft-close doors, anti-tip	Bay count, door mix, finish	10 per model
TV unit	160-200 cm wide, 35-40 cm deep	Larch carcass	Veneer or laminate	None	Cable cut-outs, soft-close doors	Length, door mix, finish	10 per model
Entry bench with shoe storage	90-110 cm wide, 35-40 cm deep, 45 cm high	Larch frame	Upholstered lid	45 kg/m3 foam	Soft-close hinge	Length, upholstery	10 per model

Rows mix freely; the floor is per model, not per order. Four spacing rules finish the plan: 90-120 cm main walkway, 40-45 cm sofa to table, artwork centered at 145-150 cm, a rug under the front legs of every seat. Re-measure the plan against this table before ordering; a centimeter caught on paper is the cheapest fix.

Where small apartment decorating works: rooms, pieces, projects

Decorating a small apartment, room by room

• Living room. One sofa, one table, one tall storage unit. Under 14 m2, specify the two-seat-plus-armless combination rather than a fixed three-seater.

• Bedroom. A 150 x 200 cm bed with 60 cm clear each side is the honest minimum; below that, drop to 140 cm. A gas-lift storage base reclaims the floor a chest would take.

• Workspace. In a one-bedroom flat the desk belongs on the living room or hallway wall: 120 cm wide, 70-80 cm deep, shelf above.

• Entry. One tall shoe cabinet, one bench with a lift lid, one hook run at 170 cm; give hallway clutter a fixed address.

• Across the project. Pieces should share one finish language so a module moves between apartments without looking borrowed; that is what the apartment decor ideas built as one program are for.

Delivery, installation and lead time

Bulk production runs 30-45 days from the specification freeze, not the inquiry date; customs AEO status, held since 2019, keeps paperwork moving.

Sustainability and material sourcing

Frames are kiln-dried larch cut on CNC, wood is FSC-sourced, compliance runs to EPA/CARB, production is audited under ISO 9001. For tenders, agree the test method before sampling, not after. Write the rooms in this order and the specification sheet practically assembles itself.

Choosing materials for a small apartment decorating project

Small flats are hard on materials: the same two meters of upholstery take daylight and contact all day. Specify wear surfaces before colors.

• Upholstery. Top-grain aniline leather past 50,000 Martindale cycles or a tech fabric to your article. Light and mid-tone colors keep a narrow room from closing in.

• Foam. 45 kg/m3 or above, under 5% deformation across a ten-year service life. Fifteen minutes on a showroom sofa tells you nothing about year three.

• Frames. Kiln-dried larch, CNC cut and corner-blocked, outlasts every decorative detail in the room.

• Selection. Choose finishes from physical swatches under real light, never a screen; the Material Lab holds 100+ Italian leather swatches.

How we specify this for projects

Each apartment type gets a one-page specification: pieces, dimensions, article, color, foam grade, hardware. Deeper changes are OEM; where the custom sofa MOQ sits marks the boundary.

Care, cleaning and maintenance

Removable covers on the highest-contact pieces turn a problem into a laundry day; aniline leather wants spills wiped at once and no direct afternoon sun.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Specifying from photos instead of swatches.

• Armchairs too deep for their gap.

• Hardware left out because the showroom piece looked tidy.

Request the swatch set early and all three get caught at the desk, not at the dock.

How we run a small apartment decorating project, step by step

Every order runs the same five steps, and the production clock starts at the specification freeze, not at your first message.

• Measure the apartment, not the furniture. Wall lengths, ceiling height, door swings, window and radiator positions; photograph every wall.
• Fix the circulation lines. 90-120 cm main walkway, 60 cm secondary gaps; any piece that breaks a line is out before pricing starts.
• Write the specification per room type. Pieces, dimensions, material article, color, foam grade and hardware, one page per type.
• Approve a signed sample. PPS, cover-only or finish-panel samples confirm material and color before bulk cutting; days and fee are on the sample order.
• Inspect, then ship. Bulk production runs 30-45 days from the freeze and ends in 100% pre-shipment visual inspection against the signed sample; your own inspector is welcome.

Steps one and three are where projects lose money. For OEM-sized work across a whole development, our custom and OEM MOQ and lead time guide draws the line in detail. Run the five in order and no closed decision reopens; that is how the schedule holds.

Who we supply on this page: projects, not single pieces

If that is how you buy, send the room schedule and drawings and we will quote from them.

Retail shelf or factory project: what changes at ten pieces

Decorating one apartment is a retail purchase; furnishing ten turns the same designs into a sourcing project:

	Retail purchase	Project sourcing with a factory

Order size	One or two pieces	10 pieces per catalogue model; OEM from one 20GP container

Lead time	Same week, if stocked	30-45 days from specification freeze

Consistency across units	Batch-to-batch drift	Produced to a signed reference sample

Inspection	None offered	100% visual inspection against the signed sample

Payment, warranty	Card at checkout	30% T/T on confirmation, balance before shipment; 3-5 year warranty

Terms	Store delivery	Incoterms per order, FOB or CIF; no DDP

Below the project floor a factory is the wrong supplier and a retailer is the honest answer; the designs remain yours to copy. How to buy furniture from China remotely walks the import route end to end; importers stock the range through our wholesale furniture programs. Count your pieces first; the right column picks itself.

See it in person at our Foshan showroom

The numbers on this page are easier to judge sitting down than scrolling. Our showroom is factory-integrated: it stands inside the same 100,000 m2 production base in Longjiang, Foshan where more than 500 craftsmen build every order, with 20,000 m2 of live displays across four zones. Zone A stages the pieces from this page as finished rooms; Zone B covers Sleep & Comfort; Zone C, the Material Lab, holds 100+ Italian leather swatches under real light; Zone D is the Contract Negotiation Lounge for specification and terms. Visits run Monday to Saturday, 9:00-18:00 (GMT+8), Sundays by appointment, with a complimentary private transfer from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport (CAN) and corporate-rate hotels. Message WhatsApp +86 134 1329 4494 with your dates, or send them through the Foshan showroom visit agenda page.

Measure first, order once

Small apartment decorating rewards arithmetic before taste.

• Fix the walkways.

• Cap the depths.

• Make big pieces do two jobs.

• Specify materials by density and rating rather than first impression.

Furnished that way, a flat under 60 m2 comes from one program, one finish language, modules that move between units.

Our Lecong furniture showroom guide explains why the showroom sits inside the factory; the interior design ideas library carries the method onward.

EvergoCasa is the Italian-minimalist brand of the Evergo Furniture Group, manufactured by Guangdong Aimigao Furniture Co., Ltd. in Longjiang, Shunde, Foshan since 2006. Catalogue models start at 10 pieces per model; OEM work starts from one 20GP container. Bulk production is 30-45 days from specification freeze. Payment is 30% T/T on confirmation, balance before shipment. Warranty is 3-5 years per the order confirmation documents. WhatsApp +86 134 1329 4494.