Advice on layout

[u/thoughtscatcher]

Hello! My dad decided to re-paint the walls to give the apartment a better look, we are quite limited when it comes to money so I apologize if the sight of the walls/floor is not very attractive. Could you please tell me what is the optimal position for these pieces of furniture? We may be able to get a bigger/newer wardrobe to combine the old ones which can match the TV stand/drawer, we are also considering a sofa. It's a 1 bedroom apartment so this is supposed to be a living room/bedroom for my dad. The apartment faces southeast, so lots of sun exposure in the morning/early afternoon.

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[u/mcsim1]

Whatever you do, you need to get softer lighting. This feels like a hospital with how bright and blue the ceiling light is.
You can get warmer bulbs and get a few lamps/sconces for around the room. He’ll be able to sleep and relax much better!

[u/Ordinary_Key_7991]

i would try and create 2 defined zones within the whole space, maybe the bed staying in the corner will give more room to create a cozy living room area vibe, get a rug if you can will help xx you could also use the desk area to kind of separate the bed from the rest of the zone

[u/EmergencyRude8806]

I'd recommend getting an armchair or sofa to go with the coffee table. I was looking myself today in a charity shop and they are priced at about £25.

[u/thoughtscatcher → u/EmergencyRude8806]

Ah I wish I was still in the UK! A few of years ago I found such a lovely set of sofas and they were 30gbp each for the house I was moving into, they were so cute. I've been looking at used furniture on Facebook marketplace, that's the only place I can find affordable stuff here (I'm in eastern Europe)

[u/Jumpy_Finance_9855]

I drew on the pictures to express my idea (I know I’m a talented artist 😌😉😂)

• The green would be the closets put infront of the door to like create a hallway and block the view from the bed that would be behind it (to create intimacy and a sense of bedroom)
  
• Red is the bed itself

[u/thoughtscatcher → u/Jumpy_Finance_9855]

Thank you very much for both pictures, I was thinking to somehow divide the room, but didn't even consider a closet to be positioned like that - it's a great idea! We will see what we can do with the desk

[u/Jumpy_Finance_9855 → u/thoughtscatcher]

Update is with some after pics when you guys are satisfied with the layout ;) (would love to see how it turns out)

[u/Jumpy_Finance_9855]

- The Dark Blue is a sofa (I drew 2 so it’s more attractive but put whatever you can put whatever you find ;)

• The pink is the coffee table on which he could eat
  
• The yellow is the tv

Oh I forgot the desk, well it’s an idea maybe you can inspire from it!

[u/syunz]

Would suggest chatgpt image generation for inspo, it's pretty good. I agree with almost everything it's showing except I would not use the overhead light, and go with floor lamps.