Is there any way you can convert that dressing room to a sleeping area? Then reverse those outer closet doors inward and have an open closet. You will be sleeping in a closet, but it could be open to the rest of the apartment. Congratulations. A window in the bathroom is an often missed luxury in NYC apartments.

The floor plan pictured is going underneath the ads on the right so I can't see it.

The dressing room looks about the size of the bathroom, so I doubt it would make an adequate bedroom.

@PI Depends on bed and bath size, but you are probably right.

Congratulations on your new apartment. I would zone this little space up using space efficient sized furniture with airy legs. Most MCM furniture fits in this category.

Sleeping zone: Put the bed under the window on the west wall leaving just enough room to comfortably walk to the dressing room. Consider a screen or shelving unit running north/south to screen the bed from the main part of the room, leaving open on the north side, and leaving a gap at the south end of the screen to create a doorway to the bathroom.

Northwest corner: Storage zone with desk. Built in shelving floor to ceiling with a desk area contained in it.

Try floating a sectional sofa centered in the room, with a right-side chaise near the North window (centered on window) facing the East wall. TV/music set up on the East wall.

Foyer: dining zone. Put a 48" round table and chairs here that are easy to walk around.

Have fun and don't try to do it all at once!

@linkyinva that always happens to me in the questions section too!

I love this stuido- so many closets!

But i dont think the bed-in-the-closet idea will work here. There is a wall in there and the bed would block bathroom access. I think put ur bed farthest from the front door and use something to block it, like a curtain, bookshelves, or screen. Then set up your living room around it.

Yours is a fine option. The other one is to put the bed under the west window, next to the closet, with enough of a walk way to get to the closet and bathroom. Put a desk or table at the end of the bed and a divider, like an expedit unit, along the side of it to divide from the living room. That gives you a larger living area with more light, and also provides you a little more division between the closet and living area, for privacy.

Agree with Parnassus about putting the bed under the west window, and following Caseyinto's suggestions for putting up some sort of visual screen. I've seen open bookshelves used effectively in that way. You don't have to conceal the bed entirely, just define the areas clearly. Then you can use the north window as the main source of light for the living area, and install a small breakfast/dining area on the east wall, just past the foyer, to be convenient to the kitchen and visually balance out the bed area opposite.

Try a room divider/bookshelf/entertainment unit at the foot of the bed, with a flat panel TV on a swivel, so it can face the bed or face the livingspace.

Like this:

http://www.contempospace.com/living-room-furniture/room-dividers/bronson-room-divider-wall-unit-room-divider.html

http://meccinteriors.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/fabulous-room-dividers-2/

With a little carpentry know how you could make or convert a unit for a reasonable investment, and utilize the swivel base that comes on most flat panel tv's rather than a huge swivel wall as shown here.

It's too bad you can't do something with that oversized foyer. How tall are your ceilings? Can you build a sleeping loft over the foyer?

In part the answer depends on how much you want to separate your sleeping area. I too like the idea of seeing if you can turn the dressing area into an alcove sleeping area.

My concern with putting the bed up against the north window would be how much light would it block? Since that seems to be the biggest window, but it may or may not be a concern.

Would your bed fit on the wall between the foyer and dressing area? The a bookshelf at the foot to separate it from the rest of the apartment and maybe a sheer curtain to block the view as you come in. Otherwise, I like the idea of the bed near the west window.
Put the TV in one of the corners and float the couch in the middle of the room.

Of course, think about your lifestyle first and foremost. If you like to cook and have people over, consider a high end futon to serve as a bed and couch and add a table to the space, or some people find a table completely unnecessary in life. If you rarely have people over, decide if you really need to hide your bed or if you want to make it more a part of the space.

Whatever you decide, the studio looks awesome and congrats on your new place!

Echoing again the idea of putting the bed under the west window instead of the north one. How about instead of a traditional divider, an open bookcase/shelving unit that can look good from both sides with a curtain that you can close if you want more privacy? Then the area along the north wall can serve as the living room space, with maybe a small dining table or cafe table near the foyer area. My sister and her fiance actually use a drop-leaf wall-mounted table from Ikea (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30180504/) instead of a dining table since they have no dining room to speak of.

I think having the bed area contiguous to the dressing room seems sensible, so I's also suggest the bed (headboard) on the West wall. Plus that uses the light from your windows mainly for your living space, which is also sensible. Make an L shaped arrangement of shelves coming out from the West Wall and wrapping around the foot of the bed, leaving a gap at the corner to make a hall along the bed to the closet and bathroom. (Guest walk past but not around your bed that way.)

Dining table (small one) in the "foyer" near the kitchen. (Keep it uncluttered and pretty!) Small credenza or baker's rack (maybe) in the foyer niche next to the entry closet for "dining room" storage and display.

The living room space is the bigger challenge, because the remaining space is L shaped. One idea is put the TV on the West wall with your sofa facing it and a couple of apartment-sized guest chairs in the corner of the wall and the corner made by the shelves, facing the sofa. That would leave a long rectangular space from the foyer to the North wall that might be nice for a gallery wall and a desk, or something.

Or you could put the TV on that wall, float a sofa in front of it and have a separate seating area (or office) in front of the window.

Looks like a nice space for a studio, though, so have fun with it!

Does either window have a pleasant view? If so, you could use that window to (1) enjoy the view as you wake up, (2) place your favorite reading spot next to it, (3) arrange your breakfast/dining area so you and your guests can admire it during meals, (4) or...or...or...

Using ikea stolem tension rods, you could cordon off your bed into a room by using sheets or fabric as walls (would just need to sew pocket seams along the edges.) I'm eyeing the space with the smaller window near the closet and bathroom for the bed location as you will want those incorporated into the more-private area of the apartment anyway. Maybe have the bedroom 'entryway' be along the closet wall to allow access into the bathroom without having to walk through the entire bedroom. The larger windows I would keep open to the living room.

Here is a link to a hastily made MS Paint outline for a room layout.
http://i.imgur.com/tOrQF.jpg
The idea is to use a room divider which comes out towards the north wall from the wall between the foyer entrance and the dressing room door. Use the resulting space between that and the west wall as your "bedroom". Then, in the corner of the West and north wall, put a seating nook thingy. then, in the corner of the east and north walls, put the TV and sofa (making a path behind the sofa towards the seating nook. Then in the foyer/living room transition, put a dining room table. and against the room divider, put a side table/credenza.

Design built-in Murphy Bed. Saw a brilliant one in a New York Studio apartment (forget the magazine); they can be very comfortable, depending on the quality of the mattress you get.

Here's a great inspiration on how to organize your apartment:

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/05/17/garden/20120517-HOUSEOFFUTURE.html

For inspiration, you might want to take a look at some of the Small Cool contest entries from recent years. I thought this one from 2011 was particularly well laid out.

http://community.apartmenttherapy.com/contests/smallcool/2011/entries/1112

The average NYC bathroom in a new building is about 6" x 9", so the dressing area is at least that, but looks to me a bit larger. I would give up those 2 closets in there, and put in a Murphy Bed, then if you want the closet space back, looks like there would be plenty of room to put a free standing one by the entry (one with a mirror front would be nice). Having spent many years of my life in Studio's, I would have done anything to not have my bed in the main living space - no matter how cute you hide it, there is nothing like having the entire living room for living!!

For further down the road -- I agree that the bed should be along the west wall and perhaps consider two sets of sliding doors that slide closed towards the NE corner of the room. Then sacrifice (I know but helps with flow).....the outward facing closet (next to the kitchen) and make it the new entry to the dressing room...that way you can totally close off the sleeping area when you want to. If you wanted extra closet space you could always change one of the sliders to additional storage or two-sided storage. My sister has a similar layout but two bedrooms and one side of the dividing wall has drawers and the other has a bookcase.

Everyone has good ideas, but here is a totally different one. IMHO using a room divider is a little silly, everyone knows you live in a studio, why not embrace it? I don't know your lifestyle or how often you plan to entertain in your space. But if it is more of a private space for you or just you and a few friends/your boyfriend/girlfriend to come over, how about forgetting about the concept of separate living/sleeping space and decorate your main area like one big, luxurious bedroom? Get a storage bed, and you could place the bed under the window and then place a loveseat, apartment sofa or settee at the end of the bed. Make sure the upholstery goes with the bedding and it can be like one big comfy area. You can even find some that have storage. You don't really need a dining table, and I shudder to think of even a moderate sized dining table in that space. You probably need a small cafe/bistro/bar table both for eating and for a workspace, and that could go under the other window or near the foyer. I wish I knew what style you like! But in my idea you would unify the whole space with one style.

Nice studio!

Agree on bed by north window - what about 4'- 5' tall bookcases, or some type of storage, to separate the bedroom from the living room? This would give you gives you the light from the window and still shields the bed.

Another option is to use tall bookcases as the divider and use a ceiling track to hang a flat panel of a fabric behind them to use as a fake wall to block the bedroom when you are entertaining and leave it open when you're home alone, for the light.

I have seen great "zoned" studios - it depends if you want to live that way.

Depending upon how high the ceiling is, I would try to use the space above the dressing room closets for storage. That might need to await money for a carpenter, but, even with relatively generous closets, more storage space is also welcome.

I would put the bed under the west window, creating a 'private zone' comprising the bed, bath, dressing area and then a sheer breezy curtain (look to the new Ikea catalogue for inspiration) that doesn't hide the bed but just hints at a separate area. Then the area extending from the foyer to the north window can be the 'living and entertaining' zone. Using the foyer space is key IMO, it'll make the space look and feel much larger.

OR... how about a day bed as a bed? You can pile cushions and a nice cover on it by day, and duvet and pillows by night. That way you don't even need a room divider... The trick to making it look like a day bed is headboards around three sides. Google "bali day beds" for inspiration. Good luck!

Please don't use a room divider. It's such a cliche way to divide up a studio.

You should open up the space by tearing out the closets in the center of the floor plan. You can recoup some of that space by deeping (to be flush with the bathroom door slot and the wall bump out on the north side of the closet) and consolidating the closets on the west wall. You can also add built ins on the east wall in the recessed area or extend the width of that closet, since it's useless space anyway.

Once it's opened up, I would put a table near the kitchen where the space is now open, and a bed tucked into the corner of the northeast corner; perhaps with a low profile headboard so as to not obstruct the windows. Use a double bed to minimize floor print and consider something like a parsons bed, with both a foot and headboard of essentially equivalent height. This would provide the illusion of a daybed, with extra seating if needed, without the cute-siness. You can use a low slung double width wardrobe as a sidetable under the north window to provide storage and a nice big surface. I would float your couch in the middle of the room facing the blank west wall, where you can mount a flat screen tv and use low profile bookcases underneath to provide more storage. You could probably even fit a small chair caddy corner to the couch to create a conversation space.

It sounds like a lot, but you can make it work. I think it's really important in studios to create distinct spaces. The last thing you should do is push all of the furniture to the periphery of the space and treat it like a glorified dorm room. That never works.

These old prewar NYC apts are often cut up into a million different subspaces. Wherever possible, pull down the point less walls (get rid of the door on the kitchen, make the bathroom door a pocket door, if possible), consolidate storage space (walk in closets), and float your furniture.

Also use a nice neutral but modern color to enliven the space. Either a warm white or a nice soothing gray. I love apartments with these challenges.

It's really hard to gauge how much space there actually is from a floorplan, but I drew something up on Paint: http://i.imgur.com/MiMPU.png

I added extra things you didn't mention because I figured it looked like there was space, but if there isn't in real life it can all be adapted.

Basically:

1- Bed. Don't block the north window, you want that light for your living area. I put it length-wise against the west wall because it gives more room for the sofa, and I spaced it a bit far away from the bathroom because you don't want to bump your shins whenever you need to get around the bed. The squiggly line next to it is meant to represent a curtain, which gives you privacy but all you'd need to do is pull it back and climb in.

2- open bookshelf used as a room divider/headboard. also eliminates the need for side-tables because you can just put your lamp/book you're reading/whatever people put on sidetables on the shelf behind you and you don't lose floor space. ikea expedit is easy for this.

3- a desk. there wasn't anything else back there so get a desk that doubles as a work station and vanity. NYC bathrooms tend not to have a lot of counter space/medicine cabinets and you shouldn't store makeup in humid spaces anyway. ikea expedit has an option to attach a desk.

4- a bench that can double as more shelves. anything to give you more storage and seating, really, plus it really gives the space underneath the north window a purpose.

5- settee/one-person seater

6- L-shaped sofa. sections off the kitchen/dining area from the tv/entertainment area, gives extra seating. if you don't want to section the kitchen from the living room, you could get a normal sofa or an l-sofa that faces the other way and switch it around with the one-person seater.

7. TV, duh.

8. Corner shelf. eh, if you have corners why not use them? You can also just put in a regular table there as a catch-all for your wallet, purse, whatever you first toss down when you get home.

This leaves quite an open space in the foyer which is yours to do as you wish. Again, because I can't figure out how much space is actually there from a floorplan, I don't know how I would put in a table for dining but you can definitely find a way to fit one there. Consider a folding version you can put away in the closet next to the kitchen when it's not in use.

Anyway, I hope that helped. Often smaller spaces forces you to be more creative and live simply, so I hope you have fun with it!

Why not put the bed near the north wall windows and use low bookcases to camouflage it? That way you bed doesn't look like it's right there, but you aren't visually chopping up your space or blocking the light from your largest window (like you would if you used a tall room divider.)

Example: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-inside-out-49-12629

Also,

I would definitely recommend putting the bed against the west wall so it's close to the bathrooms and closet- definitely the most practical option. You could then place a couch at the foot of the bed and create your living area facing the east wall, with another seating area by the large windows on the north wall.

I live in a loft, and found that the Ikea Expedit shelves are a perfect solution for dividing a undefined space without losing the openness and sense of space by putting up walls. Here's a few pics of my apartment as an example: http://riotfordesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/life-is-grand.html

Good luck!

i wouldn't block the largest window with the bed. you're cutting the room in half which is going to have a powerful effect on the vibe. it will feel small too. put the bed in the upper right corner, put a sofa (or chaise/chair & a half/ two chairs) on the east wall. effectively leave a path open thru the middle from the entrance to the north window.

you can put lamps/ side tables/ bookcases on either side of the sofa. and you can put a console under the north window (for plants or whatever) with a storage ottoman underneath it. the IKEA Mavas is a nice shallow unit for A/V equipment, it might even fit on the wall btw the entrance and the dressing room (viewable from sofa and bed). it's only 10 inches deep.

as always, i stridently protest using an Expedit as a room divider in a small space. they're over 15" deep. that is a precious foot of space. also, they're heavy. they look heavy and they 'feel' heavy on your mind. as an strong suggestion: don't add things that suck up the light, cut the space into smaller spaces or make you feel crowded or oppressed.

shoot for a cohesive space in which the vibe makes you feel good walking through the door. letting the light from the windows in as much as possible is key. (put a mirror on the east wall to reflect light from both windows.)

http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=63122153%40N00&q=studio&m=text

I wasn't sure what Sarah meant by saying that, "walls will be staying where they are, although I am considering reversing the doors of the outer closet". That seemed to indicate that the wall between the dressing area and the 2 closets 90 deg. from the kitchen might be a candidate for demo. If so, how about this: http://imgur.com/JSnIa

Demo the wall between the dress in room and the 2 closets next to kitchen. Leave half that space open for a new path to the bathroom and close in the other half to make a closet with a built-in bookcase on the other side, (or just a deep closet). Close the break in the north wall of the dressing area and this will make a nice wall about 6' long where you can put a bed & nightstand.

Tearing down / creating walls is significant but the existing plan that requires guests to walk through the dressing / closet space to get to the bathroom seems really clunky to me.

Ooo.. another brainstorm: in a perfect world it would be great to put in a high "window" when you fill in the north wall of the "dressing room". Or leave a foot or so open at the top. That would allow some natural light to get back into the dressing area which is always a good thing.

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G'day! The simplest solution is to use a Murphy bed, I'm not sure how many closets you need, but I would gut the outer ones near the kitchen and install the bed there, you only fold it down when ur about to go to sleep, so blocking the kitchen wouldn't be a problem. You could even put the bed behind mirrored doors. I did this in my studio and it the was THE best thing I could've done! It meant the apt looked like a full size apt when I had guests over.
Then you could put a dining table in the centre of the room and your living area by the main window or vice versa.
Trust me, it will be the best money you ever spent! And no more having to make the bed!