Living in a studio apartment is tough, no matter the size of your floor plan. Usually consisting of just one single open room, not only do you have to contend with creating different living (and in 2020, working) zones in the same open space, but you often have to deal with very small spaces, to boot! Thankfully, there are plenty of design tools and tricks anyone can employ to make a small studio apartment work better, from acquiring studio-sized apartment furniture and implementing studio apartment dividers, to installing a Murphy bed.
Storage—or more specifically, the creating and maximizing of storage—is key to making a studio apartment livable, and you’ll find plenty of ideas in the studio apartments below (as well as in this other storage-themed round up of house tours). But hand-in-hand with smart storage ideas is how you lay out your studio apartment, as well. All the studios below master the layout of their furniture and furnishings, despite some challenging floor plan shapes and sizes.