How to make a 50ft2 apartment efficient!

Welcome to our newly decorated and organized apartment!

A shot of the entire place:

The entry way and kitchen

I added key hooks for easy organization

In Ireland, it's VERY common to have a small trash can for your home.
We have two, on top for general waste and below for recycling

The living and dining

But look at that WALL! That wall is my pride an joy. It's created using cornstarch (cornflour in Europe!) and ware as wallpaper paste with fabric. Completely apartment dweller-friendly and cheaper than painting. My favorite tutorial is here.

"Closets"

Our shoe shelf. Nice to have them organized, even if they're next to the dining table. Note the flowers Claudio gave me!

Claudio holds stake to the left of the window. We installed hooks for bags, as we change a lot. His backpack normally is on the right as well!

Stick on mirrors, drawers, and my free shelving! I may have too many clothes.

Our new yellow bedding:

I'm luck to have found this bedding at Ikea. Apparently yellow is not a common color of bedding? I also need to add a painting or SOMETHING on the wall above the bed.

The Pinterest worthy bathroom:

This bathroom is every woman's nightmare. The ONLY storage is the shelf above the toilet! 

Before I moved to Dublin, I learned about the many uses of the Fintorp System at Ikea. This came in handy and definitely makes me smile everytime I look at it. Top row: a) face lotions b)brushes c)foundations d) eye shadows and mascara. Bottom Row: A) brush and straightener b) short necklaces c) hairdryer d) long necklaces e) bobby pins, hair ties f) headbands. This is so organized, it's much better than a drawer.

For toilet paper and other toiletries, we were able to get a rolling cart. This is useful because we can move it when we're taking a shower, but otherwise is out of the way.

I have to say, Claudio is impressed by how much larger the studio has become when I was able to add hooks and shelving, to help use the vertical space we have available. What suggestions do you have to help out?

Fun Ireland facts:

You walk on the right side, but drive on the left side.

The price you see is the price you pay, all VAT (European taxes) are included in the price marked. 

At the grocery store (or anywhere else, for that matter) plastic or paper bags are not given. Some places have reusable ones for purchase for about $0.75, but otherwise you're expected to bring your own bags. 


**I would love to have better quality photos, but my lovely mother is in the process of mailing my camera charger all the way from Washington State!