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Hey Sebastian,

This would be my outline for the apartment. I used all Ikea examples and the Dubai Site to see what they offer there.

http://picturepush.com/public/12362209

Would also use a Love Seat and since you have a balcony why not have two small tables, one inside, one outside which you can just put together if you have more than one guest. Same with the Love Seat plus outdoor armchair plus cushions. If you have the budget, time and energy my ideal would be to raise most of the floor by adding wooden floorboards with 20 - 30 cm beneath which you partly could even use for storage, too. There is still space next to the kitchen for another Drawer. I guess the mirrored Ikea one would add a bith light and depth but whatever fits your style. I would try to think what you really need and whats multifunctional. Even if you can't raise the floor up i would still prefer wooden floorboards in the licing room a lot and maybe a part of maroccan tiles in front of the windows.

hopw you like it - cheers Charlotte!

Hey there!

I read some of the other entries and although they were all very good I thought moving furniture would be the best solution. I went a little crazy and modified your picture: You can see the new Layout here:

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/11521606/img/11521606.jpg

I moved the bed back to the living room (I hope your layout is accurate and it fity in that corner) - This way you can enjoy the nicer room for both sleep and living, and if you have guests over or want more of a living room feel I would just throw a very nice blanket and some pillows on it (as many already suggested) - The Ikea bed looks like a daybed/sofa already anyway and you could even paint it light gray to match your couch.

I moved the TV to the wall between the windows so you can enjoy the view while watching tv and can watch cozily from both the bed and the couch.

If it is possible i would also move the couch so it faces the window instead.

The red marked area by the upper window would be a great place for an extra container shelf with storage beneath ( for stuff you rarely need, as you would have to move the tv set - If you put it all on wheels it's still very easy to access!) - and the top could be used as an extra couch side table - maybe eliminating the need for another one.

I tried to move everything else (wardrobe, closet, any storage) to the other room. - At least in this model there was plenty of more space after moving the bed!

I put the table on the other side, so as to be able to look out the window and get the daylight on the workspace as well. I would suggest adding a wood panel to your desk at the corner which would give you more space directly at the window and would be extremely cheap as you can get some hardwood from the store already cutted to your measurements ( red checkered area).

everything else from your layout now easily fitted in the now open space, you could even have room for a small dining table.

I wasn't sure what the one thingy was and just left it out of the layout, but there's plenty space where the table was now.

Also is this a cat in the basket? If so i would put her next to the table so you can enjoy having here near while working.

I think this would be much better as you would have a nice cosy living /sleeping area and a more structured work and kitchen area. I guess it is also much nicer not having to sleep were all the cooking smells are.

Hope this helps, if not i still had fun ;)

- cheers!