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I saw an interesting article on Apartment Therapy once about a studio apartment. Basically, it said to embrace the bed! Many people try to hide their bed in a studio apartment but this article said to make it the focal point. Do it up right! Beautiful bed frame--gorgeous linens. The only downside was that you have to make your bed every day for me. But, I read another article that said that people who make their bed everyone morning are actually more productive in life (don't remember why) but there you! So maybe put your bed right in the in the bay window! Another option I really like is to put a small table and chair (like a reading chair) in the bay window. GOOD LUCK.

Just saw on the website Domino--they have a feature on 21 things every studio apartment must have--looks like you can get a lot of ideas!

Sorry to disagree with Anne above, but 400 sq ft is a challenge if you want to put your bed in the center of it. We are the exclusive distributors of Zoom-Room, the electronic, remote controlled retractable Murphy Bed that allows you to install a beautiful cabinet - with a flat screen TV in front - that opens into a terrifically comfortable Queen Size bed at the push of a button! We even have a desk version. Check out www.Zoom-Room.com for more information if you're interested.

Interesting idea but not for me. Too utilitarian. No matter the size of the room, I adore a bed with an interesting headboard and lovely linens. Lots of pillows. A gorgeous piece of art above the bed. Yes, even in a studio. You do seem to have a high quality product though. I wonder how things turned out for the original poster.

First, revere those awesome windows, clad them ONLY in white wispy sheers, and keep that space OPEN! Put a Murphy Bed against the longer wall outside the kitchen; when closed it provides another "wall" where you can put a small comfy wingback, & table to create a reading nook. Next, get a big-ass rug, 10 x 12 minimum, with colors you like and some kind of pattern - this is the focal point of your home. Throw on floor in front of the 3 windows. Then hit the used furniture stores for a dinged up gate-leg dining table\one w/ leaves, plus 2 - 4 reasonably sturdy dining chairs that don't need to match, and place these on that great rug in front of those delectable windows. Finally, to the other side of the windows add another halfway decent chair, small table and a fat Beanbag. HINTS for Life on the Cheap in a Shoebox: Don't buy lamps - they get knocked over and break; buy SCONCSES that you screw into the wall. For that Big-Ass Rug, go synthetic so it can be hosed off; however, large volumes of burning embers may cause a meltdown which can be covered in a pinch by one of the small tables. Should dining table, chairs, etc. wiggle, drop $10-12 on a dual screwdriver & Gorilla Glue to tighten up those pesky wobblers before you can finish your Foster's. Recovering dining chair seats is the original No Brainer: takes an hour, tops, w/ scissors, ruler, stapler, & $20 for 2 yards upholstery fabric (bolt ends) & equals 4 pretty cool seat covers that coordinate with the Big-Ass rug. Dining Room Caveat: a card table plus 4 plastic milk cartons can host quite the epicurean evening! Finally, a year or two hence, bite the bullet & spring for the highest quality sofa you can buy; get it in a charcoal color, clean-lines, traditional style, covered in space shuttle fabric (dirty shoes, dirty feet, dirty burning embers). In 25 years this sofa will go with your son to his first pad - and let's pray that doesn't take place in your basement.