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  • Penthouse Designs: 20 Tips for A Luxurious Living

    Penthouse designs are directly proportional to luxury design. It is a space that offers all the amenities with elegant interiors and furniture. The design drives out the aspirations of the inhabitants with its design. It has the liberty to use furniture that shows ecstasy and superiority. However, the design starts with understanding what a penthouse is. The penthouse is the topmost floor of any high-rise building. It often has characteristics of open floor plans, huge balconies, high ceilings, and larger rooms. Designing this kind of space demands effort and also facing challenges that come while doing it. Thus, delve into 20 amazing tips to elevate your house into luxurious living. 

    1. Transforming Outdoor Spaces

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    Project by: Bare Wall Studio

    These houses have very promising outdoor spaces that are connected to the house. Having a good seating area in the space with good furniture pieces to spend quality time in the house can make the penthouse design more prominent.

    2. Using Exquisite Furniture  

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    Project by: Manali Shah Designs (MS Designs)

    Furniture is a crucial aspect of any penthouse design. For example, a penthouse with a good sofa in the living room that has jute fabric over the seat, with small pots on the table and green plants over it looks very elegant yet simple. One can even put small stools as decor. All of this adds depth to the overall design.

    3. Using Colors Sensibly 

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    Project by: Open End Studio

    One can use light colors such as white, beige, or pastel shades to form a contrast with other elements of the house. Also, using light colors will make the space look bigger. One must use either one or two colors, as using too many color combinations can make the space look cluttered.

    4. Elevating Staircase Design

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    Project by: Saka Studio

    The design and placement of a staircase will always enhance the penthouse design. For example, a wooden staircase with an incarnated balustrade connecting the two levels makes it a structural tread. Having different, intricate details in the staircase will add an interesting element to the design.

    5. Embedding Statement Lighting

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    Project by: Designer’s Circle

    There are a lot of designs that come in the light fixtures for interior décor. Light fixtures or the coverings of the lights can be customized according to the theme of the house. One can put hanging lights, standing lights, chandeliers, side lamps, ceiling lights, garden lights, and more in the penthouse design to create different ambience according to the functions and needs.

    6. Having Huge Openings

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    Project by: Saka Studio

    Big openings or windows and doors will make the house feel open and breezy. Having a frameless window that has only glass and a very slim frame makes the living room and the outdoor space look connected to each other as such that it making both spaces look huge. Additionally, they bring in more natural light, making the room brighter. 

    7. Set Living Room to Capture Views

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    Project by: 9 Shine Design Studio

     As people purchase the penthouse to enjoy its views, the interiors must complement the view. For example, one can place the beds in front of huge windows with good curtains. The living room can be an extension to the balcony that has a cityscape along the scene that will attract the people sitting on the sofa.

    8. Embed Beds with Wood

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    Project by: 100 Ants Design Studio

    Bedrooms are a place that demands calm and sensorial ambiance. This can be achieved by having a soothing color palette and also good bed designs. One can design beds that are spacious and made of different materials such as wood, metal, and combinations of other materials.

    9. Design Closets with Ample Space

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    Project by: Multitude of Sins (MOS)

    As a penthouse design is a luxury that one wants to live in, a walk-in closet is a must in the house. One can design various kinds of closets that can add to the looks and elegance of the space. A closet can also have various light fixtures, rugs, and other decor elements that will cherish the space.

    10. Elevate Outdoor Furniture

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    Project by: Quirk Studio

    According to the view that one is offered the space can be designed with different types of furniture and seats. For example, there can be grass or stone paving along with some wooden sofa and a small center table. Additionally one can have furniture such as small wooden desks where they can sit and have morning coffee.

    11. Have high ceilings above the living area

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    Project by: Designer’s Circle

    A penthouse design comes with double-height spaces where one can live through the entire house. These spaces tend to fall in the living and dining rooms of the house such that they can be connected with the rest of the house vertically. One can either have a chandelier hung up or have a huge window opening, followed with some wall art to accentuate the space.

    12. Hanging Light with Decor Element

    Project by: Designer’s Circle

    A penthouse design must have pieces that portray the choice and lifestyle of the users. One can choose the elements of décor according to the furniture designs. For example, a living room with a curved sofa can have pots that have circles or similar designs that go with it. This will add to the space in its aesthetics that are in harmony for creating an ambiance.

    13. Get rid of Cluttering

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    Project by: 100 Ants Design Studio

    A penthouse design is not for putting everything that you like chaotically. Rather, it is a space that needs to be more spacious and open. Hence, one must go for open floor plans in the penthouse design where the house feels and looks more spacious and huge. There can be a limited amount of furniture in the rooms that are used.

    14. Include Skylights with Pergolas

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    Project by: Wright Inspires

    There can be skylights over a dining area or in between the living room coming through the walls. The balconies in the house can have skylights through the pergolas, giving shade and texture to the floor and the functional spaces. Skylights can add to the interiors by giving in the natural lights that will add to the warmth of the space inside.

    15. Blend and Match Patterns

    Project by: Studio Suba

    Any design is not idle in terms of furniture or elements that are used to decorate it. Even the furniture that is used is decorated with some pots, trays, showpieces, or plants. All of the elements that are used to make the space have different textures and patterns of their own. This will make the space more happening and live by mixing patterns and blending of textures.

    16. Keep Rooms Spacious

    Project by: Quirk Studio

    Every room needs its own distinct furniture pieces that suit the functions of the space. For example, a study room can have a small desk but is very elegant in terms of aesthetics.

    17. Add Contrast with Rugs

    Project by: Sage Design & Co.

    When one enters the house, the texture of the floor is also significant for the whole atmosphere. Rugs are the kind of elements that define a certain area with its design and texture. There are a lot of materials and designs in which rugs are available for every space. Putting rugs in any space will highlight the space in a better way. 

    18. Add Textures with Fabrics

    Project by: Aashi Gupta Designs

    The small elements such as fabrics of the sofa, curtains, dining seat, or any other furniture matter in the design theme. Entering a living area with huge windows through which natural light flows in on the cotton sofa will have a different effect in comparison to the sofa with a velvet texture fabric.  Also, the curtains can be solid or with partial visibility and can affect the whole area. 

    19. Adding Greenery with Indoor Plants

    Project by: Studio Tilt

    Whether it is a small house or a house such as a penthouse design, plants always add to the feeling of luxury and elegance. Also, they make the atmosphere calm and serene when kept inside the house. They add up to the space when used as small décor elements.

    20. Install Aesthetic Curtains

    Project by: Espee Designs

    Any element that is used in a penthouse design is exquisite in terms of looks and materials. This includes the type of curtains one uses can be of different materials such as cotton or synthetic, or jute, the one that goes with the theme of the design. A huge window with a full-length curtain in the living room will make the space look more spacious. 

    Looking at the above tips for penthouse design, we can get an idea of how every element used matters in the overall design. Using decorative pieces that go with exquisite furniture can enhance the space according to the theme. Elements such as skylights need to be given proper importance in penthouse designs. A penthouse design has to be more open and spacious, with open floor plans. The bedrooms and other spaces can be oriented with the view, that is a very crucial part of any design. As a penthouse design is a statement of luxury for anyone, it must have all the luxurious feels with any design element one can make.

    Content Writing and Research by: Ar. Rajeshwari Pandya Modi

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