Studio Apartment

Kilimani Studio Project

A compact Kilimani studio reworked into a vibrant, multi-functional home — living, sleeping, kitchen and bathroom all reconsidered within one open footprint.

How We Approached It

Challenge

A single-room studio in Kilimani needed to work hard — living, sleeping, cooking and a bare, unfinished bathroom all crammed into one open plan, with no sense of zoning or arrival.

Solution

We anchored the space with a bold sunburst-papered feature wall, introduced a woven rattan screen to divide sleeping from living without closing off light, layered in warm wood cabinetry and rattan textures throughout, and fully rebuilt the bathroom from the studs — glass shower enclosure, patterned wallpaper, floating shelving and a brushed-gold vessel sink.

Result

A studio that lives far larger than its footprint — characterful, considered and complete, with a bathroom transformation that changed the feel of the entire home.

Living, Sleeping & Kitchen
Woven rattan room divider separating the bedroom from the living area
A woven rattan screen divides sleeping from living without losing the light.
Bedroom nook with woven rattan headboard, framed textural art and mustard accent wall
A rattan headboard and framed textural art warm the sleeping nook.
Built-in white wardrobes and wall-mounted TV against sunburst wallpaper
Built-in wardrobes keep the sleeping zone tidy and multi-functional.
Cane-fronted TV console against sunburst wallpaper near the entry door
A cane-fronted console greets guests at the entry.
Compact galley kitchen with rattan breakfast bar stools
A compact galley kitchen makes the most of every inch, rattan stools and all.
Wood kitchen cabinetry with marble-look splashback and black cooker hood
Warm wood cabinetry and a marble-look splashback elevate the everyday.
Tucked-away in-unit laundry corner with front-load washer and white cabinets
The laundry corner sits neatly beside the built-in wardrobes — see its full transformation below.
The Laundry Corner — Before & After
Before: empty studio corner with bare plumbing stub, no cabinetry and unfinished walls
Before — an empty corner with bare plumbing and no built-in storage.
After: laundry nook with white cabinetry, scalloped mirror, teal vessel sink, gold faucet and front-load washer beside built-in wardrobes
After — a considered laundry nook with a teal vessel sink, gold fixtures and full-height cabinetry beside the wardrobes.
The Bathroom — Before & After
Before: bare blue-gray bathroom walls with a basic wall-mounted vanity
Before — bare walls, a basic vanity and no sense of arrival.
Before: gray marble-effect tile shower area with chrome towel rail
Before — a bare, unfinished shower area with plain tiling.
After: glass shower enclosure with blue geometric wallpaper, floating wood shelves and brushed-gold vessel sink
After — a glass enclosure, patterned wallpaper, floating shelves and a brushed-gold vessel sink.
Before: gray marble-tile close-up with pedestal sink
Before — the same footprint, stripped of any character.
Watch the Transformation

Before & After, In Motion

This project was documented on video by the client — watch the full walkthroughs below rather than static photos.

Before
A walkthrough of the bare, unfinished studio — exposed plumbing, empty wardrobe shells and no sense of arrival.
After
A tour of the finished laundry nook and bathroom — the teal vessel sink, gold fixtures and full cabinetry brought to life.
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