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Coordinating your furniture and decor is necessary to make a suite feel like one cohesive space. However, choosing items that are too matchy-matchy will dull your design as a whole. Select a broad style and color palette for your living area and give each “room” its own version of this theme.

Accent colors are quite useful in this type of space. Sprinkling pops of one or two colors throughout your apartment will bring together each living space.

When designing each section of your suite apartment, think about what is directly adjacent to it. For example, if you can easily see your kitchen from your living room sofa, you want to be especially careful to match the decor in these two spaces. Rooms that aren’t immediately visible to each other offer a bit more leeway in terms of design.

10. Unfinished Basement Apartment Ideas

While not ideal, you can absolutely turn an unfinished basement into a livable apartment. This is a great option if you’re halfway through a basement remodel or need a guest suite on short notice. As long as the space has an egress window or exterior door, you’re good to go.

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Use hanging curtains or screen dividers to break up a studio apartment into multiple “rooms.” Wall and floor lamps will illuminate your basement dwellings until you install permanent fixtures.

A full-size kitchen might not be possible with an in-progress basement renovation. Instead, outfit a corner of the space for a small basement kitchenette.

If you have no plans to finish your basement apartment ceiling, paint the exposed beams and ductwork a single color. This will give the space a cleaner look and can make a low ceiling feel less imposing.