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I let an interior designer critique my 1-bedroom apartment. Here's how he'd make the open-plan living space look bigger and brighter.

Mikhaila FrielOct 5, 2022, 16:01 IST

A skitch showing changes an interior designer would make to Mikhaila Friel's living room.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

I moved into a furnished one-bedroom apartment in Glasgow, Scotland, in July.
I asked an interior designer, Jordan Samson, to help with my open-plan living and kitchen area.

I moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Glasgow, Scotland, in July of this year.

Mikhaila Friel in her new apartment in Glasgow.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

The apartment came fully furnished, but we added some design elements of our own.

The open plan living and kitchen area in my Glasgow apartment.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

I recruited Jordan Samson, an interior designer who is well-known on TikTok, to help us make the space look more spacious and bright.

Jordan Samson is an interior designer who posts videos on TikTok.Jordan Samson/TikTok

Samson suggests adding a rug to "anchor" the living area.

An arrow showing where a rug could be added to the living area.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

I've arranged my bookshelf all wrong, according to Samson.

The bookshelf in Mikhaila's living room.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

Moving the plants from the windowsill would help allow maximum natural light.

The windows in Mikhaila's living room.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

Finally, Samson suggests adding wallpaper or a mirror to help define the kitchen area.

The kitchen area.Mikhaila Friel/Insider

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