The Malinowskis lived happily in 45m² in Dębniki. Until second son appeared. “Changing baby on washing machine because nowhere to put changing table” – recalls Mrs. Ola. That was moment they understood – they need more space.
In our agency we often help families who “outgrew” their apartments. But equally often we show that problem isn’t always in square meters.
Signal 1: Lack of privacy. Clients from Krowodrza: “I work remotely from kitchen, wife from bedroom, child studies in living room. Everyone hears everyone”. 50m² for three is too little when everyone’s home all day.
Signal 2: Tetris with furniture. “To get vacuum cleaner, must move bike that blocks closet” – story from Bronowice. When life is constant rearranging, time for change.
Signal 3: Guests are logistical nightmare. The Zielińskis stopped inviting friends. In 40m² dinner for 6 is Olympic challenge. Folding table blocks passage to bathroom.
Signal 4: Things everywhere. Shoes in hallway that’s also wardrobe and pantry. Toys in bedroom because children’s room is also office. Chaos despite constant cleaning.
Signal 5: Conflicts about space. “You left books on my desk again!” – when every centimeter is someone’s, arguments guaranteed.
But attention! Sometimes problem isn’t in size but organization. We showed Nowaks project reorganizing their 60m². Multifunctional furniture, clever storage, zones instead of rooms. “It’s like new apartment” – they said after month.
Client from Kazimierz wanted to move from 55m². Came to us frustrated. Turned out 30% of space was taken by things she hadn’t used in years. After decluttering: “I have too much space!”.
When really time for bigger? When reorganization doesn’t help. When children need own rooms. When work from home is necessity, not whim. When quality of life drops despite optimization attempts.
Our advice? Before deciding to move, do audit. What really bothers? Size or organization? Sometimes home organizer for 2 thousand solves problem that seemed to require move for 100 thousand.
And if it’s time for bigger – we help find not just more meters but better quality of life.