When you live in a small space, it is hard to find a balance between too much clutter, and enough furniture to make your home look cozy and for you to be able to function. If you are strategic in terms of placing your furniture and buying specific pieces, you can make a small space look bigger.
Here is how:
- Bright Lights
Lighting plays an important role in the overall look of your house. Bright lights help a room look a lot bigger than it actually is. Allow as much light in as you possibly can, through large windows. Also, use brighter colors of paint for your walls, this will help make your room seem a lot more spacious than it actually is.
- Organized Storage
When it comes to small living areas, every spare box for storage counts. You want to buy storage furniture that does not clutter your room, but allows you to keep all your spare things neat and organized. Consider adding built in bookshelves and cabinets, to decrease the amount of floor place used. When buying furniture, look for ones with built in storage.
For the bedroom, you can even buy a bed that converts into a sofa for the day time, which will give you more space to move around. Buy sofas and beds with drawers at the base, for storage purposes.
- Floor to Ceiling Curtains
It is pretty amazing how some simple floor to ceiling curtains make your room look instantly bigger. They create an illusion of a higher ceiling, which adds depth to your room instantly.
- Rugs
Rugs also help create an illusion of a bigger room. They add an impression of more floor space.
- Mirrors
If there are areas in your room that do not receive enough light, or have dark walls, put up a wall mirror. This will reflect light and make the room seem larger.
- Wall Furniture
Another way of conserving space and making a room seem larger than it is, is by using furniture that is nailed onto the wall. For example, instead of adding a desk with legs to your room, have a legless one added to the wall. It may not seem to make a big difference, but it will. You can then even store boxes underneath it.
- Ceiling Bookshelves
Another thing to consider is having wall bookshelves attached nearer to the ceiling, albeit still in reaching distance. This will automatically draw the eye upwards, making the ceiling seem a lot taller than it is.
- Stripes
Stripes are another one of those things that help give an illusion of your room being bigger than it really is. On the floor, consider a vertically stripped rug, and for the walls, you can consider some stripped wallpaper.
- Bold Art
Large, bold art pieces make the walls of your room look bigger. Instead of small canvas’s, just invest in a big one, and it will help make all the difference.
So here you have it! Just some simple ways to help make your room bigger. Remember, it is all about illusions!
