How to Make a Small Room Bigger
If you're decorating a room which definitely lacks space, you may be wondering how to make it look more spacious. The good news is that with a few simple changes, you can create the illusion of a larger room without breaking the bank. In this article, we will explore expert tips and tricks to help you maximize the potential of your small space.
Use Light and Neutral Colors
The simplest advice that everyone, even those with minimal interior design knowledge, knows is to use bright and light colors. By combining similar colors, such as white and cream, you instantly make a small room appear larger, cleaner, and happier compared to a darker and more depressing color scheme. Opt for pale-neutral or pastel tones to create an airy and vibrant atmosphere. This applies not only to the colors of the floor, walls, and ceiling but also to using light-colored furniture, which visually enlarges the space in your small room.
Use Special Furniture
Very often in small spaces, there's a lack of storage room because the non-standard dimensions of the room may not fully accommodate IKEA like furniture. Carefully planned and custom-made furniture will help save space in your room while preserving the feeling of lightness.
Declutter
The Scandinavian minimalism style is currently popular in interior design, focusing on reducing visual clutter to a minimum. Try to minimize the number of decorations, furniture, and other items in plain sight in the room to achieve a more spacious effect.
Rearranging the Room
Some furniture and accessories that block the view into a room or a window sunlight can make it look smaller. By moving furniture out and away from walkways, you'll open up the space and make it feel larger. Choose low-profile pieces of furniture and place large, tall pieces along a wall rather than in the open space.
Moreover, by positioning any furniture slightly further away from the wall, you can significantly enhance the visual perception of the room for the better, as it will now appear more spacious. This applies not only to tables, chairs, and sofas but also to large cabinets and dressers that can be visually lifted off the floor to create the same feeling of lightness.
Use Reflective and Glass Surfaces
Using mirrors in small spaces is common practice, as strategically placed mirrors can make a room appear larger by reflecting both objects and light. Decorations and interior elements, if possible, should be replaced with transparent glass or plastic to create a sense of spaciousness in the room. This also applies to the furniture in the room.
Create Accents
By focusing attention on one object in the room, you can create an effect where everything else fades into the background. For instance, hanging a small frame or painting on an empty wall draws attention to it, making the surrounding space appear visually larger.
Additionally, if you have an empty wall in your room, we recommend applying wallpaper murals to it, which visually expand the space. Designs can vary widely, but often feature large-scale images like mountain landscapes, sea horizons, or aerial city views. This simple method allows you to visually enlarge the space, as if stretching the room horizontally, serving as a partial alternative to mirrors on the wall.
In rooms where you'd like to visually enhance a low ceiling, narrow wallpapers with straight silhouettes can be used. Among them are abstract straight geometric patterns or high trees in a dense forest.