If you’ve got a small living room and you wish it were bigger, don’t worry, we’ve got some lovely tips to help you make it look more spacious.
Use light colours and clever contrasts.
A while back, we had a post on room shading and how it influences your mood. Here’s the way to utilize colours to influence a space to look bigger.
Light hues influence a space to look greater and brighter. Light and splendid dividers are more intelligent, influencing a space to feel open and vaporous, which augments the impact made by regular light. Dull hues again have a tendency to retain light, influencing a space to look littler.
For an optimum effect, select soft tones of off-white, blue and green, and always remember that brighter rooms look bigger and fresher.
Lighting is a key element to open up space.
Allowing natural light inside the room opens up the interior and makes it look larger. If you do not have a lot of natural light, you can add some creative effects using lighting fixtures. You will be amazed at how this small addition can make a big difference.
If you have access to natural light, bringing it into your home through vast windows will instantly connect the room with the outdoors & won’t restrict your space. Utilize sheer window covers, or force them back totally to permit more light come in. On the off chance that the view is bad, put plants or blossoms close to the windows and utilize lights to light up the space.
Maximize your furniture arrangement.
Usually furnitures take up a lot of space. To avoid that, use multi-functional furniture, such as a chest that can be used as a coffee table, a sofa bed or a bed with drawers for storage underneath. Use an expandable dining table, folding tables and nesting tables, which can be tucked away when you don’t need them.
Place bigger household items against the walls to boost the open space. Scale your furniture to fit the size of the room, and don’t block pathways. If furniture obstruct the view into a room, it will look cramped. By moving furniture out and far from walkways, you’ll open up the space and influence it to feel bigger.
Some of the furniture should be of the same colours of the walls. Considerably greater things, for example, armoires and chests will start to mix in, growing the room further.
The longest straight line in any room is the diagonal. When you put your furniture at a point, it leads the eye along the more extended separation as opposed to the shorter wall. As a reward, you regularly get some extra storage room behind the piece in the corner.