Are you feeling cramped in your home? It’s more common than you think. With the costs of property prices skyrocketing in many of our capital cities, living in a smaller space is quickly becoming the norm.

But it’s not all doom and gloom. While your space might be smaller, it can also be easier to maintain and give you an opportunity to live more of a fuss-free lifestyle. There’s less room to accumulate stuff you’ll never use, and small can be stylish too.

So are you on the hunt for an easy-to-implement optical illusion? Here’s how to make a small room bigger?

Check out our handy tips below:

Cut the clutter

Sell or giveaway the things you don’t use and make sure there’s a ‘place’ for everything.

Get leggy

Purchase furniture on legs – having light flow through the area underneath a couch or cabinet will create the illusion of more space and place plants on stools or hang them from the ceiling instead of on the ground.

Add a lick of paint

Lighter colours have light-reflective qualities, which will make ceilings feel higher and your home feel larger. Use the same colour throughout to obscure the lines between beginning and end.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Mirrors help light reflect from one part of your home to another – hang them across from windows to create the illusion that you have two windows.

Savvy storage

Maximise the room with smart storage and think about space vertically by adding shelves. You can also utilise a built-in-wardrobe from ceiling to floor.

It’s a fine art

Purchase larger scale art pieces – they can make a room feel bigger.

Fabulous furniture

Focus on placement – keep furniture away from doorways and out of walkways.

With flying colours

Use colours in the same family or colours that compliment each other and stick to a lighter scheme if you can help it.

Clever curtains

Avoid dark colours and use sheer curtain fabric – if light can pass through windows, your home will look larger.

Small space challenges can be difficult to deal with, and often we’re not sure where to start. While our list above isn’t exhaustive, we’ve tried to include some of our best tips and tricks. It all comes down to some straight-forward design concepts to fool the human eye.

The best part is, each task is pretty easy. Start with lightening and brightening and then spend some time focusing on furniture placement and eliminating clutter.

By being thoughtful about your furnishing and design decisions, as well as ensuring your space adheres to your lifestyle, you’re setting yourself up for success.

If you need professional assistance with redecorating your home, check out interior decorators near you on Yellow Quotes.

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