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6 SIMPLE IDEAS TO MAKING YOUR SMALL ROOM LOOK BIGGER

At any one time, for one reason or another, you might find yourself living in a tiny apartment or house.

While having to make do with small rooms, one might find the need for making such rooms look a lot bigger than they actually are.

Below are six ideas to make a small room look bigger.

• Use Multi-Functional Furniture

Using multifunctional furniture that serve several purposes is a good way to make a room seem bigger than it actually is.

Try using a coffee table with extra storage than can be used to store books to give your room a clean look. Ottomans can also be used to serve as a coffee table and provide extra seating when need be.

• De clutter your space

One of the easiest ways to making a small room look bigger is to make sure there is little furniture or items in the room.

Get rid of items in the room that haven’t been used in over a year.

This will leave the room with more space making it look much bigger.

• Use foldable furniture

One great idea that one can use to making their room seem much bigger than it actually is to use furniture that can be folded, stacked or wheeled.

Such furniture can be used when there is need for them and folded and placed away when there is no need for them. This gives the room a feeling of it being bigger since there will be a lot of free space.

• Use see through furniture and mirrors

Mirrors strategically placed at certain points in a room can give the illusion that a small room is much bigger.

Reflection of different walls from across the room can be made to seem like they are an extension of the room, making it look bigger. See-through furniture such as glass coffee tables can be used to make it seem like there is a lot of space since one is able to see a lot around them, therefore giving the impression that the room is much bigger.

• Don’t place furniture against the wall

One of the easiest ways to make sure that a room looks much bigger than it actually is, is to make sure that there is some space around your furniture.

This will give one the impression that the room is much bigger since there is a lot of free space around furniture.

• Use monochromatic colors

Use simple colors for your furniture and decorative pieces in a small room will go a long way towards making it seem big.

Such colors usually visually expands a small room.

Employing these simple ideas to make a room look bigger will not only enable you to live more comfortable but will also leave your guests in awe with how big your house looks.