Top Five Ways of Making Your Home Look Bigger.
Fitting everything you need into a small home isn’t easy. Space is at a premium, yet busy lifestyles and interesting leisure activities also leads to cumbersome items at home.
1. Décor.
Neutral wall colours make rooms seem bigger. Mirrors and maximising natural light makes any room feel larger and one current interior design trend involves colour popping the ceiling for a dramatic effect. A rug is helpful, as is using the same flooring between different living areas. Stripes and small patterns can trick the mind into thinking the room is bigger.
2. Type of Furniture.
Sofas and arm chairs which are raised up from the floor on legs, provide an airy feel. Perhaps you have something which need to be stored flat - this could be the ideal storage space if done correctly. Buy space-saving furniture and multi-purpose items with hidden storage.
For a raised bed, you need stylish storage boxes and baskets. A storage divan is also popular. Whether it is for toys, bedding or out of season clothing, under-bed storage reduces clutter and makes the bedroom look bigger. Beyond this, it may be worth considering self-storage.
3. Allow Space Around Decorative Pieces and Collections.
Don’t let collections become cramped, display ornaments proudly behind glass. If space is problematic, rotate your collection. Ultimately safe but cheap storage may be ideal for some of your collection or trophies to make your home look bigger.
After a bereavement you may have sentimental items such as glasses or a hat. Something with memories attached to it shouldn’t become clutter. Why not display them in a box frame on the wall?
4. Plentiful Book Shelving.
Avid readers should consider wall-to-wall or floor-to-ceiling book shelving, and over-door shelving. This may be a DIY project or a bespoke order. Quality is an investment, to prevent shelves from bending under the weight of books. Larger reference books such as an atlas requires good shelving depth. This furniture could incorporate a built in desk.
Students acquire many study books and folders. After the course, keep just key reference books to hand. If you still have too many books and folders, consider finding somewhere outside of the home to store it.
5. Declutter and Organise on A Regular Basis.
Paperwork makes homes feel cluttered. Problems are compounded by home working. Take care with filing. Buy patterned box files or expanding folders for paperwork.
Adopt a one-in-one-out principle when buying stuff. Watch hoarding TV programmes for motivation to declutter, then your home will seem bigger.
People go from one creative craft to another and accumulate tools and materials. Contain former hobby items into simple cube storage. You could then stash other materials in cheap storage units e.g. store smaller materials for jewellery making or card making, or large sewing or knitting machines.
Keep your child’s bedroom age-appropriate. You may want to pass on toys or clothing to younger children within your extended family, but now isn’t the right time. Often people wish to give a cot to somebody.
Storing bikes golf clubs camping gear and snowboarding gear away from home, would give peace of mind and make your home look bigger.
