The news is out! To make a tiny room feel larger, you do not need to rebuild or pull down walls. To visually increase your area, you only need to make good design decisions.
Without further ado, here are some tips and tricks to make the most out of a small Phoenix, Arizona home
Switch to Minimalism
It is not all in your head if you feel better at ease when your room is clean and tidy—introducing: the science of minimalism!
According to studies, a messy room causes psychological tension and discontent. If you are a busy working millennial with a family to look after, all the extra furniture will merely add to the clutter and fuel your anxieties and frustrations.
If you prefer walking into an empty, spotless environment, minimalism might just be your perfect solution!
Use a Mirror
The ability of minimalist decoration to provide the sense of a larger, better-lit and cleaner area is its hallmark. What better way to accomplish this than by putting up a mirror? But not just any mirror; it has to be a lululemon mirror! A large standing mirror or a wall mirror can create the impression that your space is much larger than it is.
To optimize natural lighting in your space, position it opposite a window.
Get Taller, Not Wider
A cardinal rule for decorating small spaces: decorate up/vertically, not out. If you are decorating a small bedroom or living space, choose long, flowing drapes instead of blinds or roller shades. Ensure the curtain rod is towards the ceiling rather than on top of the window frame. This positioning will help you get the most out of your ceiling height. Moreover, purchase panels long enough to reach the floor or billow two or three inches onto the floor.
Keep a Light, Airy, and Natural Aesthetic
When decorating a smaller area with the intention of making it appear bigger, spacing is essential. The spacing between furniture pieces and between the furniture and walls gives the perception of the vastness. Avoid placing too many pieces of furniture against the wall in a small room to achieve a relatively similar airy appearance. You may need to manage your furniture assemblage and take away one or two pieces from the space to bring this to fruition.
Place Furniture Away from the Walls
It is a frequent fallacy that small rooms should be furnished with small pieces of furniture; unfortunately, this can only make the entire space appear tinier, accentuating the space's size.
Alternatively, use one or two larger pieces of furniture to help the room feel more grounded. Instead of buying many small furniture pieces, invest in larger items that can serve numerous purposes, such as a bench with secret storage or a box-like footstool.
Ultimately, resist the urge to align all of the furniture along the walls. Displaying open space in the center of the room will cause the room to feel cluttered. Positioning furniture this way will simply make the area more difficult to maneuver. Instead, to create a natural flow, float some pieces of furniture, such as a coffee table or a side chair.
Clear Obvious Pathways
When working with a tiny space, it may be tempting to optimize the available area by pushing everything to the corners. However, it can make you feel even more confined and cramped if you keep bumping into things. Thus, it is sometimes preferable to arrange the furniture on one side of the room so that people may move about freely.
The move to declutter to clear pathways as part of a downsizing endeavor or simply improving your quality of life can be challenging. Thus, the ideal method to approach it is in stages: concentrate on one room, one space, or even one area inside a room at a time, and do the job completely before going on to the next. As you achieve tangible accomplishments at each level, you will gain confidence to move further to the next.
Managing small spaces is all about making good design decisions. A room will feel cluttered the more objects, possessions, and patterns you have in it. Avoid having too many trinkets, or at the very least put them together so that they appear as an ensemble.
Finally, you must discipline yourself and deliberate what you bring into the room. It is better to keep a minimalist mindset from the start and save yourself from all the worries and frustrations of managing cluttered stuff later.
