Ideas For Decorating A Small Room
So you have just relocated to a small place that you can call your own and you want to decorate it in a beautiful way. But the little place is making you depressed and you are wondering how to accommodate your stuff and make the place look clean and energetic.
Experts say that a good design is not dependant on how small or big your space or budget is. You can pack a lot of style even into a tiny space with loads of imagination, clever ideas and an eye for detail.
White And Light
In a small room, keep the wall colour as well as the furnishings in white or any muted shade, suggest designers. This will make the room look bigger, creating a cohesiveness. Introduce a few bright accents in the form of vases, cushions, dark coffee table or a rug to break the monotony. Natural light through a window or French doors will bring in lots of light as well as expand the room by offering an outdoor view.
Also use slim and low furniture in a small room as hefty upholstered pieces will eat into your legroom and give a heavy look your room. Sofas with legs and tables with open base will make the room look airy. Lamps and vases in clear glass and furniture in see-through or transparent materials will eliminate visual obstacles.
A polycarbonate chair or a glass-top coffee table will almost vanish into the decor, opening up the room. However, if you already own some bulky furniture, paint our refurbish them in white so that they merge with the room colour and do not stand out.
Double Duty
Utilise your space efficiently with furniture that will multi-task. A pull-out sofa can become a bed at night. Or if you already own a bed, prop big pillows and cushions on it during the daytime which will act as a sofa back. Get a sleek study or work table, which can get converted into a breakfast table in the morning and dinning table at night.
Do not be shy to use an assortment of seating style at the table and let an extended chair, a stool and a single sofa — all serve as dinning chairs. A colourful runner and colour coordinated delicate print on the cushions on these will create a sense of harmony. Your window seat can be fitted with storage beneath to hold extra pillows or shoes, books or your bags. A tall and slim floor lamp can act as a reading lamp and also add mood lighting to your dinner table.
Bathroom
Add depth and an illusion of space to your bathroom with a wall-to-wall mirror on one side. Also get modular bathroom cabinets that are customised to utilise every inch of space, including odd shaped areas. They will also provide an elegant display area and a lot of storage. A glass counter top will open up the cramped space and give it a lighter look.
Store More
Convert every available space into storage to be able to keep everything organised and uncluttered. Shelves and cabinets in the passage can store shoes, books and compact discs in transparent or canvas boxes while decorative hooks can hold your jackets and bags. Your umbrellas can go into a ceramic urn.
So do not let a small space look dull and drab. Add space with tall as well as floating shelves and create depth with mirrors. With these space-saving tricks you can surely give a classic look to even your pocket-sized interior.
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