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Make The Most Of Your Space

December 25, 2008




With the real estate prices soaring sky high, it’s difficult for most families to afford huge mansions. So when you are living in a small flat or a condominium it’s important to make the most out of your living space. Here’s some advice on how to make your small little home look larger and spacious while at the same time keeping up with aesthetics and functionality.

With lesser floor area, it’s important that you keep your furniture to a minimum, removing whatever seems extra or is occupying too much of space. Having clutter all around simply makes your apartment look more claustrophobic, so while getting rid of the unwanted stuff you also need to reorganize your storage to get a neater look.

The right use of color is essential to make your house look spacious and bright. For small spaces dark wall colors should definitely be out of your list and you must stick around using pastel shades only. If you are fascinated by dark colors, restrict their use to small corners, wall borders or to create patterns on the wall coordinating them with light shades. The idea is to have more surfaces covered with lighter shades so as to help light to reflect back from the walls and thus create a roomier effect.

Heavy drapes and curtains certainly look magnificent and even make your rooms look warmer and romantic, but well they occupy too much of space and make small spaces look even more congested. Let Venetian blinds replace the curtains, and with the latest range offering a wide choice of patterns, material and colors you won’t find it difficult to create the desired look in your rooms.

With small living spaces, you need to make some smart choices when picking up pieces of furniture, like instead of going in for simple beds go in for beds which have storage space in them. For your living room you can always use are sofa that can be converted into a bed to accommodate guests.

You don’t need to buy study tables for your kids, as your dining table can serve the purpose very well. You must always go in for furniture that has more than one use, and while it will help you in making your house looks spacious it will definitely be easier on your pocket as well.


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