10 ways to make your house look bigger and more spacious
It is possible to make a small area around the house or the entire house appear larger by following a few simple steps.
1. Repaint the ceiling or use wallpaper to give the room a taller look
It doesn’t matter if it’s your living room or your bedroom, repainting the ceiling or using wallpaper can make a room appear larger. The kicker is that a brightly painted ceiling tends to make you raise your eyebrows, which makes the room look big and airy.
2. Use light colored paint on the walls
When the walls of a room are painted in dark colors, it makes the room look a bit more inviting because they absorb light. Whereas when the walls are painted in bright colors it helps to make the room more spacious as the light is easily reflected throughout the room.
3. Make sure the furniture is not attached to the wall
Creating space between the wall and the furniture creates the illusion of a large room; this makes the room look more open unlike when you place them close to the wall which makes the area look cramped.
4. Also use light colors on the floor
Just like a brightly painted wall, a brightly colored floor also gives a room a spacious appearance. You can go for a floor makeover if you want or just get a brightly colored rug or rug.
5. Place shelves near the ceiling for people to look up.
You can make a small space seem larger by adding structures to draw attention to the ceiling. And an effective way to achieve this is to hang a shelf near the ceiling. It can be a bookshelf or one with a variety of decorations that are pleasing to the eye.
6. Make use of great decorative accents
Accenting a room with large decorations like tall vases or handmade items can make it look grand. This is because few large decorations in a room give it a detailed perspective, as opposed to filling it with smaller decorations scattered here and there.
7. Choose furniture that attracts attention
Therefore, you want the living room to be much more spacious to make room for air and light, an easy way to achieve this is to use a large sofa instead of several small pieces that make it look very messy.
8. Lay a striped rug on the floor
This works perfectly in a small bedroom. Placing a zebra striped rug makes your room look bigger.
9. Use color codes on the shelves
Arranging items on the shelves based on colors makes the space look structured and organized, ultimately giving the room an airy appeal.
10. Upgrade a small bathroom with a sheer shower curtain.
You can give a small bathroom a spacious look with a brightly colored shower curtain.
