How to Arrange Furniture to Make a Small Living Room Look Bigger
18/09/2013 17:30
There are a lot of home staging tips you can apply to make your small living room appear larger. The way you arrange your furniture pieces can greatly affect the look of your space in terms of size. Here are some ideas:
Choose visually lightweight pieces.
Consider the visual of your furniture pieces and not only on their actual size. Light coloured pieces with visible or long legs look lighter than boxy or dark coloured ones. Your space will feel more open if you choose slender, leggy chairs or tables. They fool the eyes and make people see a room to be more spacious than it actually is since the space underneath these furniture is exposed. Glass pieces take up little space as well.
Use neutral colour.
Using a neutral colour scheme all throughout your living room is one of the best ways to sort of push your walls back. The eye can freely roam through a neutral colour combination, making the space feel more spacious. Light and soft colours like pastels, white, cream can make your space brighter and therefore more expansive.
Emphasize the vertical.
At all times, the space of a room includes more than just its horizontal dimensions. Encourage the eye to move above and below eye level. You can emphasize the vertical by placing floor-to-ceiling draperies, long stemmed overhead lighting fixtures, long and vertical framed artworks, pictures, or mirrors.
Use lighting wisely.
Allow as much natural light as possible inside your space and make use of all available light to help make it appear larger. Use pale colours like white or cream. These colours increase the brightness of any space by reflecting light. Make sure you don't block your windows with heavy layers of fabric, and keep window treatments plain and simple.
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