10 tips for rooms that look bigger

Whether it's for your well-being at home or to prepare your property for sale, there are several ways to adapt your rooms to make them appear more spacious without having to embark on major renovations. With a little work, even the tiniest spaces have immense potential.

Here are some tips to help the effect of space in your rooms.

1. Choose light colors

Dark colored walls obscure a room, creating the impression of shrinking it at the same time. So, whether for the walls or for the furniture, opt for light colors instead such as white, beige or pastels. These reflect the light and increase the brightness for more space and freshness.

Choose light colors for a larger room

2. Move your furniture away from the wall

By intuition, you want to push your furniture against the walls to save space. However, this creates an overload effect. On the contrary, pulling them slightly away from the wall brings depth to the room. Moreover, clearing the walls gives the impression that they are higher.

Move your furniture away from the wall for more depth in the room

3. Declutter and optimize storage

For a room that appears larger, optimize storage, keep everything clean, declutter unnecessary items. Open storage makes the room look lighter if it is not overloaded. It is better to opt for closed storage to store as many things as possible. In the same vein, find out how to use each corner to gain even more space.

Declutter and optimize storage for more space in your room

4. Use mirrors

A mirror against a wall adds greatly to the effect of depth, especially if it is placed to be seen as soon as you enter the room. In addition, mirrors reflect light to provide luminosity to the space.

Use mirrors to give an impression of depth in the room

5. Opt for a refined decoration

Again, a busy decoration can feel bulky and heavy. Instead, choose simplicity with a minimalist decoration to reduce the visual load. If you are short on space, avoid large plant pots and favor, for example, plants suspended from the ceiling. Clearing the floor is indeed a great way to make a room larger and the same goes for walls that should not be overcrowded.

Opt for a refined decoration for lighter rooms

6. Make the room as bright as possible

Bright rooms generally appear more spacious. Natural light is a must to make a room bigger and more alive. When a room doesn't have a large window, varying lighting from brighter to more subdued can make a huge difference. The trick is to have every corner lit up.

Make the room as bright as possible for a bigger and more alive room

7. Emphasize the vertical

Vertical elements give the impression of a higher and therefore larger room. A tall bookcase, tall shelves, a wallpaper pattern or vertical wall covering, or even long curtains are all ideas for items that contribute to the height and size of a room.

Emphasize the vertical aspects of a room to make it look bigger

8. Leave a clear path

Expand your space by leaving the path clear between rooms to move freely and easily. When the same part has several features, it also helps to divide the sections well and increase the fluidity.

Leave a clear path for fluidity in the room

9. Choose furniture with legs

Large pieces of furniture like a sofa or a bed are massive and take up a lot of space. One way to reduce heaviness is to opt for free-standing furniture. Likewise, tables, TV cabinets and light shelves give the room a greater impression of openness.

Free standing furniture reduces the heaviness of a room

10. Opt for retractable furniture

With small spaces it is sometimes impossible to work miracles. Retractable furniture can save space and make the room look more uncluttered when not in use. It's also a great way to optimize a multi-feature space.

Opt for retractable furniture for small spaces

With a little refreshing and reorganization, you can give size to your small rooms to make them spacious and inviting.

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