Decorating ideas for small rooms and small apartments are a dime a dozen. There are plenty of storage hacks, color tips, and so on, that can guide your decorating style. However, there are a few essential things that will help you wade through the redesign madness. With these simple tricks, you can make a small room feel bigger to create the spacious home you always wanted.
1. Space
When thinking about how to make a small room look bigger, it’s important to start by using space efficiently. Most importantly, don’t try to cram everything up against the walls. Position your furniture in different ways, trying out different arrangements in different rooms. A bed placed in the center of a bedroom wall may mean less floor space, but it will lend much more breathing room. Living room furniture can be angled to create unique pathways in a plain square room, and a dining table can double as a kitchen prep table, office space, or entryway when placed in just the right spot. Think about your own space and how you can get creative with the arrangement of your own furtniture.
2. Depth
When it comes to depth, apartment decorators have plenty of tricks in the bag. Mirrors, plants, curtains, art, lighting, and paint hues can all be manipulated to create the illusion of depth. In fact, there are certain colors that open up a room, including light blues and greens, dark grey, and bright pinks and purples. However, one of the best (and most practical) ways to create depth is with lots of shelves. Floating shelves, standing shelves, DIY shelves, ladder shelves, and bookcases can all be used for both aesthetics and storage.
3. Focus
Every room should have a focal point, whether it’s a wall of art, a large piece of furniture, a bay window, or an accent wall. In the living room pictured above, your eyes are immediately drawn to the artwork on the walls, making it a focal point of the room. The frames and pictures also have dark accents, which add a color pop to the otherwise pastel-colored decor and help the artwork stand out even more. Creating a focus will help pull attention away from the size of the space.
4. Flexibility
Whenever possible, opt for multifunctional furniture. A daybed can double as a couch by adding a few throw pillows. A lightweight stool can be a side table, coffee table, or extra seat. Folding tables add extra kitchen and dining space quickly, and extra-long tables can serve as a dinner table when hosting guests or a workspace on your occasional work-from-home day.
So there you have it: space, depth, focus, and flexibility—the pillars of knowing how to make a small room feel bigger. Try them out in your next apartment, or in your current apartment if it needs a little sprucing up.
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