home decor ideas for small rooms
What do you do if your room makes you feel claustrophobic? You feel cramped in those rooms, but there’s not much you can do about it, is there?
Windows facing outside would be helpful, but there isn’t much you can do about the structure of the room. The owner may kick you out if you cut a hole in the wall to create a window, but there are other ways to bring in the light.
Okay, before we talk about light, is the room messy?
The first thing to do in a small space is tidy up. Get rid of all the things you don’t need. As for what you really need, plan where you can keep it so you have as many clear surfaces in the room as possible. The less clutter, the more spacious, or at least the less cramped and stressful the room will feel.
Keep all paper out of sight. Organize them in files or boxes and hide them in odd corners of the room, out of sight.
By the way, how well organized is your room? Many rooms may have unused gaps under the window or may be oddly shaped. Make the most of those odd spaces by building cabinets or storage spaces and keep belongings out of sight to reduce clutter.
Get a magazine rack to store your newspapers and the latest magazines. So keep that magazine rack close to the wall. Actually, keeping furniture against the wall leaves you more space in the center of the room for you to move around.
Take a page from Shaker’s book. You know the Shakers style of home decor. Where simplicity counted, neatness and practicality were everything. They had pegs on the shelves to organize all your things and the shelves are very space saving, very handy and help you stay organized.
Instead of claustrophobic, think cozy. Choose rich fabrics that give the room texture and an air of luxury. Cover the floor in the center of the room with a large rug to give the room that luxurious finish.
Faking a floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall window by placing curtains against an entire wall, to give the illusion that there is a window and therefore more space behind that curtain.
Make the most of any light your room may have by introducing mirrors strategically placed around the room, to visually double the space in the room.
Have you seen a room with a wall lined with mirrors? Those mirrors make the room seem twice as big, the reflection of the room through the mirror makes it seem like there is an identical extension of the room on the other side of the wall.
There’s no need to feel claustrophobic in your room. With a few carefully planned touches, your small bedroom can look more spacious and feel cozier.
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