5 Surprising Way to Make Your Home Feel Bigger
Looking for a way to add space to your home without the hassle of time-consuming and costly renovations? You’re not alone.
Lack of space is one of the biggest concerns for many homeowners. After all, you want to move about your home freely without feeling cluttered or cramped.
Thankfully, all you need are a few interior design ideas and a solid plan to make your home look and feel bigger without changing a single structural aspect.
Here are the top five ways to open up your space for a home that feels bigger.
Opt for Furniture With Legs
The key to creating an open space in your home for rooms that feel bigger is striking the proper proportions between the area and its contents. Scaling down your furniture and opting for leaner options helps add floor space, which can translate into the illusion of a bigger room.
One of the best things to look for is furniture with legs.
Whether it’s a side table or a sleek couch, legs help create the illusion of more lithe furniture without sacrificing your seating and storage areas. Whereas bulky furniture can appear cluttered and crammed in a small room, leggy furniture helps create space.
Use Mirrors Strategically
Creating more space in an otherwise small room is all about perception and tricking the eye. There are two reasons why mirrors work so well in creating such an illusion of a bigger space.
First, mirrors help reflect light. In your search for how to open up for your home, you may have heard that white rooms look bigger. This is because they reflect more natural and even mood lighting for a more open appearance. Mirrors create the same illusion without the time or effort of repainting your walls.
Mirrors also reflect the view in a room. This tricks your eyes into believing there’s twice as much space in the room than there actually is.
Wall-to-Wall Bookcases
One of the best ways to showcase the space in your home while also creating utilizable storage is to install wall-to-wall bookcases.
It may seem counterintuitive to choose wall-to-wall bookcases. After all, when you’re trying to open up a space, the last thing you want to do is overcrowd a room. However, wall-to-wall bookcases are actually a strategic way to subtly reduce clutter and free up more floor and counter space in a crowded room -- no renovations needed.
Hang Artwork
Like with bookshelves, hanging artwork helps highlight the available space you have. Since artwork is flush to the wall, it doesn’t clutter or overwhelm your space when used right.
Invest in Proper Lighting
Sometimes, the best way to make a difference in your home is to invest in the correct type of lighting.
As we mentioned above, light plays a rather important role in opening up a room. As such, you want to make sure that you’re choosing the right lighting that works with your space, not against it.
You also want to make sure that your artificial light sources don’t take up a large amount of space. However, finding a light that doesn’t appear cramp in a room while providing the right amount of mood and accent lighting can be difficult.
How We Can Help Boost Your Space With Accent Lighting
Here at Condo Potlight, we specialize in accent lighting that highlights the best parts of your home to help increase the open space. Our minimalist and sleek LightBox can help illuminate your rooms without taking up too much precious space.
To learn more about how we can help you create an open space you’ll love through accent lighting, contact us today either through our website or at (647) 330 - 4050.