Decorating Small Spaces
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A small kitchen can look gorgeous too -
just follow these rules!
Decorating small spaces can seem tricky.
Read this interior design information - and learn great interior design tricks-of-the-trade to make your room seem larger.
If you are concerned about decorating small spaces, or rooms with low ceilings - don't be!
Just choose your paint colors and lighting carefully.
One of my 'biggest' interior design challenges in my own home, is my very small bathroom - without a window! It always felt dark and dingy to me - even with a brand new white bathroom suite. For a while I mistakenly tried dark colors - to add some dramatic style - no good! Surely then, all over white would work? But no, it ended up far too cold and clinical. I still didn't want to spend any time in there.
In the end, I decided to decorate with a very pale green, beautiful and soothing. The paint comes in a special light reflective finish - which bounces all the available light around the room. I added a large mirror, to enhance the effects, and make the most of the light reflections - and - success at last! I can now look forward to a long, leisurely bath.
Here are some home interior design tips for decorating small spaces and rooms with low ceilings:
- Use light colors
- Use cold colors - blues, some purples, some greens
- Use light reflective paint
- Use mirrors and glossy finishes
- Paint the ceiling white, or lighter than the walls
- Have lots of light - and use uplighters, to highlight the light ceiling
- Keep home decor simple - limit patterns, and make sure any patterns you do use, aren't too fussy, or overwhelming
- Small patterns work best
- Streamline your furniture - and keep open spaces in mind when arranging furniture
- Stay as tidy and uncluttered as possible
- Consider a simple modern interior design style - traditional designs can sometimes seem fussy and cluttered in a small space.
- Match the scale of your furniture to the scale of your room - but take care not too choose dainty furniture with too much detail which may give a fussy and cluttered effect
- Wallpaper with vertical stripes can make low ceilings seem taller
- Any vertical lines in your room can work well in this way, such as vertical wood cladding.
More ideas for decorating small spaces...
Does your room feel too dark? Look at some free decorating ideas to lighten and brighten your too-dark rooms
Also check out the sections on decorating with color and home interior lighting, for more information.
Click here for interior design information on how to decorate large rooms and tall ceilings
Click here to discover principles of interior design for problem narrow or wide rooms
Take a look at some easy decorating tips for awkward shaped or wonky rooms
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