Tips for Maximizing Small Living Spaces

Tips for Maximizing Small Living Spaces

Whether you purchased a tiny Kansas City house or live in a smaller-than-average house or apartment out of necessity, a small space living offers unique challenges and wonderful opportunities. Take your small space from claustrophobic to cozy with these tips for maximizing small living spaces. These tips will make a small house look and feel bigger.

Tips for Maximizing Small Living Spaces

1. Scale – for a small room choose furniture that makes the room look bigger. Avoid oversize furniture, which can eat up floor space. Include a mix of small to medium-scale furniture pieces. A Murphy bed is a great way to maximize space and one of the 10 tips for Maximizing Small Living Spaces.
2. Double up – find furniture that has more than one function. For example, a coffee table that can convert to a small dining room table. Or use space under objects for storage like the area under the bed. There are all sorts of containers for underwear or t-shirts, etc. that will fit under a bed.
3. Small space zoning – in a room that serves two functions, use rugs to delineate areas for dining and another for TV. To divide a room, use barriers like free-standing bookcases or screens.
4. Use windows – Take advantage of this liberating effect by leaving windows bare, or dress windows with draperies that match the color of the walls to eliminate boundaries and open the space. For privacy, install simple shades or blinds that can be pulled out of the way during the day.
5. White and Light – Among the tips for maximizing small living spaces, use white and light colors on the walls. Use fewer colors in a small room to make the room appear larger. Just like too many objects in a room make the room feel smaller, too many colors make the room feel chaotic. When it comes to color, a room will appear larger if it is plain with a few pops of color rather than plaids and florals

More Tips for Maximizing Small Living Spaces

1. Make small rooms feel taller – with tall items that draw the eye upward. Add round elements to make the room appear larger. Let small rooms breathe – minimize the items in the room.
2. Use mirrors – to make the room appear larger. An oversize mirror has a dramatic effect because it reflects a large chunk of the room.
3. Float furniture – instead of having furniture against the walls, a room will appear larger if the furniture is pulled away from the walls
4. Make space in a small hallway – Try a narrow console table. This provides a surface for some flowers and a place to deposit mail, keys, and a handbag when walking in the door. It also anchors the mirror and wall sconces, creating a well-balanced display that doesn’t eat up too much space.

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