If space is scarce or if you prefer to feel the rooms more spacious and open, it is best to resort to decoration to visually expand the size of a room.
According to Houzz, the design platform that connects interior designers with individuals, have enough space in a house to meet all the needs, it is one of the main demands of individuals when renovating your house. To maximize the possibilities of the square meters of a house, you have to know how to use resources wisely; the use of color, perspective and a good distribution can work miracles in the decoration of this house.
From Houzz, they have consulted with several home professionals to find out the keys to gaining space without the need (or without the possibility) of pulling down partitions.
1.- Place furniture attached to the walls
The first key to maximizing the sensation of space is to concentrate all the furniture on the wall, taking advantage of all the height it offers, and not interrupting the views of the central space of the room. The interior designers at Houzz recommend applying this idea especially to smaller rooms, where you want to visually expand the space and make it appear larger but it’s impossible to change the layout of the room or make weighty structural changes to walls and windows. It is about that although the room is small there is a good physical and visual circulation in it.
2.- Get the finishes right
Along with the distribution the choice of furniture finishes It contributes to configuring the space and achieving the objective of achieving amplitude. The designers at Houzz recommend going for the “all white” as it will make a space appear larger. When we apply white to all surfaces in a room, the lines between the different planes are blurred, expanding the volume. White walls, floors, doors and cabinets help reflect light, while dark colors tend to absorb it and visually reduce a space.
An alternative for those who are not fans of “white” is combine a neutral tone with other materials of darker colors and with a natural finish, such as dark graphite or wood. The two tone mix makes the space more interesting. include the color in a room in different shades, help guide the gaze through the spacecausing the eye to move from one side of the room to the other, perceiving distances and volumes.
In this bathroom, there are only two materials in the entire room. In addition, the built-in shower tray with a continuous surface also widens the floor.
3.-Take advantage of natural light
When possible, opening a large number of windows will let all the light into even the narrowest of rooms, improving light and making the room more connected to the outdoors. This solution can also be applied to the roof, by installing skylights.
If you do not have natural light, bet on a good installation of illumination artificial will also help to gain a feeling of spaciousness. Depending on the characteristics of the space, professionals strategically choose the position of the spotlights to create games of light and shadow that give a feeling of spaciousness and warmth. Dimmable lighting and the combination of main spotlights with ceiling lamps that provide a soft bath of light are usually safe bets.
4.- Use mirrors
Mirrors also reflect light, multiplying the light intensity of any space and producing an optical effect that makes the space appear much larger than it actually is. professionals recommend not only place mirrors on the walls, but also on cabinets and doors and clarify that the best place to locate a mirror is right in front of a window to better project natural light into the interior.
5.- Keep the space well organized and clear
A clear surface is always visually bigger than a cluttered one. To help you have clear shelves and floors, nothing better than looking for the best storage solutions such as drawers under the bed, built-in wardrobes, chests, furniture with cavities inside with which you can keep the room clear without leaving accumulated objects visible. and visually expand the space, no matter how small.
Cover image. Carla Capdevila via Houzz 2021
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