Whether you live in an apartment or a freestanding home, chances are that you have some small spaces that are challenging to use. Here are some small room design tips that will help make these spaces functional, useful, and enjoyable, from our cash for houses Dallas team.
#1 – Focus on flow
The flow of a space is about how traffic (people and pets) move through a space. Poor flow can make a big space feel cramped, while good flow in a small space can give a feeling of spaciousness. To create good flow, you should follow these small room design tips:
- Remove obstacles – Couches and furnishings shouldn’t intrude on doorways or push people to swerve around them. Long items should be placed against walls.
- Create zones – Create well-defined zones by using larger pieces of furniture to define boundaries. For example, a long, low bookshelf or back of a couch can separate a sitting area from a workspace or a bedroom.
- Define a pathway – Consider how you want to use your space and walk around in it. You’ll quickly find that there’s a pathway you instinctively prefer that works with the room’s function and shape. Use this to create a pathway into and through the space and keep this wide and free of any obstacles.
#2 – Be bold and bright
Color makes a big impact in smaller spaces, and while typical advice says you should paint everything white, there are some great ways to use color too. After all, deep, bold color make spaces feel much bigger and create more defined boundaries for your design, which is why it’s one of our top small room design tips. Just think how vast and large the night sky is compared to the day!
If you want something other than white, then consider:
- An accent wall – This draws the eye and creates a focal point that highlights a room’s feature. This can be a fireplace, a piece of art, or anything you want it to be. Ideally, an accent wall should be seen from the moment you walk into a space, rather than being the wall the doorway/entryway is on. Good colors for an accent wall include a deep grey, rich red, luxurious navy blue, or a forest green.
- Going bold throughout – The entire room can be painted a bold or dark color (rather than a bright one), creating a feeling of the walls receding and the space becoming bigger. These colors create coziness as well as spaciousness, and you can avoid them becoming too overwhelming by including minimal and contrasting colors and textures. For example, a deep grey home office is brightened and lifted by simple white furnishings, a modern grey and white rug, and a Scandinavian-style wooden floor. A library painted a deep, royal red is made richer but less intimidating by varnished wooden shelving, grey window treatments, and indoor plants.
#3 – Furnish to fit the space
Furnishings need to fit the scale and purpose of the room, and they need to be chosen carefully because they’ll really stand out in a small space. Home design specialists recommend that you have a few larger primary pieces of furniture in a small room. For example, if you have a tiny living room, get a good-sized couch and a bookshelf or a TV stand. If you are making an office space, get a good-size desk, chair, and shelving unit. It should be compact enough that it doesn’t impede traffic or the flow of the room, but not so small that it’s impractical for daily use. Items like coffee tables, side tables, lamps, and so forth should only be added if they have a clear purpose in the room and do not impede traffic. For décor, choose a couple of bold prints, one or two indoor plants, and perhaps a single rug. In these spaces, less is more!
#4 – Think multipurpose and vertical
Space is precious, and thinking differently about storage and space use is key to creative home design. Rather than buying a bookshelf, which can be bulky, install floating wooden shelving above head height (top ¼ of the wall) around the border of the room for books and smaller decorative items. Buy a desk with drawers or a TV stand with shelving. Hang your indoor plant in a macrame hanger from the window rather than taking up surface space. For a small kitchen, install a stylish breakfast bar countertop rather than having a separate dining table and chairs. In small bedrooms, look for a bed that has drawers and storage in the base. There are some fantastic solutions out there!
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