in some cases it’s easy to feel limited when you’re decorating a small space, but there are ways to trick the eye into thinking you have much more square footage than you do. read on for 12 tricks to visually expand your space.
Max out awkward spaces with customized built-ins. They not only make clutter disappear, but painting them the same color as the walls makes them recede into the surrounding space.
Photographer: Tracey Ayton
Source: house & home September 2017
Designer: Erica Schmidt and Ivan Quintana, Medina design House
In a small space, a sea of table and chair legs can show to be a visual stumbling block. designer Alexandra Hutchison uses a restaurant-style banquette to seat guests in her 640-square-foot Toronto semi, or catch a casual dinner with spouse chef Craig Harding. She scores extra points for turning the banquette into storage for bulky items like stand mixers.
Photographer: Michael Graydon
Source: house & home August 2013 issue
Designer: Alexandra Hutchison
To make a ceiling feel higher, stick to low-profile furnishings like this velvet sofa. Make the impact even much more pronounced by hanging the curtain rod best at the top of the wall, and amp up the drapes with black trim to draw the eye up.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: house & home September 2016
Designer: Sabrina Albanese
Instead of topping a nook with art, framing a large mirror and painting out the molding to match the walls creates an architectural element that expands space.
Photographer: John Gruen
Source: house & home October 2016
Designer: Garrow Kedigian
Paint is one of the cheapest, easiest fixes for a small space. Don’t break up a room by painting out contrast moldings. In this living room by designer Garrow Kedigian, the crown and baseboards are painted the same mustard color as the walls, which makes them seem higher and conveys a luxe, cocooning feel.
Photographer: Maxime Desbiens
Source: house & home October 2016
Designer: Garrow Kedigian
A deep recess in the island (which doubles as the kitchen table) makes it easy to tuck low-back stools out of the way for better flow in the downsized home of designer Jennifer Wright.
Photographer: Virginia Macdonald
Source: house & home September 2015
Designer: Jennifer Wright
Here’s an easy trick to make a small space look much more expansive: choose “invisible” furnishings that seem to disappear, like the glass waterfall coffee table in designer Christine Ralph’s home.
Photographer: Virginia MacDonald
Source: house & home March 2011 issue
Designer: Christine Ralphs
Ditch the dense chandelier in favor of something see-through and airy. designer Sabrina Albanese chose this one which has major drama because of the scale, without the visual weight.
Photographer: Michael Graydon
Source: house & home September 2014
Designer: Sabrina AlbaneseMote Designer Olympia Gayot valgte å velge ut av et salongbord, og snu en konsoll til en arbeidsflate og General Catchall, som ikke blokkerer strømmen i hovedrommet på hennes 600 kvadratfot Manhattan Walk-up.
Fotograf: Eric Striffler
Kilde: House & Home September 2012 Issue
Horisontale stripete klær kan gjøre en bærer ser større ut, men den gode nyheten er det gjør det samme for små rom. En stripet veggbehandling i dette kompakte pulverrommet gjør det til å føle seg bredere.
Fotograf: Valerie Wilcox
Kilde: Hus og hjem september 2016
Designer: Erika Floysvik
Bunkbeds ikke spiser opp så mye gulvplass, men de er visuelt tunge – når du kan se en vesker av vegger, har mellomrom mye mer pusteom. I sønns soverommet plasserte designer Sarah Hartill sengene enden til slutt (og sørget for at det var lukket lagring under å kutte ned på rot).
Fotograf: Michael Graydon
Kilde: Hus og hjem februar 2014
Designer: Sarah Hartill
Speil er en rask måte å legge til dybde på, men det er ikke den eneste måten å bruke en reflekterende overflate på. Som Trudy Crane demonstrerer i sin 1200-kvadratmeter leilighet, et antikk speil, glassklokke og lanternarmatur over sengen, la lyset strømme gjennom rommet og legge til glitrende.
Fotograf: Monic Richard
Kilde: Hus og hjem september 2016
Designer: Trudy Crane
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