Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny
I hear it almost daily, “how do I make my small (insert room type here) look bigger? Or, “it’s already a small room I don’t want to make it look any smaller.” I love decorating small room because you can get a lot of bang for your buck here. You can punch things up with a single item. Instead of needing an 8x10 area rug, a small (yet stunning) rug works just perfectly. So, don’t be afraid of your small spaces, there are ways to make them look deceptively bigger.
Below I’ve listed a few tips on how to decorate for and in small rooms. From accessories, to colors, and (of course) area rugs, the things you can do to broaden your small room. Just remember, that rules are made to be broken, and these are just general guidelines.
First tip, edit, edit, edit, clutter only makes a small room look smaller. Make sure everything you put into your small room is either needed or loved. This is one time when less is more. A small room will make single items very noticeable and large groupings seem out of place.
Second tip: Think about keeping floors, walls, and other main pieces a single color or color family. This helps those major items in a room seem to blend in and disappear, making the room look larger. Then, add a pop of color with one of those edited down collections of accessories.
Third tip: I hear this almost daily as I help people make ceramic tile selections in my flooring showroom. “I have a small bathroom, so I need to have small tiles.” The problem with this is that the exact opposite is true. Small tiles make a space look more cut up and busier. A larger tile (12x12 or larger) keeps the space more flowing and less cut up. Not to mention there are a lot few grout joints to keep clean.
Fourth tip: This is not the place to guild the lily. Simplicity is best. This doesn’t mean that it has to be stark or can’t be formal, but don’t go over board, like I mentioned in Tip 1, edit, keep things under control.
Fifth tip: Storage: find pieces that can be used for more than one thing. A small ottoman, that can also serve as a table, an extra seat and if you get one of those nifty ones that is also empty on the inside with a removable top, extra storage. There are hundreds of ideas out there like this, take a look around and be open minded on how to store things in your room, be creative.
Sixth tip: Go up: just because your eye stops at just over 5 feet off the floor doesn’t mean the space does. Bring in a step stool and get ready to use the room above you to store things, to brighten things, to accessorize things.
Finally, the rug, there are hundreds of small rugs that will work in a space that isn’t huge, but a couple of things to keep in mind. Keep the rug a solid color or in colors that blend (don’t jump) out with the other large pieces in the room. Try going almost wall to wall with your rug, this keeps it from creating a space within a space. Stay away from fringe, this creates an artificial barrier. If you have a very special but very colorful rug you want to use, keep in mind that this should be your accent piece, not one of many accents.
Well, I hope this helps, and as always if you have any questions or need help in selecting an area rug, customer care is just a phone call (or email) away.
Below I’ve listed a few tips on how to decorate for and in small rooms. From accessories, to colors, and (of course) area rugs, the things you can do to broaden your small room. Just remember, that rules are made to be broken, and these are just general guidelines.
First tip, edit, edit, edit, clutter only makes a small room look smaller. Make sure everything you put into your small room is either needed or loved. This is one time when less is more. A small room will make single items very noticeable and large groupings seem out of place.
Second tip: Think about keeping floors, walls, and other main pieces a single color or color family. This helps those major items in a room seem to blend in and disappear, making the room look larger. Then, add a pop of color with one of those edited down collections of accessories.
Third tip: I hear this almost daily as I help people make ceramic tile selections in my flooring showroom. “I have a small bathroom, so I need to have small tiles.” The problem with this is that the exact opposite is true. Small tiles make a space look more cut up and busier. A larger tile (12x12 or larger) keeps the space more flowing and less cut up. Not to mention there are a lot few grout joints to keep clean.
Fourth tip: This is not the place to guild the lily. Simplicity is best. This doesn’t mean that it has to be stark or can’t be formal, but don’t go over board, like I mentioned in Tip 1, edit, keep things under control.
Fifth tip: Storage: find pieces that can be used for more than one thing. A small ottoman, that can also serve as a table, an extra seat and if you get one of those nifty ones that is also empty on the inside with a removable top, extra storage. There are hundreds of ideas out there like this, take a look around and be open minded on how to store things in your room, be creative.
Sixth tip: Go up: just because your eye stops at just over 5 feet off the floor doesn’t mean the space does. Bring in a step stool and get ready to use the room above you to store things, to brighten things, to accessorize things.
Finally, the rug, there are hundreds of small rugs that will work in a space that isn’t huge, but a couple of things to keep in mind. Keep the rug a solid color or in colors that blend (don’t jump) out with the other large pieces in the room. Try going almost wall to wall with your rug, this keeps it from creating a space within a space. Stay away from fringe, this creates an artificial barrier. If you have a very special but very colorful rug you want to use, keep in mind that this should be your accent piece, not one of many accents.
Well, I hope this helps, and as always if you have any questions or need help in selecting an area rug, customer care is just a phone call (or email) away.
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