Decorating Tips on How to Make Your House Look Bigger

Do you or someone you know feel cramped or would like to remodel to have a more spacious feel in your home?  Here are some inexpensive and easy decorating tips that can be accomplished without breaking the bank.   There's no need to move any walls – with some color selection, furniture arranging and interesting lighting, your home will certainly feel roomy and inviting.

1. Use Light Colors

Color is important for any house, but especially for a small house. Choose your paint and furniture in light colors.  Light colored walls are more reflective, which helps maximize the effect created by natural light. It doesn't have to be white - it can be light green or cream beige.

Furniture tends to blend with the space if their colors match the wall color. So, it's better to stick with light colored furniture. 

2. Use Proper Lighting 

Any place will look larger if it's well-lit, either by natural or artificial lighting. Open up your windows to let the light enter into the room. Or you can add lamps into your home.


3. Use Mirrors

One of the most effective but least expensive ways to decorate a small house and create an illusion of more space is to use mirrors. A large wall mirror will act as a room expander when strategically placed to reflect light or a beautiful outside view.  Use glass-front or mirrored cabinet doors to make spaces feel large and uncluttered.  A large mirror on the long wall of a narrow room will make the room appear wider.


4. Clear Out the Clutter

 
A small space can feel more cramped when you have too much stuff! Clean your house, then give away the things that you haven't used for a long time. Build storage from floor to ceiling corner book shelf or a floor to ceiling space shelf that only takes 12-inches of floor space - where you can put your book, DVD collection and other stuff in one place. When your things are neatly arranged, the space will feel open and orderly.

5. Less Furniture

Make the living room and bedrooms appear larger by limiting the furniture.  Too many furniture makes a room look cramped.

For home owners, the spacious feel of their home makes them want to relax after a hard day’s work. 

When potential home buyers look for their home, they look for space and have researched the market to make an educated decision (usually assisted by an experienced Realtor).  Buyers always look for the most value for their money.  For home sellers, stage your home to make it more spacious and presentable to potential buyers.  The more marketable your home is then typically the more you may be able to price your home depending on your local competition.

If you or anyone you know needs assistance in visualizing how your home should look, please contact me. I can give you a list of professional home stagers.  Before you know it, you’ll be having the ‘SOLD’ sign on your front yard!