Did your creative ideas about different kinds of furniture backfire on you? Or did the dark colour pallet used for your walls make your living room look smaller than it already is?
Are you looking to redo your entire living room or are you trying to change up a few things to make the room look a little bigger?
Whatever the reason, if you are looking to change the design and décor of your living room, these points can help transform your small living room into an airy and spacious recreational area.
- Use lighter accents for your walls
- Don’t clutter the room with furniture
- Good lighting is all you may need
- Add mirrors and antiques to your walls
- Make use of a rug or a carpet
Use a lighter colour palette for your walls
Colours such as white, peach, light blue, coffee, green, teal and brown are a few options you should consider while repainting the walls of your living room. These colours add an airy feel to any room and reflect enough light to make them look bigger. While also being able to create an aura of warmth and coziness, as they blend in seamlessly with any furniture you choose to seat in your living room.
Don’t clutter the room with furniture
While multiple seating options can help seat every member of your large family comfortably, aesthetically, your living room would look really cluttered and small. One big couch and a few easy chairs can make enough space to seat all your family members, without making your living room look too cluttered.
Good lighting is all you may need
A well-lit room is always looks bigger and brighter when compared to a room that is badly lit. However, there is a thin line between a room being lit and overly lit. You can use pin lighting, wall lamps, floor lamps, table lamps and drop ceiling lights to make your living room lit and big. While also creating an aura of calmness and tranquility.
Add mirrors or paintings to your walls
While a mirror makes your room look instantly bigger, a good painting brings a sense of balance between the texture of your walls and the furniture in your living room. You can either choose to install a large mirror and make it the star of your living room or choose a nice painting and blend in with the design and décor of your living room.
Make use of a rug or a carpet
Rugs or carpets help in compartmentalizing the space in your house and thereby create an illusion of bigger spaces. On the other hand, they also manage to create an aura of luxury and a sense of cemetery
in your living room. Rugs and carpets keep your feet cool during the summers and warm during the winters.
Which of these points helped you in making your living room look bigger? You can always add to our list if you have any points, you felt we missed.
