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Live Large With Small Home DecoratingSmall home decorating is easier to achieve than you think. You can live large in a small house with clever home decorating ideas. Less can be more, small home decorating requires fewer pieces of furniture and simpler accessories. Home decorating ideas relevant to small homes includes armless chairs, narrow sofas, nesting tables, furniture that doubles as storage, and keeping the traffic flow open. It is all about HIDDEN STORAGE and organizaion when decorating rooms in a small home. Build storage in every room it's the mantra for small home decorating ideas. Floor to ceiling furniture and storage adds height to the room and gives the illusion of a bigger room. Make your accessories that dress your room double as storage solutions. Canvas totes, wicker baskets, hat boxes, etc. places on shelves can add color and decor while concealing storage.
Here are some basic tips to consider in your small home decorating endeavor. 1. Clear clutter out of "decorating room" so you can start from scratch and visualize your home decorating ideas better. 2. Analyze the rooms light sources, a brighter room will feel larger. Ceiling lighting may be an option added if your room lacks a lot of natural light. Using lighting from the ceiling frees up your much needed room space. 3. Develop a color palette that flows from room to room. This gives the illusion of a larger space because the rooms flow together effortlessly. Keep flooring and window treatments the same to eliminate visual separation. 4. Keep colors light or neutral and monochramatic with one accent color repeated throughout your home. While light colors feel open and airy, if you favor darker colors they can also lend themselves well, because dark colors blur the sharp edges of corners, this helps in the illusion of more space. 5. Take advantage of the outdoors. Visual asset of an outdoor living environment enlarges a small space. 6. Keep pattern to a minimum, it can overwhelm small spaces, try to choose in a 2-3 color palette and stick to it with subtle repitition. 7. Glossy and metallic paint help spread light around a room enlarging the area. In keeping in the same idea the use of ceramic tile and mirrors provides the same effect. 8. Too many small items can make a room feel tinier--one large piece can anchor the room and then pair with smaller scaled down furniture and tables. 9. Keep accessories to a chosen few if you are not benefiting from their storage attributes. Do not mix it up, similarity will keep the room flowing-picture frames--same color, same material vases--same color, same material storage boxes--all the same. It's about keeping it simple and repetitive. The cozy feel a small home offers is what the large home strives to achieve. The warmth and inviting appeal is already built in to your home, compliment it through your decorating and get the most out of it through stategic storage and use of space.
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