If you’re stuck with a small living room, there are plenty of tricks that can help create the illusion of having more space. You can use blinds, lighting and decorating to give the sense that the room is larger than it really is. However, these effects soon wear off, leaving you back at square one. Here are five useful tips for making any small living room look larger.
Five perfect tips for your small living room!
Tip #1. Create one main focal point
Creating one main focal point is one of the best ways to make a small room seem more spacious. A focal point could be a fireplace mantle, a large television or a sideboard. This helps draw peoples’ attention, instead of having different distractions around the room. With a main focal point, your furniture will seem scattered, and the room will seem far less cramped.
Tip #2. Position furniture around the perimeter
The more of your living room floor you can see, the larger your living room will appear to be. Position as much furniture as possible around the perimeter of your room. By moving furniture out, you will make your living room seem larger as there will be less clutter blocking the walkways.
Tip #3. Use wall space effectively
Clever examples of using wall space effectively include wall-mounting your television, stereo system and other audiovisual components such as speakers. In some cases; this lets you do away with a sideboard or television stand completely. By wall-mounting everything from speakers to books, you can free up a huge amount of floor space and make your small living room seem much larger and less cramped. Other ways include wall-mounting lights, instead of having freestanding lamps and displaying photos or trinkets shelves instead of having them on a table or in a cabinet.
Tip #4. Use multi-function furniture
Realistically, the only way to free up more space is to remove certain items of furniture. Items such as coffee tables that would complement a larger room often make a smaller room seem cramped and dingy. One solution is to invest in multi-function furniture. The most obvious examples are sofa beds, but not everyone wants this level of functionality. You can also buy small tables that nestle with each other or expanding tables that fold out to form larger ones.
Tip #5. Consider sliding doors
A little-known but highly effective way to increase the size of a small living room is to invest in sliding doors. If you are serious about creating space, you shouldn’t ignore sliding doors. These can be a big investment, but they make a huge difference as they free up ‘dead’ space that would otherwise be devoted to an opening door. If you live in a modern home with hollow internal walls as opposed to solid brick ones, internal pocket doors may be a solution. These retract into the wall and free up around six percent of usable floor space in your living room.
Conclusion
These five tips should help anyone make a smaller living room seem much larger. If space is at a premium, it’s often worth investing in a living room as that’s where you spend so much time. These tips should help you create a larger, more cozy environment that gives you a wonderful place to relax.
