Floors and walls – A basic rule to increase the feeling of spaciousness in a room is to use light colors. Painting your living room walls a light color to open up the space.
Light colors for space goes for flooring too. Try to choose light colored flooring material such as light wood or pastel hued tiles. If your living room doesn’t have light flooring, you don’t have to rip it up, just place a light colored rug or rugs over it. You can trick your eyes into seeing a more spacious room by using a mirror. A mirror on the wall reflects the room and increases the feeling of depth.
Stripes can also make a room seem larger. Stripes that go the length of the room, along the floor or wall, can create an optical illusion that lengthens the room.
Make your ceiling interesting and eye-catching by adding decorative touches such elaborate crown molding, a decorative stripe of paint or wallpaper for ceiling trim or by hanging shelves and artwork near the ceiling.
If you don’t feel like bare windows, just keep things simple. Opt for simple blinds or shades instead of elaborate brocade curtains. Gauzy sheer curtains are a good option as they let the light in but still provide some privacy. Try having ceiling to floor curtains as these also draw the eyes upward for the illusion of extra space.
Place a mirror across from your window. The mirror will reflect the view outside and give the impression of you having an extra window. After you’ve looked at your room’s dimension, take a look at the things that you place in your room, your color scheme, furniture and storage space.
Stick to a palette of two or three colors as a cohesive color scheme lends an organized look to a tiny space. Try a monochromatic color scheme on the furniture, rugs and walls. Play with different shades of your chosen color in different patterns to keep things interesting.
Choose furniture pieces that can do double duty. Ottomans are great examples of this; they can serve as side tables and as seats. An antique trunk is something you can place things both on and in.
We hope these small living room ideas can help you get more space out of your interior designs. What techniques work best for you for creating a larger living room space? As always we’d love to hear your comments on our Facebook page.
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I am interested in the design plans for the living room with shelves and fireplace. Please send me info on the detailed design plans. I am a home builder/remodeler.
Do you know what color and type of paint those built in cabinets and shelves are in the white living room built ins last photo?
Unfortunately, we don’t have that paint color on file. You may be able to find an estimate of paint colors online by using one of the available paint color matching apps. – https://designingidea.com/best-paint-color-app/
My dad would like to remodel his livingroom by adding a caret in it, which is why he’s currently looking for installation service. Well, aside from this, you are also right about the importance of adding a wallpaper. I’ll also keep in mind to tell him that he must add a mirror across his window.