Home Decorating For Smaller Spaces

Written by Bonnie P. Carrier


“Big Things Come In Small Packages” We’re all familiar with this quote, it’s normally associated with gifts not home decorating, but it should be.

A one or two bedroom house, apartment, condo or townhouse can be just as impressive and grand as something with fifteen bathrooms, Wow, imaging having to clean all those, I have enough trouble with two.

One interesting thing I have found from past experience is that decorating a smaller place is actually easier, not to mention less expensive.

Whether your currently living in a small space or downsizing – that’s another one of those trendy “buzz” words, which simply means your moving into something smaller – planning how your going to decorate or redecorate is a good idea.

You may think because it’s smaller, having large pieces is out ofrepparttar question. Not true, having oversized furniture is not going to make your rooms appear smaller, what it will do is give a warm inviting feeling. Of courserepparttar 110818 layout and size of a room will determine how many pieces can comfortably go into it. After all, you may be looking for drama and comfort, but you still need to be able to maneuver around.

This also applies to accessories, it’s better to have a few large dramatic pieces as opposed to a lot of small items, which can tend to turn into clutter and dust collectors. The exception to this would be with collections. But again you want to have places to showcase them like glass front hutches, cabinets, bookcases or shelves.

Another decorating challenge can be in warming up your new place. This normally can easily be achieved by adding color with paint. Now that’s all fine and good unless you happen to be renting and your landlord say’s “Paint, oh no”. That’s ok; color can be added in a number of other ways. Several examples: ·Window treatments ·Furniture fabric ·Accent pillows ·Area rugs ·Wall art ·Plants & Flowers

Storage can be another issue in a smaller space, there just never seems to be enough. If you’re buying new furniture or deciding on which pieces to bring from your current home, look for ones that can perform double duty.

For example:

·Instead ofrepparttar 110819 standard coffee table, look for one with a flip top or shelves underneath. Cedar chests, blanket chests or trunks can also be substituted.

Have you considered these space-saving bed designs to maximize your interior decorating space?

Written by S.A. Smith


Vertical and functional space planning are two ofrepparttar most overlooked areas in most households interior design layout. In this article we'll discuss how to doublerepparttar 110817 functional space inrepparttar 110818 bedrooms of your house.

Think Vertical Effective space planning and interior design requires that you plan in three dimensions - so start thinking aboutrepparttar 110819 space above your head and higher up onrepparttar 110820 walls. There are great functional bedding and storage solutions you can use to easily double your floor space in a bedroom and its functional storage space.

Futons forrepparttar 110821 guest rooms Why wasterepparttar 110822 functionality and floor space of a designated guest room when it can normally operate as your den or library? When guests are expected, simply fold downrepparttar 110823 futon and make it into your guest bedroom.

Loft beds for older children Loft beds are excellent functional solutions for older children that also want to use their bedroom as a social hangout or study room. A loft bed allows you to place a sofa or study desk underneathrepparttar 110824 bed. This also creates a great atmosphere underrepparttar 110825 bed that is private and quiet.

Bunk beds forrepparttar 110826 youngsters When there is more than one child in a bedroom bunk beds are a logical solution for using more ofrepparttar 110827 vertical space available in a room, and also creates more space onrepparttar 110828 floor for playtime.

Murphy beds for studios and 1 bedroom apartments Murphy beds are a great bed design to incorporate when space is on limited supply. Installing a Murphy bed will instantly open uprepparttar 110829 room floor space. In small apartments, installing a Murphy bed can haverepparttar 110830 effect of feeling like you've just added another entire room! Murphy beds are also a great option for adding to dens or studies to create a guest room.

High platform beds for more storage Platform beds are becoming very common now as bed designers switch from using bulky box springs to sleeker and more durable platform supports for bed designs. The old space of a box spring easily creates another vertical foot of potential storage space under your bed. For a regular king size bed, this will create an additional 42 square feet of storage space underrepparttar 110831 bed.

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