If you’re new to apartment living, first of all, congratulations on making a practical intelligent decision. Now, we know it can be a tough adjustment especially if you’ve lived in larger houses your whole life - but one of the great joys of apartment living is being able to make the best use of the space that you have.
Not only will your apartment feel bigger to you, your
family, or roommates - you’ll also
get that great sense of satisfaction from making the most of your resources.
Over at ApartmentTherapy.com, Judy
Ross shared five simple tricks she uses to make small spaces
feel larger:
1. White Walls: It's basic, but it's still true. White walls tend to make small spaces feel larger.
2. Built-ins: Building in storage options to your furniture reduces the appearance of clutter (and gives you the gift of clean surfaces to come home to!).
3. Deep Shelves: Deep bookshelves allow you to store things behind the front row of books. Things like wine. Or money. Or... more books.
4. Accentuate Height Where Possible: Building bookshelves and closets all the way to the ceiling gives your home a feeling of being bigger than it is (you can also try hanging curtains from floor to ceiling to get some extra length).
5. Lighting: Lots of lamps tend to create clutter, which make already small spaces feel crowded. Consider looking into lighting elements which cast light upward and which don't make your space busier than it already is!
Do you have your own tricks when it comes to making tiny
spaces feel bigger. Head on over to our Facebook
page and share your ideas with your fellow residents!
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