in some cases it’s easy to feel limited when you’re decorating a small space, but there are ways to trick the eye into thinking you have much more square footage than you do. read on for 12 tricks to visually expand your space.
Max out awkward spaces with customized built-ins. They not only make clutter disappear, but painting them the same color as the walls makes them recede into the surrounding space.
Photographer: Tracey Ayton
Source: house & home September 2017
Designer: Erica Schmidt and Ivan Quintana, Medina design House
In a small space, a sea of table and chair legs can show to be a visual stumbling block. designer Alexandra Hutchison uses a restaurant-style banquette to seat guests in her 640-square-foot Toronto semi, or catch a casual dinner with spouse chef Craig Harding. She scores extra points for turning the banquette into storage for bulky items like stand mixers.
Photographer: Michael Graydon
Source: house & home August 2013 issue
Designer: Alexandra Hutchison
To make a ceiling feel higher, stick to low-profile furnishings like this velvet sofa. Make the impact even much more pronounced by hanging the curtain rod best at the top of the wall, and amp up the drapes with black trim to draw the eye up.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: house & home September 2016
Designer: Sabrina Albanese
Instead of topping a nook with art, framing a large mirror and painting out the molding to match the walls creates an architectural element that expands space.
Photographer: John Gruen
Source: house & home October 2016
Designer: Garrow Kedigian
Paint is one of the cheapest, easiest fixes for a small space. Don’t break up a room by painting out contrast moldings. In this living room by designer Garrow Kedigian, the crown and baseboards are painted the same mustard color as the walls, which makes them seem higher and conveys a luxe, cocooning feel.
Photographer: Maxime Desbiens
Source: house & home October 2016
Designer: Garrow Kedigian
A deep recess in the island (which doubles as the kitchen table) makes it easy to tuck low-back stools out of the way for better flow in the downsized home of designer Jennifer Wright.
Photographer: Virginia Macdonald
Source: house & home September 2015
Designer: Jennifer Wright
Here’s an easy trick to make a small space look much more expansive: choose “invisible” furnishings that seem to disappear, like the glass waterfall coffee table in designer Christine Ralph’s home.
Photographer: Virginia MacDonald
Source: house & home March 2011 issue
Designer: Christine Ralphs
Ditch the dense chandelier in favor of something see-through and airy. designer Sabrina Albanese chose this one which has major drama because of the scale, without the visual weight.
Photographer: Michael Graydon
Source: house & home September 2014
Designer: Sabrina AlbaneseModa Tasarımcısı Olympia Gayot bir sehpadan vazgeçmeyi seçti, bir konsolu bir iş yüzeyindeki ve 600 metrekarelik Manhattan Walk-Up’un ana alanındaki akışı engellemeyecek bir iş yüzeyindeki ve genel bir tutamaya dönüştürmeyi seçti.
Fotoğrafçı: Eric Striffler
Kaynak: Ev ve Ana Sayfa Eylül 2012 Sayı
Yatay çizgili giysiler kullanıcının daha büyük bir görünmesini sağlayabilir, ancak iyi haberler küçük odalar için de aynı şeyi yapıyor. Bu kompakt toz odada çizgili bir duvar tedavisi daha geniş hissettiriyor.
Fotoğrafçı: Valerie Wilcox
Kaynak: Ev ve Ana Sayfa Eylül 2016
Tasarımcı: Erika Floysvik
Bunkbeds, çok fazla yer yoktur, ancak görsel olarak ağırdır – bir duvarın genişliğini görebileceğinizde, boşlukların çok daha fazla nefes alma odasına sahiptir. Oğlunun yatak odasında, Tasarımcı Sarah Hartill, yatakları sonlandırmayı sonlandırdı (ve dağınıklığı kesmenin altında kapalı depolama olduğundan emin olun).
Fotoğrafçı: Michael Graydon
Kaynak: Ev ve Ev Şubat 2014
Tasarımcı: Sarah Hartill
Aynalar derinlik eklemenin hızlı bir yoludur, ancak yansıtıcı bir yüzey kullanmanın tek yolu budur. Trudy vinç, 1.200 metrekarelik dairesinde, yatağın üzerinde bir antika ayna, cam kloche ve fener fikstürü, ışık odadan akmasını ve ışıltı eklemesini sağlar.
Fotoğrafçı: Monic Richard
Kaynak: Ev ve Ana Sayfa Eylül 2016
Tasarımcı: Trudy Vinç