With the right ideas for Decorating Small Spaces, you can make a small space seem bigger.

Don’t let a small space confine your aspirations of living large. By implementing interior design principles for a tiny room, you can create a functional, aesthetically pleasing area that also feels more open and spacious than it is. Determine the activities you’d like a small room to accommodate before you plan its decor. Browse through home decor magazines or websites to get ideas and set Decorating Small Spaces to help you narrow your living-large design options.

Tips for Decorating Small Spaces

Colors and Walls

When decorating small spaces, light wall colors such as misty gray, barely beige, crisp white and soft pastels make a small space feel more open, airy and cheerful while dark colors close in the room. Paints with a slightly reflective finish, such as satin or semigloss, supply a shiny surface that allows the room’s light to bounce, resulting in an even brighter space. French vanilla colored paint can add subtle warmth to your walls, while maintaining a more spacious feel. By painting a low ceiling two or three shades lighter than the surrounding wall colors, it creates the illusion of a higher ceiling and a bigger room.