How To Make Your Apartment Look and Feel Bigger

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How To Make Your Apartment Look and Feel Bigger
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• If your apartment is a little on the bijoux side,
  there are some tips and tricks that even the
  professionals use, which can help to make the
  entire space both look and feel, bigger.
• To help create the illusion of space and
  roominess in even the tiniest of apartments, why
  not give these tips a go?
• Use light colors on walls, and choose light
  colored furniture
• Its no secret that choosing lighter colors when
  decorating an apartment, can help to make it feel
  less confined, and look a lot roomier, not to
  mention inviting. Visually expand the rooms in
  your apartment by having light colors on the
  walls, and pair them with pastel furniture for a
  lighter, roomier effect.

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• When painting the walls a light color, make them
  the same color as the trims to help draw the eye
  up to highlight the ceiling, and make the space
  feel airier.
• Where possible, and while it might seem counter
  intuitive, try pulling the furniture away from
  the walls you might be surprised just how much
  bigger a room can be made to look and feel with
  this simple trick.
• Strategically place large mirrors
• Interior design experts are always telling us how
  mirrors that are strategically placed within a
  home, can reflect natural light and make a room
  appear much bigger than it really is.

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• Add artificial lighting
• While most traditional apartments are illuminated
  from the ceiling, this can have the effect of
  making the corners of a room appear darker, and
  the room itself, much smaller. Instead, opt for
  some built-in spotlights in the ceiling which
  will illuminate any dark corners and make the
  ceiling seem higher, too.
• Swap classic furniture for modern, built-in,
  multifunctional items
• While you might love your existing, chunky,
  brightly colored or dark furniture, swapping it
  for something sleeker, lighter and with storage
  space underneath, will instantly make a room feel
  bigger. Consider folding furniture that can be
  extended when necessary, and stashed away to one
  side for everyday use.

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• Choose consistent flooring
• You might love having different types of flooring
  in every room, but this can quickly make your
  entire apartment look smaller. Choosing uniform
  flooring, on the other hand, will help create a
  seamless sense of continuity, and the illusion of
  space.
• Add some shelves
• Shelves are a great way of adding a sense of
  scale and height to a room, and can of course, be
  very useful for storing items that might
  otherwise be taking up floor or surface space.

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• Forget drapes and rugs
• They might be attractive from a décor stance, but
  rugs and drapes generally do nothing for small
  apartments other than make them feel cluttered
  and cramped.
• Of course, if your apartment really is tiny, and
  nothing you do seems to make it look or feel any
  bigger, you might be able to have it remodeled to
  create more space? Talk to a local construction
  company to find out more about your remodeling
  options.

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