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Smart Tips and Tricks For Living In Small Spaces
Do you want to make your small space room or apartment appear bigger? Do you want to make your small home feel larger than it actually is? Read on!
Small space living is quite a tough challenge especially if you have no idea on how to make it spacious enough for your own needs. Below are some expert tips and advice that can certainly help in making small space living as comfortable and cozy as it can be.
Utilize your windows.
Drape your windows In a way that allows natural light to come in. Use light colored curtains and try placing a mirror near it to reflect light into the room.
Use simple furniture.
Simple furniture could make a small space apartment feel bigger. Don’t use overly decorated ones as it can make your space look cluttered.
Remove your closet doors.
Instead of using closet door, hang a curtain to hide the inside of it. Closet doors that swing can take up great amount of space.
Use portable cleaning supplies
Instead of buying separate cleaning supplies, buy something that includes them all. Instead of buying a broom and dustpan, buy an all-in-one vacuum cleaner that you can use anywhere anytime.
Use simple bedding
Don’t use dark or overly decorated bedding as it can make your room look tinier. Use light colored or better yet, white colored bedding instead.
Utilize under the bed storage
If you have drawers under your bed, better. If you have none, you can buy plastic clear containers that you can store under your bed. These containers can be your extra storage box for your valuable stuff and items.
Fresh scent helps.
A cool fresh scent can make your apartment feel roomier. There are essential oils and even air-freshner that can help.
Following these simple tips and tricks can surely make your small space home or apartment appear bigger and feel roomier. Try them all and see what kind of difference they can make.
In my current condo, I actually have a few pocket doors, mostly downstairs (kitchen to living room, for some reason, and also bathroom) – this helps maximize space.
These are really good tips. I try to keep things like bedding simple because we don’t have a lot of space. it really does help.
Great suggestions, I can use a few in my two rooms that are smaller. Busy I say referring to overly decorated items do seem to appear larger and as for the closet doors I have one off and one door on only to keep everything from falling out! The vacuum instead of a broom dust sounds like a winner.
Great ideas! Wish there had been more sites like this back when I had my small apartment 😉
We have been living in smaller apartments/spaces for years. We like to use lighting and mirrors to make our space feel bigger. Also, we try to rent from apartments on top floors that have lofted ceilings. It makes all the difference!
Living in a small space can be challenging and finding ways to make it feel more spacious are a must. These are great tips, some of which I used myself when living in a small space.
I’d never though to the scent angle before. Interesting tip! The under bed storage is one I definitely took advantage of during my apartment living years.
These are some great tips for people that are having to live in smaller rooms or spaces. Dark colors definitely make things seem smaller.
There are so many times that even in a space that I thought was an okay size that just changing a few things made it seem bigger. Such an awesome post!
I would have loved this a year ago! My apartment used to be so small.
I agree with the light colored beddings. It would really make a small space look bigger. I always believe that when you have a small living space, minimalism is the way to go.
I live in a tight space right now, it’s nice to get idea from your posts regarding the use of small space and are.
These are all great tips but I especially love the idea of scaling down on all the different brooms, dust pans, & vacuums. Great idea!
I don’t like it when I live in a small apartment that’s filled with furniture. I usually just buy the ones that I’d need and that’s it. I think these are great tips for anyone living in a small space!
This is great advice for any space. I like to utilize all the hidden spaces that I can. That’s an interesting idea with the closet doors. I think its why I really like pocket doors.
What great tips to save space in a small home!
I didn’t know scents could help. It’s amazing what we can do with essential oil.
We make good use of the under the bed storage. I have plastic bins with rollers to make it easy to pull out and return. I will share these tips with my brother. His bachelor’s pad needs some serious organizing.
These are great tips. I need to implement some of them soon!