Foolproof ways to make your small apartments feel bigger

Less is more in this case

Think of yourself like a minimalist who is able to resist the urge to fill home with things you don’t actually need. In fact, getting rid of the unnecessary stuff that you rarely lay a finger on in your home is the fastest way to make it feel more uncluttered and bigger.
Donate your old clothes, give away your furniture or open a garage sale, clean up the shelves, space behind your doors, sofas and any place you could think of.
And remember do so at least once or twice a year. You will be amazed by how many items are useless and how much tidier your apartment will be once you’ve finished.
It may sound a bit boring just to have a chair, a table and a TV in your living room but it will look brighter and larger.

Think vertically

Most of the time, we tend to focus on the floor space under our feet, and forget that we have plenty of space up there on the walls and ceilings that is begging for our attention.
Tall and narrow storage shelves are your best bet. Hanging hooks and hangers for your cookware, pots, pans or whatever you can think of.

You can even use your wall as a home for your fold-away furniture like murphy beds or drop leaf wall desks.

Make use of dead corners

It is time to challenge yourself to find the dead corners in your home that can be used as storage such as space behind the door, under the stairs, or literally corners. Find a compact corner console or fill the boxes then put them under your bed, purchase some hangers or hooks behind the door. Use a large window sill as your workstation if you work from home. Let your creativity run wild.

Invest in multi-functional furniture

Multi-functional or convertible furniture combines 2 different pieces of furniture while occupying the space of one or less. Imagine how much space a chair that can turn into a bed can save.
Or choose a desk with storage that can be used for working and dining if you don’t have space for a big dining table.

Buy large statement pieces of furniture

Smaller pieces of bric-a-brac make the room feel cluttered and smaller. Instead of having 4 accent chairs in your living room, it’s always better to go for a large sofa and 1 accent chair.

Try furnishings with exposed legs

Sofas or chairs with legs give us the impression of a more open space than those sitting directly on the ground or with skirts.

Go for a light color palette

When it comes to choosing the right colors for your tiny apartment, the rule of thumb is the lighter the better. While darker colors tend to make the room feel warmer and cozier, yet things bigger to the eye, light shades throw off an open and airy vibe, and make the room feel much larger.
Choose one main hue for one area and paint the wall and the furniture in the same shade. Then if you can’t live without bold colors, add a touch of a darker accent color for one of the pieces in the room such as a pillow, carpet, a chair.
But remember to limit the amount of bold colors since your room can feel overwhelming and unbalanced.
Or just paint the wall white and let your furniture speak for your style and personality.

Use the old mirror trick

A mirror can visually double the space. But placing a mirror willy-nilly won’t help much. Instead, there are several ways in which you can optimize the benefits of a mirror to your small space.

Size counts

In this case, the larger the mirror is, the bigger your room will seem to be. Mirrors not only create the illusions that double the space, it also reflects the light into the room, making it brighter and larger.
If large mirrors are over your budget, grouping small mirrors also work too.

Try full-wall mirror

For smaller rooms like kitchen or toilet, replace a whole side of the wall with full-wall mirror. It will give the feeling that you are looking into a different instead of the wall.

Place a mirror behind a light source

A candle, a lamp or natural sunlight from the window put in front of a mirror can make a different. The mirror makes sure most of the light reach the room and brighten it.