Apartments, particularly those in a city centre, can often lack space. Here are our useful tips on how to make the most of the room you have and make it look stunning when you have bought an apartment or one of the smaller new houses that requires decoration.
Use of colour
You can trick the eye to make your apartment look more vibrant and spacious simply by using colour in an intelligent way. To make a room look more spacious, try neutral shades such as beige or white, or go for bolder colours in certain places to give your room a more interesting appearance. You could also add depth to a room by trying darker accent walls, so be adventurous and experiment!
Use of lines and curves
An apartment can occasionally look rather linear and box-like when you first move in. The available room can be softened up with the addition of curves or curvy furniture. Mix the design up by trying a spiralling or circular patterned rug.
Accessorise
You can help to keep your apartment interesting by adding accessories, particularly if white and neutral colours are dominant. A gorgeous picture or piece of bold fabric could be just the accessory to give your apartment’s rooms that all-important focal point.
Clever use of storage
You will need to ensure that every furniture item you introduce to your new apartment has a function if you have very limited space. You should ask, for example, whether decorative items could also act as storage. You can use hangers, drawers, racks and boxes shrewdly to make the most of your home’s every centimetre. Items of contemporary Perspex or glass furniture, such as chairs or side tables, are also worth a try to make the space work to your benefit.
Mirrors
A great way of decorating your new department is to use mirrors to make it look as if you have more space and light. The best ways of using mirrors include placing them opposite mirrored furniture for twice the effect, placing them at right angles to natural sources of light to maximise the daylight, and drawing attention to a focal point such as a decorative light shade with them.
You’ll get the most out of a small space with big style, so don’t be afraid to try different things and to rejig all the design elements for your benefit.
Arthur Sperks enjoys writing about homes, architecture, design and the property market; particularly new houses. He often produces articles on these subjects and enjoys guest posting on numerous blogs throughout the Internet.