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How to visually expand the space of the apartment? Video
The high cost of square meters does not allow everyone to purchase a huge apartment for a comfortable life. Low ceilings, narrow aisles, cramped rooms and a kitchen quickly get bored and start to depress a person. However, it is easy to transform a small area and visually expand the space of an apartment using design techniques.
How to expand the space of an apartment: video
Expansion of space through decoration
Walls, floor and ceiling are the main elements of the living space, which are its foundation. Not every home owner is ready to demolish partitions in order to expand the territory. If you are one of these people, use special design techniques to create optical illusions in the room.
It is believed that painting or using white / light wallpaper for the walls will slightly expand the space. This theory is correct, but a monochromatic interior will quickly get bored and cause internal disharmony. Designers advise not to be afraid to use several shades. The main thing is that they are close to each other in color or harmoniously combined. For example, use white and light pink to decorate the nursery, in the bedroom, combine beige and soft green.
Color transitions will allow not only to expand the space, but also to visually zone the room. The main thing is to use plain materials without any drawings.
Be sure to check out the colors you should discard. The closed effect is created by dark shades, blacks, warm and bright reds. The opposite effect will be given by blue, gray, white, light beige, yellow, light olive, etc.
The next design secret concerns finishing materials. Professionals assure that the use of several types of finishes in one room will help to visually expand the space. For example, combine wallpaper with plaster or finishing stone to highlight specific areas. The color palette in this case should be monochromatic. So you can easily turn a small living room into a spacious hall.
Avoid contrasting color combinations of floor, ceiling and walls. The best option for a small room would be a classic: white top and bottom made of light wood (for example, laminate, parquet, carpet). Neutral shades will visually make the area look larger.
The correct choice of filling
One of the main mistakes in organizing a small space is the location of shelves, shelves, cabinets along the walls. Designers use in this case the technique of “raising the ceiling”. To do this, you need to choose furniture and storage sections that will not be wide, but will occupy the entire wall from the floor to the very top. This will save you a lot of space, and it will seem to the eye that you have very high ceilings. This technique is especially effective in the hallway, in the kitchen or in the living room.
The next trick is the right accessories. Decorating a room is very important because it allows you to personalize it. To increase the space of an apartment, choose single elements of medium and large sizes.
Do not fill a small room with numerous miniature details: figurines, pictures, pillows, etc. The decor should be large, but minimal
Mirrors contribute to a significant increase in space. This effect is great for dance halls. If you want to “stretch” the room in length, install mirrored sections of horizontal format along the walls. The second method is more functional. It consists of replacing cabinet doors / kitchen wall coverings with reflective ones. The mirrored surface will help expand the territory and at the same time will not take up a single centimeter of precious meters.