How to make a small room look big?How to make it comfortable and functional? Let's start with furniture: we look for objects that can do wonders and study the rules for arranging them in space using real examples. Do you think that yours? Your rooms are filled with drawers and cabinets, but there is still not enough space? Finally, the smallest sofa in the furniture store takes up half of the living room? Most likely, you have problems with choosing furniture. Small spaces require a special approach, in which everything should be thought out: from color and size to a full range of various functions. Mimicry The simplest and most obvious waymake a wardrobe or chest of drawers seem smaller — visually connect it to the wall. We are so used to this technique in milky and beige interiors that we often do not think about its content. And in vain. The essence of the technique is not in the chosen tonality, but in the consonance of colors. Thus, white furniture on a dark background in a small space will look just as bulky as dark on a light one. Designers suggest choosing individual items to match the color of the walls and repeating the wallpaper pattern on the bedside tables. And it works! Mirror effect Excellent solution for narrowand tiny spaces — . It is spectacular and can decorate any interior, from classic and art deco to minimalism; it noticeably increases the room visually due to the reflective surface and adds light. But there are also disadvantages: mirrored furniture, like all polished items, easily gets dirty and requires additional care, can get scratched and is somewhat more expensive than its regular counterparts. Invisible Table If you need to hidea necessary object in the center of the room, then there is nothing better than glass and plastic. in a small living room, a transparent chair in a narrow boudoir or at a built-in bureau - that's exactly what you are looking for. For those who are ready for bold experiments, there are even plastic sofas. And in terms of reliability, they are in no way inferior to their traditional counterparts. Functional minimalism To solveproblem as a whole - to get enough space to store everything you need and to unload a small area as much as possible - it is worth considering custom-made furniture. Such structures are calculated literally by the millimeter, so that visually a complete feeling of a monolithic "wall" is created - without unnecessary details and decorations, with simple straight facades without handles. For optimal effect, cabinets, pull-out tables and consoles, televisions and even beds are built into the modular system. The dominance of white is not at allDefinitely. Individual parts of the structure can be made in bright colors. For fans of industrial style, a combination of wood and steel is suitable, and fans of eco-design will certainly like wooden facades or plywood. Proportionality According to the majorityprofessionals, the most common mistake made by a modern furniture buyer is violating the rule of proportionality. We assume that a small room requires small items. But this is not entirely true, the furniture should be proportionate to the room. Nothing clutters a room more than a multitude of small items placed in it. As a rule, a more effective technique is to use several large items. But there should be enough of them to satisfy all requests and needs. And if these items are chosen wisely and accurately, even the smallest room can surprise you.