More is not better.But when it comes to home space, even the illusion of extra square meters can change the quality of life. Today we are figuring out how to make ourselves and others believe that your house is bigger than it is. How to create comfortable living conditions in a small apartment? Buy multifunctional furniture, refuse unnecessary things, combine functional areas. Of course, all of these techniques work. But what about the feeling of being cramped, which is impossible to get rid of with a rational approach to design? We must resort to deception! Who should be deceived and how to make your home more spacious? Well, first of all, ourselves, as well as our guests, resorting to innocent design tricks that we are ready to share with you.
1. Mirrors
Mirrors are designed not only toAdmire your reflection. Mirror can enhance natural light and create an optical illusion of continuity of space. It should be placed next to or in front of the window, so that it reflects the sun's rays, or near artificial light sources. To visually increase the space, you need to hang a large mirror or mirror on the wall that you want to "push". 
2. Floating conditions
One of the main mistakes of the owners of smallApartments is the habit of placing furniture close to the walls. While the floating environment gives the impression of having an additional free space. "Scatter" the furniture groups inside the living room, and it will seem bigger. 
3. Large bright carpet
Perhaps the simplest way to "forge"The area of the room is a floor decoration in the form of a large bright carpet. The carpet with a catchy design will attract attention to the floor and will not allow it to be accentuated at a distance between the walls. In addition, the carpet will create the optical illusion of having a larger area for movement. 
4. One large piece of furniture
Most people think that a small roomMust be furnished with small furniture. This is not quite true. A large sofa or armchair can create a feeling that the area of the room corresponds to them. But do not enter into the furniture group more than one bulky object, otherwise the effect will be the opposite. 
5. Feet
Selecting pieces of furniture on the legs, you can visually enlarge the room. Due to the fact that such furniture takes less volume and does not adhere to the floor, it gives a feeling of extra length and width. 
6. The trick with curtains
Want higher ceilings? You can get them with a little trick with curtains. Usually the cornice is hung at a distance of 15 centimeters above the window, but if you hang it as close to the ceiling as possible, you can use curtains of a longer length. And they, in turn, visually increase the height of the room. 
7. Color neutrality
If you want the room to increase noticeablyIn sizes (visually, not actually, of course), use neutral shades. Note: paint the walls in a light color is not enough. Interior should be neutral "from head to toe": furniture, textiles, decoration. In order not to get bored, add a few bright accents in the form of pillows or pictures, but do not overdo it so as not to smear the effect. 
8. Attention to the ceiling
Bright accent walls in the interior of the room -popular modern trend. However, using this design technique in a small room can lead to an unwanted visual effect - space compression. But if you paint not the wall, but the ceiling in a contrasting shade, then you can kill two birds with one stone: fill the interior with color and create the illusion of an increased area (it works on the same principle as a bright floor carpet). Our opinion: - When choosing a color for the ceiling, it is worth remembering that it should be contrasting, but not dark. Otherwise, you run the risk of "changing the awl for soap": visually expand the room, but at the same time lower the ceiling. 
9. Photo wallpapers with perspective
Our brains are used to trusting our eyes.Therefore, one of the easiest ways to fake the square of a room is to create the illusion of perspective in it. It is quite easy to do this using a photo wallpaper with an appropriate image. Our opinion: - If the choice of photo wallpaper as a wall decor is due not only to aesthetic preferences, but also to the desire to visually expand the space, it is best to dwell on a plot comparable to the scale of the room. That is, it should feel like the perspective originates in the room. 
10. Looking through
Transparent furniture is a real find forSmall rooms. It flows through the light streams and seems to dissolve in space, making it visually free, spacious. In addition, transparent interior items are now in the trend. 
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