12 Design Tips For Small Spaces - How To Make It Look & Feel Bigger

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In this video I’ll go through 12 of my best design tips to make a small space look and feel bigger.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Use Multifunctional Furniture
01:44 - Keep It Organized
03:08 - Paint Walls Light Colour
04:28 - Accent Wall
04:59 - Mirror & Reflective Surface
06:09 - Low Profile Furniture With Legs
07:20 - Round Shaped Furniture
07:42 - Leave Enough Space Between Furniture
08:20 - Emphasize Vertical Elements
08:57 - Roller Blinds / Lightweight Curtains
10:35 - Layer Your Lighting
11:20 - Sliding Doors

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1. Multifunctional furniture
2. Keep it organised
3. Paint walls light color
4. Accent walls to point focus to one area to highlight
5. Large Mirror for light and illusion of open space, esp on opposite side of a window
6. Low profile furniture with legs.
7. Round shaped furniture
8. Leave space between furniture
9. Emphasize vertical elements
10. Roller blinds. Light curtains
11. Layered lighting
12. Sliding doors.

[redromina]

As someone who currently has everything they own in one room (sharing space), I appreciate this video! I already apply lots of these in my own space, but I always learn something new with your videos Reynard.

[Arvak]

My partner and I are about to move into our first unfurnished apartment and we're so excited to furnish it - I'm going to be using so many of your videos to make sure our new home feels cosy, bright, clean, and welcoming!

[victorsaisse]

I just wish so bad you designed the spces for my future apartment, it's gonna be my first time living alone. 😄

[peterb]

As someone who is redecorating a small home I found these tips to be very effective. Thank you.

[coffic]

As someone who kept moving everything around for years in my entire flat before finding a configuration that felt right, i say: don't hesitate to put your shelves, sofa(s), tables, rugs, plants... in weird places. It won't work most of the time, but for all the times it will you might stumble on something that fits you perfectly and sets the tone of a room. (And then you'll find a new armchair and have to move it all again; that's the game ;b )

[dulnvpu]

You have some great ideas and tips for small home living. Your delivery and presentation are both warm and efficient, and your innovative ideas are truly appreciated.

[BayAreaBassing]

You’re the best interior design YouTuber out there honestly

[hazardsigns]

We are getting the keys for our first owned home this Friday. It's a small space, but well laid out. Our living room has a kitchen along one wall, floor to ceiling windows along the opposite wall and 85% windows on the wall in between. Leaving us one available solid wall. This wall is already painted a gorgeous rich teal. So we plan to keep it and add a wall unit of partially open and closed storage spaces, in white and pale grey (the kitchen units are pale grey. I plan to make the bedroom feature wall a rich royal blue and then use both of these colours as accents throughout the apartment. I'm learning how to properly prepare and paint walls, as well as appropriate ways to clean and dispose of paint once finished. It's exciting. There are many tips in this video I have already used while selecting furninshings, though we are sticking with a "bulky" sofa bed (with storage!), so we have space if a friend/family visits.

[oshi]

Noticed that many contemporary interior designers use predominantly white colors. Without warm-coloured furnishings, I’ve always found such an aesthetic clinical and soulless, like a hospital. Would far prefer pastels instead. This video has some other great tips, though.

[CleverCreatives]

Im so glad I discovered your channel. Moving into Syd, your design vibe resonates with me. Thank you. Please keep making videos.

[reluctantheist]

Oh dear, I liked all these tips but I loved the rooms he suggested didn't work, the room with all the things in it and the dark painted wall..very cosy.

[makethedayscount]

Reynard what an amazing content! I am furnishing our dream home at the moment, and I am glad to have come across your channel and especially this episode. I love your clever interior styling tips and hacks.

I live in a small apartment and I selected a wallpaper that was just a bit darker than the white ceiling, that made the room look a bit taller, I also left a thin white line between the ceiling and the wallpaper, that made the corners to look a bit softer, so at 4:38 I miss the darker walls with a 'white' line at the top to raise and expand the ceiling.
Great tips btw, and good video.

[nicolegodin]

I just love your vibe - you’re like meditative in nature - thank you for that The content of this video- out of this world ❤️

[samm]

These videos are so great! I’m in the process of planning a home renovation and I’m getting so much inspiration from your channel. Your voice is so calming, and the quality of videos is fantastic.

[eda]

Super great ideas: transition container, bed shelving unit are just some of the great ideas that will enhance living - thanks.

[maddievic]

Best small room tutorial I’ve ever seen

[Keiarra-qdrb]

OMG Thanks so much, I just found your channel and I am going to be staying in an unfurnished apartment, I thought getting an interior designer to design my space would be the solution but I figured I could do this entire thing without needing any designer, Thanks