Small Space Tips

Small spaces can be hard to work with, but with these few tips, you can make your room feel more spacious! #interiordesign #homedecor #tinyhouse

[amberbanuelos]

Don’t point mirrors at one another to avoid the funhouse look, and also to prevent portals for ghosts and demons to travel through. Ghosts and demons are fairly dated, they’ll bring the ‘Live, Laugh, Love’ signs with them.

[wolfy]

There's also loads of examples in the pictures that Nick uses of maximizing use of vertical space. It's really wasted in most homes, but you can see some shirts hung all the way to the ceiling in one of those pictures! That might not be practical for everybody but getting your stuff off the ground and into some vertical spaces really helps to take away clutter.

[kaminarikamisama]

Would be really cool to see you and @dearmodern work together. Both of you have great intuitive design ideas.

[caedengoering]

Great advice! Not having enough space to move around is a huge mistake. I haven’t noticed this as much in houses as in stores. If you have a small store - that’s great. Nothing wrong with that. Embrace it instead of overcompensating with a bunch of stuff. It feels cluttered and repels more people than it attracts.

[Bippi_i]

Something I love to do is to get clear furniture or furniture with legs. Boxy furniture really closes off a space and legs and being able to see though items makes it so much more breathable

[carnifaxx]

Enough simple closed storage is the main trick. We lived in a bigger apartment before the one we have now, but the storage was... very random. Now we have ca 10sqm less with the same amount of things, but a proper storage where everything fits and it's great. I also don't have problem with cleaning and organizing things anymore, just because it can be done.
Everything else can be then individualized to your liking, you can have a small maximalist interior, when you deliberately put things out, but not when you are just desperately renaming clutter that has no better space to be.

[caso]

I wouldn't have thought about the mirrors pointing at each other. Good one!

[RealStickyNicky]

I appreciate the way you give advice on this topic. Very straight to the point and not pretentious like some designers can be. Cheers!

[laurenslaughter]

My small space dilema is that it’s open concept with vaulted ceilings. The kitchen, dining room, living room, and entry are spread out enough to warrant their own lighting, but close enough that they seem to compete (especially since they’re all pendant style because of the high ceiling).

[cliftonmcnalley]

Also limit the number of colors used in a small space one basic color with different tones and one accent color works well. Also, if your small space doesn't have enough natural daylight, a slightly intense wall color can brighten the space better than white will. White and tiny can just look antiseptic/institutional when there's not enough natural light.

[anntrope]

I appreciate these tips...thank you !! ♡☆♡

[neliaferreira]

Store things EVERYWHERE!
Any spot can be discreet storage, and you reduce furniture.

I store the dog's extra blankets under the dog's bed (instead of in the closet).
Things inside the decorative pieces (instead of in drawers).

[skillhunterffv]

The mirror idea is wonderful!!! Make sure it’s not a lot of small mirrors bcs it won’t have the same effect. It will look more like a gallery wall and possibly cause a cluttered look. Also, making sure the place is t cluttered often. The mirror effect can cause a double cluttered look. Learned from experience 😁

[jhutch]

Yes. And go easy on wall art. Concentrate on greenery and texture without too much pattern and colour.

[Nicole-zegj]

Thanks you for always giving sound advise 😊

[jeskeepinitreal]

Good idea to face mirrors toward a window.

[georgetteroenfeldt]

Also should library wall shelving be more like covered doors or someway to make it look neutral instead of all the books clutering the visual aesthetic of the room? Thank you for the small space tips.

[nelliebly]

I like small places looking even smaller🎉 And I also like you and your input❤

[musicloverchicago]

I can personally recommend getting short settees for living room seating rather than armed loveseats. I have two 48" settees in an L shape with a table in the corner.

[odosia]

Your vid buffered and your face was stuck coming in for a kiss.😅😅😅