Whether you live in a tiny apartment or a compact home, making the most of the space you have available, is the only way to create a home that is both functional and welcoming. Without attention to detail and a little thinking outside of the box, a bijoux home can easily become cramped and difficult to enjoy living in.
If your home is small and you’d like to renovate it to create more space, here are six simple space saving tips to do exactly that:
- Use vertical storage
Vertical storage solutions can be added to any convenient wall space in your home, to help you reduce clutter or give you somewhere to store everyday items, while freeing up other space that you might have had to fill with a closet or set of drawers. You can even use hooks to hang things where possible.
2. Hang mirrors
he tried and tested tip of using mirrors to help make a space feel bigger has been around for decades, but is still as effective now as it ever was. By reflecting light and making a room look brighter, mirrors make even the smallest of spaces look and feel airier and more spacious, and you can hang them wherever you like.
3. Repurpose old furniture
You’d be amazed at what can be achieved by repurposing old furniture, and instead of you going out and buying a new table that will fill a small room, why not see if you’ve got something at home that you can already use, which in turn, frees up some space elsewhere?
4. Make the most of your walkways
Dead space isn’t welcome in a small home, and if you’ve got some corridors or hallways that are functioning merely as walkways from one space to another, consider having the walls removed if possible (a construction company will be able to assess your home and tell you whether this is possible). If this isn’t possible, consider removing some doors, or using the walkways as storage along the sides, provided there is room to move freely up and down them.
5. Think creatively when it comes to storage
By adding shelves in a room with a high ceiling, or buying beds with fitted drawers underneath them, you can hide things away or simply store them as and when needed, without taking up extra, valuable space. In your kitchen for example, you can invest in a cabinet that when opened, reveals a trash can, saving you from having a big receptacle in the room that takes up much needed space and becomes a trip hazard.
6. Avoid creating obstacles
Being able to walk freely from one space to another in a small home, without having to walk around furniture or bump into storage solutions, is a simple way to make the home feel as if it flows more and is therefore, bigger.
From under bed storage and plenty of mirrors, to free-flowing spaces with no inconvenient obstacles, by being a little creative, you can easily help make your small home look and feel more spacious. For more tips and guidance, reach out to a local renovating company in your area, and start creating a home that helps you live big!