It can be hard to design and decorate small rooms in your home without making them look cluttered and feel cramped. Fortunately, there are many tricks you can use in order to make small rooms seem bigger. These vary from sticking to light, neutral walls to having your furniture close to the floor and more. When you’re trying to make your small rooms seem bigger, don’t overlook your windows! What you do with your windows can greatly affect the feel of a space, closing it off or opening it up.
Here’s what you can do in order to make small rooms seem bigger with your windows.
Reflect The View
Mirrors are your best friend when it comes to trying to make small rooms seem bigger, especially if properly positioned. You want to place your mirrors opposite your windows, as this will cause the mirrors to reflect the outside view and the natural light the windows bring in. This will both make your room seem more spacious and brighten it up. For optimal results, use either frameless mirrors or a mirror with a frame that’s the same color as your walls.
This trick works to not only make small rooms seem bigger, but also to make small windows seem bigger, which can be especially helpful in spaces like your basement that don’t get much in the way of natural light.
Make Them Long
This tip can apply to the windows themselves or to the curtains you use. In many cases, small rooms have shorter ceilings. Having longer windows installed can make the room seem bigger than it is. For a luxurious touch, a floor-to-ceiling window works wonders.
You can also make your small rooms seem bigger by hanging your curtains a bit higher above the windows, using a light and airy fabric, and by having your curtains go all the way to the ground, as all of these create the illusion of a taller ceiling. Curtains that are hung closer to your ceiling and are of a breezy fabric help the space seem bigger than it actually is, as it’s harder to tell where your windows’ boundaries are. This opens up your space, making small rooms seem bigger.
Keep It Light
Dark colors tend to close off a space and make it feel more dungeon-like. This can be good for if you want a room of your house to be like a cinema, but for most other purposes, dark window frames, curtains, and shades can really block out the light and make your room look even smaller than it already is. Light curtains will allow light into your room, and create a more open-feeling space.
You’ll want to opt for white window frames, or frames that blend in with the colors of your walls, as this makes it look like there’s more space than there actually is in your room, and brighten it up. When your window frames blend in with your walls, this makes them appear more fluid, as there are less interruptions in the space. This helps small rooms seem bigger overall.
Bring More Light In
Mirrors work to bring more light into your rooms, which can make small rooms seem bigger. So too do light, airy curtains, and bigger windows. Keeping your curtains pulled back or your blinds up lets more light into your room, which brightens it up and makes it less closed off. If you value your privacy, you may consider installed sheer curtains that provide a barrier between your room and the outside world while still allowing plenty of light in.
You can also bring more light in by having bigger windows installed. Skylights, sidelights, bay, and bow windows are all fantastic options for bringing more light into your room. The more natural light a room receives and the more open it seems, the more spacious it will feel.
Let Us Help You Make Your Small Rooms Seem Bigger
Peak Windows provides professional window services that can help you make your small rooms seem bigger. Whether you want to have custom windows designed or new windows installed, we’ll manufacture and install them to ensure that you receive the best possible quality windows. If you need help determining what windows would work best in order to make your small rooms seem bigger, we can consult with you and go over your options.
We have a wide variety of windows for all different budgets. We’re here to help brighten your home with our exceptional window services. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help make your small rooms seem bigger by scheduling a consultation.