The importance of smart design has gained importance in modern-day houses where every inch matters. If you feel like your home is looking small, there is no need to break down or relocate any walls. With
a few tweaks and some visual adjustments, you can make even a small studio apartment look and feel like a much larger space.
If you want to give your home a makeover without spending too much, Sandeep Ahuja, Global CEO of Atmosphere Living, shares six timeless design tips that instantly make any room look bigger and better:
Tone-on-Tone Elegance
Ditch the plain white walls. A tone-on-tone palette on walls, furniture and textiles enhances a sense of continuity that establishes a smooth and continuous flow and perception expansion. Think of soft taupe and shades of sand or hazy grey mixed with pale oak. This type of continuity in visuals defies delimitation, creating the illusion of added bulk without losing warmth or depth
Let Light Define the Mood
Light is truly the sculptor of space, whether natural or artificial. Sheer drapes that filter sunlight, translucent partitions, or strategically placed mirrors hugely amplify brightness without being overbearing to the room. Layered lighting – recessed ambient glow, sleek wall washers, and a statement pendant – helps dissolve harsh shadows and allow every corner of the home to feel open and inviting.
Float, Don’t Block
Bulky furniture can make a room feel weighed down. Opt instead for designs that ‘float’ – like wall-mounted consoles, vanities, and nightstands. Slender legs or open bases let the floor appear through the furniture to keep air and light circulating. Even a floating illusion pulls the eye into a sense of more space than is real.
Create Visual Depth Through Reflection
Reflective surfaces do not necessarily include mirrors. Whether of dark marble, lacquer, glass tops, or metallic accents, light is reflected off of them to add a small bit of depth. These contemplative furnishings can be applied to bring glow and intensity and provide a sense of refinement of the space to the space without attempting to make it too glossy.
Layered Height and Vertical Drama Drapery at the ceiling
Emphasis on height and openness is made by floor-to-ceiling draperies, tall bookcases, and vertical art pieces. Another way to play with the vertical lighting fixtures, which are sleek pendants or cascading chandeliers, is to create the illusion of higher ceilings and also bring a sense of sculptural beauty to the interior.
Curate Calm Through Visual Balance
A room that appears spacious is half as much as what you can see. Rather than filling walls or surfaces, curate negative spaces of the visual that enable the use of your key pieces to shine through. Select one element of the statement, such as an oversized work of art or a sculptural chair and allow the rest to breathe around it. This editorial style provides the interiors of your houses with a relaxed feeling of sophistication.
The creation of space is a balance of light, proportion, and restraint – not just design trickery. With its deliberation, even a small room can become architectural, lovely, and spacious. Due to the unbelievable luxury not necessarily having to do with size, it is a matter of how well you can carve space to portray clarity and comfort and style.
