I found these tips quite helpful for small areas.. The ones in bold are my favourite
1. Add shelves above doorways.
2. Banish room-darkening shadows with additional light fixtures.
3. Put glass shelves across deep-set windows.
4. Use a chest or an ottoman with storage inside as a coffee table.
5. Put low bookcases along a sofa back: they’ll double as a sofa table.
6. Keep the flooring throughout a small space the same for visual continuity.
7. Line a room with a shelf high up on the wall.
8. Keep window treatments simple.
9. Run a low bookcase underneath windows.
10. Stretch your space to the outdoors by making a patio or deck comfortable and welcoming.
11. Place a large bucket for magazines next to your favourite chair.
12. Line a hallway with bookshelves.
13. Use a wicker hamper as both an end table and storage space for blankets.
14. Buy a coffee table with a drawer for remotes.
15. Carve out shallow display space between wall studs.
16. Use fewer, larger pieces of furniture and accessories to reduce visual clutter.
17. Choose sofas and chairs with plain or textured upholstery rather than vibrant prints.
18. Install shelves around a window.
19. Add window seats with lids.
20. Run shelves up to the ceiling.
21. Buy a magazine rack or stack magazines in flat-bottom baskets underneath a console or coffee table.
22. Take advantage of wasted space with corner bookcases.
23. Think monochromatic.
24. Eliminate obstructions: the further you can see into and through a space, the larger it’ll seem.
25. Arrange furnishings to avoid blocking views of windows and doors.
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I’ve love to have those shelves in my closet!!
Great tips! I’m working on purging and organizing!
Meg: *LOL* 🙂
I think a bit of both btw… because for me, I’d clear out junk from my room so I can take up less space in general, and give the room some more breathing space, being able to space out my books or my artifacts – or having only one on display instead of 15 competing for my attention
Good lawd.. makes me want to go home right now and start chucking things into bins
*laughing*
The first thing I thought when looking down the list was, “Purge some of your books and magazines so you don’t need so many bookshelves”.
Of course, I’m staring at 8 big bookcases right now, and one little one, just here in the living/dining/kitchen room. But I have freed up a lot of space recently with my book purging.
And my ADD mind has now drifted to, “What is *saving*?” — thanks to Mrs. Micah’s recent post on the topic. Is creating for storage for stuff saving space? Do you save space when you get rid of stuff? Or do you only save space when you pack stuff tighter, making the same stuff take up less space?
O.k., I’m being way too philosophical for this early in my day.
Great ideas, thanks for sharing!