10 Budget friendly ideas to utilize space and make small house feel bigger

Vartika Gupta Vartika Gupta
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Spacious rooms, big spaces definitely look royal, however the cost of purchasing and the cost of maintaining those big spaces is quite high. How would you feel if you could just create a lot more space in your current small house, without spending a fortune? Amazing!! Here are a few ideas to help you make the small spaces look bigger, and create more space in a small house.

Light Monochromes for Bathrooms

Light colors reflect more light and hence they make spaces look bigger, brighter and more spacious. Using single light colors in confined spaces like bathrooms makes them look more open and fresh. Also using a mirror to reflect the light from a window also created an illusion of open space and adds some more depth to the bathroom. For more ideas on bathroom see 12 Time Savvy Tips For Keeping Your Bathroom Fresh

Keeping Bedroom Simple

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Having a lot of textures, colors and prints may sound exciting, but when space is a constraint, the rule of thumb is to keep things simple. Small spaces look their best with light and subtle undertones and less contrasting colors. Using plain and light colors in the bed linen and small prints in the furnishings will make a small bedroom look bigger.

Keeping the furniture simple is very important when you have a small space. Beds with high backs or heavy carving will look overpowering and make the room look smaller. A good idea is having a light wood bed, and a small yet comfortable side chair will make a small bedroom look modern and utilitarian.

Mirrors to create illusion of space

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Mirror mirror on the wall, can make a room look like a hall. An affordable alternative to owning spacious rooms is just some rightly placed mirrors. Mirrors reflect light and create an illusion of space and depth to make your interiors appear more spacious. Mirrors are unarguably one of the most reasonably priced decoration which makes them a budget friendly choice.

For more creativity with mirrors see 9 Inspiring Ways To Use Mirrors To Make Your Home Feel Bigger

Layered Storage

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A breakthrough idea to kitchen and pantry storage is layered storage. The cabinet depth is broken down into two layers and the inside of the door is also used for storage. The space consumed is the same, but it allows for a lot more storage and easier access to stored items. Small bathroom cabinets and kitchen cabinets are perfect to take this option.

Sliding Doors to Save Space

The sliding doors save a lot of space, and are easy to create storage where there is no space for doors to open. Keeping the window doors sliding can help create shelves below the window for display and decor. Sliding door storage can be useful even in narrow corridors to store a lot of household needs.

Bunk Bed to create space

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Kids need a lot of space to explore, play and discover. It is also advisable for kids to sit on the floor and play to develop their back and pelvic muscles. In order to create space in the kids room, having a bunk bed is the best solution. It saves space, allows storage on two levels and leaves the floor vacant for playing. Kids hardly need any furniture apart from this, until of course when they need a study room. It also helps having the floor in wood, which makes it weather proof and kids enjoy the floor time without getting hurt.

Storage Storage Storage

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An old saying goes 'storing more means saving more', but creating so much of storage space in a small house is a challenge in itself. Finding the unused depths, heights and corners might just do the trick. Making compact organized sections not only makes it easier to tightly stuff the things and store, the organized compartments also help to locate the stored items later. So look for the spaces above the doors and below the stairs and use them to the best advantage. For more ideas on storage see 12 Ideas for Storing Almost Anything.

High Shelves For More Space

Keeping some shelves well above the eye level will create some storage space, without disturbing the visual dimensions of the room. It is advisable to keep shelves low in height and continuous along the length of the room in order to retain symmetry. This can be done in kids room with bright colors and in dining room or living room blending with the color scheme, without standing out. 

The 'Just Right' Living Room

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Living room is the only place in a house, where any amount of space can seem just not enough, however with the right choice of furniture and the right use of space, it is possible to make the smallest living room seem just optimum for your need. Having straight and simple couches, a small center table with storage, a compact wall unit for the television system, that also allows for some storage, simple and concealed lighting is the recipe for a perfectly small living room.

Minimal is the new Modern

A table with a few chairs is all what one really needs in a dining room. In the dining room try keeping the furniture to a minimum, for a modern and classy twist in the tale of a small room. Using a small side cabinet to store crockery instead of an elaborate crockery cabinet to display crockery will look more appealing in a small room, and liven up the place in a modern way. Using soft and strategic lighting is all what you need with this minimalist approach for a small yet perfect dining room.

Hope these ideas make your small house seem more spacious, more comfortable and more organized.

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