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Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

I suppose my rooms are considered normal sized for a typical ranch home, but I wish they were bigger. Have you discovered any illusions to make a room look larger? When I was vacuuming, I pinned up the skirt on our sofa to reach under it, and when a little more floor was exposed, the area seemed larger. In the bedroom, I removed a patterned spread and put on an solid colored comforter (beige with a lighter colored pinstripe). Again, the room suddenly looked larger.

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

Lighter colors and mirrors have worked for me.  

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

Interesting about the solid bed covering vs. patterned.  I may have to try that.  The only suggestion I can contribute, and I suppose everyone knows this, is a mirror over the mantle.  I haven't done that myself, mainly because I don't want to be looking at myself whenever I walk into the room.  Smiley Happy

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

Mirror wall(s)

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."


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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

You mean instead of the stick of dynamite I want to enlarge my whole house??   Just kidding Man Surprised---My trick is to de- clutter the stuff--too much of the little things seems to enclose the room. Display your favs and then change them out when you need a change. I have been purging all the dust collectors I have and just using the things I really like. Still have alot more to do. 

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

Large mirrors on walls; agree with @Mz iMac

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

Also......light colored walls, not dark. Not panelling. 

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?


@wagirl wrote:

You mean instead of the stick of dynamite I want to enlarge my whole house??   Just kidding Man Surprised---My trick is to de- clutter the stuff--too much of the little things seems to enclose the room. Display your favs and then change them out when you need a change. I have been purging all the dust collectors I have and just using the things I really like. Still have alot more to do. 


Love this idea!

 

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

Not too much furniture.

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Re: Any Tricks To Make A Room Look Larger?

A large picture framed and with glass.  Not a dark print but white/cream background with palms or something realistic and hung on adjoining wall where windows will beam daylight toward glass and add reflection.

21 x 30 is the size of my framed picture but might be too large for your room. 

Just a suggestion (I don't care for blank mirrors)