How to turn 50 square meters to 100

It is not always a need for a radical change of plan, in order to enlarge a small space. Often, for these purposes it is sufficient to use an optical illusion - to hang a mirror, change the wallpaper or to purchase the right furniture.

Designer Marina Novikova shared her professional techniques to increase a small space.

1. The presence of mirrors

Mirror - the main tool for creating optical illusions in the interior. It can be one large mirror, or amusing hanging from the mirrors into multi-format frames. Such reflection and split the space immediately add the amount of the room and creates an additional intrigue.

If you do not like the large glass surfaces, you can play with texture and scale. Aged mirrors, mirror tiles and interesting mirror panels also help to increase the space visually.

2. Glossy walls

This technique is less radical and operates on the same principle as the mirror wall. Wet shine walls to add space depth and push the boundaries of the walls. You can, for example, to paint a glossy red the longest wall (only one!), And a bright trick "push the" room and add to its width.

3. If the ceiling - is too glossy, tension

The smooth lacquered surface visually lifts the ceiling and gives it more depth. Incidentally, lamps, built-in high-gloss ceiling visually make the space wider.

4. Photo wall with the prospect of

Perspective allows you to "cheat" the perception of space. Designers often use such a technique "window to the world" to push the space. But! Remember, the only well-chosen perspective is able to make the room a few times larger than it actually is.

5. The bright colors and contrasts

This technique eliminates the boundaries between walls and ceiling, due to which the space becomes more spacious. For example, if you paint the walls and ceiling a lighter color (light gray, white or blue), it will be difficult to catch the eye of the border areas, and it will seem more spacious.

In order to increase the visual small room give up bright and contrasting colors, operate with a light color scheme. To do this, select the two main light colors that will dominate in the design of the room.

By the way, to make a small space of additional volume, use a light, but not a boil-and-white finish walls.

6. The horizontal and vertical bars

Horizontal stripes can make the wall visually longer than it actually is. You can paint the walls in strips of different colors and widths, or use the striped wallpaper. A less radical method associated with the horizontal placement is on a narrow wall shelves, which not only push the wall, but also serve as an additional storage space.

Height of the room can visually enlarge with traditional wallpaper with stripes. However, to avoid the impression of aggressive geometric pattern of wallpaper, they must be applied to one or two walls of the room.

7. The maximum light

The lighter the small space, the more spacious than it looks, so do not create unnecessary intimate twilight here, make the most of opportunities daylight. Multi-level lighting is also visually enhances the space.

8. Light furniture

Basic visual reception space increase at the expense of the furniture works on the principle of "less is better" - safely dispose of all the cumbersome and unnecessary, choose light shades of functional furniture.

Set your furniture around the room, do not occupy the center. Squat furniture, for example, visually increase the height of the room also affects the perception of space.

10. Folding Door

Lightweight folding model will help to save space and will be well combined with an updated design. Such doors are often used for functional zoning - for example, to isolate the barns or on the border of the hallway and living room.

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Bathroom and other small space, you can visually enlarge the expense of properly chosen tiles. For example, ceramic tiles large size can make the room more spacious. Square tiles or small in size, on the contrary, to "reduce" the already small room. However, this rule does not apply to the mosaic.

Another important point - the direction of the drawing. Vertical pattern visually increases the space in height, horizontal - wide. The couple with the large tiles in the bathroom, you can use glossy stretch of white ceiling, which will also increase the space. Effectively will look and contrast with respect to the walls of the floor.

12. Minimum decor

Remove any extra small decorative objects (figurines, candlesticks) - they are visually clutter the space.

Better place in the far corner of the room some bright or large object decor (floor lamp or outdoor planters with herbs) - the effect will be very promising, and the room will seem more spacious. Note: Pull up the decoration of the room visually increase the height.

These simple tips will help make our small space spacey, without recourse to the designers. The most important thing - to find a balance, so that later it was comfortable to be in an updated room.

Remember that properly spaced visual illusions quickly tire the eyes and aggressively act on the consciousness. Good luck!