Space-Saving Tips for Your Home
Make the most of smaller spaces
Baby boomers who are downsizing may move from a spacious, roomy house to a smaller, more compact space. These space-saving tips from Cathy Hobbs of Design Recipes can help transform a new house into a beloved home or simply maximize space and aesthetics in an existing home.
With space at a premium, many people are looking to maximize their home environment as much as possible. Whether it’s to accommodate a home office or in-home classroom space for children or just create extra space to relax and unwind, maximizing one’s home foot print is more important than ever.
The reality is, there are certain shapes that lend themselves better than others as far as saving space. Knowing how to make a space feel bigger as opposed to closed in and stuffed can also hinge on selecting pieces of the right shape and material. When looking to maximize space, here are some tips to help get you started. The strategies work together to create delightful, eye-catching works of art.
Space-saving tips
Colors
- Light colors as opposed to dark colors or dark tones will help to make as space feel more open, spacious and fresh.
Be transparent
- Mirrors can help to make ceilings feel taller and higher.
- Select glass as opposed to wood for surfaces. Glass and transparency automatically add a sense of airiness to a space. In the feature image (above), the glass top dining table helps to add a light element.
Shape it up
- Round shapes as opposed to those that are rectangular or square help to preserve space and make a room feel more spacious.
- Artwork hung vertically can help to add height to a space.
- Experimenting with a unique shape can potentially help to preserve space in a room.
Other space-saving home tips
- Raising the location of where drapery is hung above a window can help add a sense of volume to a space.
- Using furniture of a smaller scale can help to preserve space.
- A single piece of furniture to “ground” a space can help to prevent a room that may feel cluttered or cramped.
- In a children’s room, single nightstands or desks can serve as a space saving technique.
Related: Simple decorating strategies when downsizing and minimizing
Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design home staging expert and short-term rental/vacation home designer with offices in New York City and The Hudson Valley. Contact her at info@cathyhobbs.com or visit her website at cathyhobbs.com.
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