With the property market warming up in the recent weeks, many more vendors are considering taking their properties to the Australian market.
Not all the properties are perfect. That being said, there are always ways to show the best part of the property to the potential buys and try make the property look more spacious and appealing. One thing vendors always think about is how to make rooms look bigger.
Regardless of the interior style or the floor plan, every house has that one room that seems a little bit small despite how it is decorated. It usually happens to some of the smaller living areas or kids bedrooms. You can paint the walls brightly and colorfully, add some mirrors or rearrange the furniture; it still feels or looks too small.
Fortunately, there is a solution to this common situation that helps to make a room seem bigger; the right flooring. Choosing the correct flooring for a smaller room in your house can change the general impression of too small and just a good size. Here is a look at various tricks for picking the right flooring to make any room feel and look more spacious.
1. Select Darker Color Tones
Most people believe that brighter colors mean bigger when it comes to room decoration. This is a common misconception when it comes to flooring. In the real sense, the best combination is dark flooring combined with the right wall color. This will give your room a bigger look. Choose a darker toned oak, laminate in Brazilian cherry, hardwood, or carpet, then use a lighter color tone for the ceiling, walls, and molding.
2. Try Use Diagonal Flooring
Whether it’s a hardwood or carpet pattern, laying your flooring diagonally makes the room look bigger. But why? This is all about optical illusion. With the flooring placed diagonally, the widest part of the pattern is facing you, immediately you get into the room, tricking your eyes and brain into seeing the space as bigger than it actually is. You can apply the diagonal pattern rule to any flooring, from natural stone tiles to carpet.
3. Use Bigger Tiles
The best type of flooring to make small looks look bigger is using larger tiles or wider planks. With the flooring looking larger, it creates an impression of a bigger size as you get into the room. If you are using vinyl tiles for your flooring, you should not go for the standard square foot tiles. Instead, it would be best to opt for the 16, 18, or 24-inch size tiles. You can also improve this visual effect by installing your bling with rectified edges and maintaining the grout in between to a minimum.
4. Use Big Patterned Carpet Tiles
If you are a carpeting fan, instead of hardwood or laminate flooring that could bring economic restraints, you should choose big patterned flooring tiles instead of wall-to-wall carpeting. Positioning these greater carpet tiles diagonally with the broadest pattern segment fronting the door provides a much bigger impression of the room. Some of the carpets we would recommend are listed here, check out these carpets.
5. Remove Storage Off The Floor To Leave It More Visible
Each room requires some storage space, whether for decorations, artwork, or other personal stuff. However, the perfect way to make the room look bigger is to remove storage off the floor by installing shallow shelving on walls. This will free up the floor space that would otherwise be occupied by the things stored on the shelves. Try to go for shelving that is not more than 30cm deep. Putting a bed or sitting in a room surrounded by shelves will help to free up floor space and give the impression of a larger room.
6. Use Consistent Flooring Throughout Your House
Using a consistent and similar style between all the adjacent rooms in your house creates a general impression of a larger space than the actual small square footage of every room. Select the same design for patterned flooring throughout the house and if you require to change flooring materials, ensure you select complementary colors. For areas you need carpeting in your home, lighter wall-to-wall carpeting is the best option. However, you should keep in mind that carpeted floors need more maintenance than hardwoods or laminate flooring.
Bottom Line
Choosing the right flooring can go a long way in expanding the visual impression of every room. It has been proven effective in making a small room look much bigger and more spacious without changing the actual dimensions. It is always a good idea to consult a flooring specialist when redesigning or renovating the rooms in your home and look at as many options as possible for you to choose the best. Also remember that brighter is not always better. Using the right colour combination is the key. By considering these tips, it is very easy to make any room in your home look bigger.