How can I use colours to make a small room feel larger? The short answer is to keep everything light and bright. Here's the longer answer: Compact living room featuring white marble Lea Coffee Table, £249, Cult Furniture How to make a small room feel larger with paintLight coloured walls and ceilings push out the proportions of the rooms in your home. Dark colours draw them in and make everything feel more crowded. To use paint to make your room feel larger go for white, off-white, pale pastel or other fair shades on the walls and ceilings. If you go for the same colour throughout your home it will make the whole space feel bigger too.  Wall mural by Wallsauce.com How to make a small room feel larger with wallpaperWallpaper or wall murals can work in a small home too, just opt for a light colour and ideally a pattern that is not too fussy or detailed. A wall mural with a central perspective that takes you into a realistic photographic scene, such as a beach scape will make the room appear to go on for ever.  Quickstep Palazzo Lime Oak Wood Flooring, Carpetright How to make a small room feel larger with flooringA light-coloured floor also helps a small room to feel larger. It doesn't have to be a shade of white, which will be hard to keep clean. A pale oak wood floor, pastel tiles or a mushroom-coloured carpet will all help to create the illusion of space that you're after. And remember, if you want your room to feel wider lay your wooden planks so that they run width ways. If you want the room to feel deeper, lay your wooden planks to that they run length ways.  Tropical Palm roller blind, from £24.10, English Blinds How to use bright colours to make a small room feel largerAs long as you keep the back drop of your room - the floor, the walls and the ceiling light – you can then go to town with every colour in the rainbow with your fabrics, soft furnishings and accessories. Bright pops of colour in the blinds or curtains, towels or cushions will add an extra layer of airy freshness to any scene. 25 hacks to make a small room feel more spacious
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