Many apartments in Russia and neighboring countries are designed in such a way that one or several rooms are quite small, we can talk about rooms measuring 10-15 square meters. The natural question of the owners of such dwellings about how to visually enlarge a small room becomes very relevant.

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In this article we will look at how you can increase the space of a room.

Color scheme in the room

Designers claim that the right color can visually enlarge the space. Rule one: you need to choose a single shade for the walls and ceiling in the room, as well as for curtains and furniture. Rule two: it is necessary to give preference to light, calm tones, since dark tones optically reduce the available space.

Preferred colors and their shades: light green, blue, blue, white and gray. Light pink or peach tones also work well.

Drawing on wallpaper or walls

Modern designers often resort to the following solution: one wall is covered with wallpaper with a geometric pattern, while the remaining walls are painted in neutral color. This results in the so-called “optical illusion” effect, when the human eye perceives the available space in an enlarged form.

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The pattern on the wallpaper can be in the form horizontal stripes, then the ceiling height will visually increase.

Summing up how to visually enlarge a room with the help, it is necessary to emphasize the following: wallpaper should be light in texture, with a medium, discreet pattern or geometric pattern.

Furniture in the room

Choosing furniture in small room, you should opt for the one that is more functional and small-sized. This category includes a sofa bed, wardrobe bed, chair bed, folding tables, etc.

Preferred materials: glass, light wood, rattan The color scheme of the furniture depends on the color of the selected wallpaper; the furniture should be several tones darker than the main part of the room. Arrangement: along the perimeter of the walls.

Indoor windows and curtains

There is no need to give preference to “heavy” frames made in dark colors. The best solution is white frames, which will visually enlarge the room. Other colors “hide” part of the space.

Curtains are worth choosing light shades, fabrics should be light and transparent. Decorative elements for decorating curtains, such as lambrequins or pendants, are not recommended.

Use asymmetrical stripes on the walls

Correct lighting

Owners of small apartments will ask how to visually enlarge a room with the help of lighting. The answer is very simple, you need to illuminate the room as much as possible, Special attention At the same time, pay attention to the lower corners of the room. It is not recommended to hang massive chandeliers, give preference ceiling lamps, which are best placed around the perimeter of the room. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that light directed towards the opposite wall visually enlarges the available space.

It is necessary to remember what is right organized lighting can visually increase the space by thirty percent.

Mirrors and glass in a small room

Mirrors and glass will be a good helper for increasing a small space in a room. It is clear that a mirror that reflects a room visually doubles it. However, there are some secrets to the correct placement of mirrors:

1. Not recommended for use mirrored ceilings. In small rooms, mirrors placed on the ceiling reduce the comfort of the room.
2. You should give preference to mirrored furniture; these could be wardrobes, dressing tables, etc.
3. Mirrors placed on the walls create depth in the room and visually make it lighter and brighter.

Don't neglect glass glass surfaces. Glass furniture is perfect: tables, chairs. Stained glass windows on the walls will not only decorate the room, but also visually increase the space. It is good to use doors with glass inserts and small glass decorative elements. Such devices will not only increase the space, but also make the room more airy and light.

Textiles in the room

Properly selected textiles create a visual enlargement of the room. The curtain rods in the room should hang as high as possible, the length of the curtains should be to the floor. Fabrics, as we noted above, are recommended to choose light, transparent ones. It is advisable to make folds on the curtain or tulle; such an effect will make the room more comfortable.

It is not recommended to cover tables with tablecloths: a table without cloth looks more attractive. Colorful carpets visually make the room smaller. Preference should be given to plain carpets, which occupy 2⁄3 of the floor space.

Visual increase in ceiling height

There are some design solutions that will help visually increase the ceiling height:

1. There is no need to make a boundary between the walls and ceiling.
2. It is better to choose a vertical pattern on the walls.
3. A glossy ceiling will help make the room larger and the space wider.
4. It is recommended to use cornice lighting.
5. Mirror surfaces on the walls visually make the ceiling higher.

You can make a bright accent on one wall

Other techniques for increasing space

Owners of small apartments, in order to visually enlarge the available space, need to decorate the room in the style of “minimalism”, it is better to use as much as possible less furniture, which should be small in size. You also need to get rid of unnecessary things and junk.

If we talk about what color enhances the room, then it is necessary to separately highlight white, as well as all light colors. If possible, use a single light range. A small room should have as much as possible natural light, do not cover the windows with heavy dark curtains.

There is no need to fill the space of a small room with figurines, photo frames and large paintings. You should also get rid of massive shelves with books; they “steal” space.

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On open shelves You can put several similar medium-sized decorative elements.

A great idea on how to increase space is to use. You should give preference to wallpaper depicting natural landscapes; it could be a green forest, snowy mountain peaks, a sunset, a warm seashore or an alpine meadow. IN Lately Photo wallpapers in 3D volume have become popular, which will not only visually enlarge the room, but also create a spatial effect. What wallpaper color makes a room look bigger? Of course, these are white, gray, green and blue.

The floor is best done in warm light shades. If the chosen floor covering is laminate, it is recommended to lay it diagonally, as a result of which the room will not only visually enlarge, but also hide the imperfections of the walls.

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It would seem that there are many solutions to the not so simple question of how to enlarge a room. By playing with color, texture and lighting, you can significantly increase the lack of space in the room. These techniques are especially relevant in standard city apartments and Khrushchev-era buildings. Most suitable for decorating a compact apartment Scandinavian style, minimalism, hi-tech.

What colors increase space?

Everyone known fact that the lighter the shade, the larger the object appears. The same technique applies to interior solutions. In order to visually increase the area of ​​the room, it is worth using decoration in light colors: white and cold pastel shades. Furniture should also be used light color, but different in tone from the walls, ceiling and floor. For example, it could be a soft pastel color scheme.

On the picture compact kitchen in Khrushchev. In order to visually increase the area, the room was decorated in light colors.

How to decorate the walls?

What wallpaper makes a room bigger?

Using some finishing tricks, you can expand the boundaries of the room and visually enlarge the room.

• Vertical stripes elongate the space, making it taller;

• Wallpaper with horizontal stripes will increase the width of the room;

In the photo, the wall is decorated with wallpaper with horizontal stripes; this type of decoration visually increases the width of the room.

• One of the walls can be covered with wallpaper with a pattern or ornament; this technique will make a long room more proportional;

• Loud people should be avoided bright colors;
• The walls can be decorated with wallpaper with a shiny surface;

In the photo, the accent wall in the bedroom is decorated with gold wallpaper with a shiny surface.

• You can use wallpaper with a small pattern or a discreet pattern; it will increase the volume.

What drawings make a room bigger?

It would seem that, simple drawings And geometric figures miraculously influence our perception. The same pattern with a different color, scale or location changes dramatically appearance premises.

• Three-dimensional drawing on one of the walls (photo 1). A large drawing shortens the room, visually bringing the wall on which it is located closer. This type of finishing is suitable for long narrow rooms. The image will shorten the length and expand the space.
• Small patterns (photo 2). A small pattern of a light shade on the contrary visually enlarges the space, making it voluminous.
• Horizontal stripes (photo 3). Transverse stripes can increase the width and lengthen the walls. However, a low ceiling effect may occur. If you decorate only one wall with wallpaper with horizontal stripes, the room will appear shorter.
• Vertical stripes (photo 4). Vertical stripes, on the contrary, stretch the space, making it taller. The thickness of the strips enhances this effect.
• Horizontal stripes on the floor (photo 5). As with wallpaper, horizontal stripes make a room appear wider but shorter. This finishing method is suitable for disproportionate rooms.
• Longitudinal stripes (photo 6). Vertical stripes deepen the room, making it longer. Just like with wallpaper, the width of the stripes enhances the effect.

Photo wallpaper that enlarges the room

The image can increase or, conversely, reduce the area of ​​the room.

• Photo wallpaper with an image going into the distance will make the room larger;
• An unpromising image will reduce the area of ​​the room;
• Photo wallpapers depicting different textures will create a play of light, which will also add volume;
• Photo wallpaper with a shiny surface will increase the area due to its reflective properties;
• Photo wallpaper with an image transitioning from dark to light shade will make the room look taller;
• You shouldn’t cover all the walls of the room with photo wallpapers, they will have the opposite effect, one or two will be enough.

Ways to increase using the ceiling

The simplest and most popular way to enlarge a room using a ceiling is to make a tension structure with a glossy surface. Mirror material due to reflective properties it will double the space. An interesting solution would be a combined ceiling; a combination of matte and glossy materials can create an unusual composition, increasing precious square meters.

In the photo the ceiling in the living room is decorated tension structure with a glossy surface.

A disproportionate room can be evened out by combining colors. A stripe of a darker shade across elongated room will make it wider. The same effect can be achieved ceiling beams, several straight wooden beams will be sufficient.

Another way to increase space is to print photos of the sky.

Choosing a floor covering

Flooring, like other surfaces, are made mainly in light shades. For the living room, you can use laminate, linoleum or carpet; it is better to choose a solid color or with a small, discreet pattern.

Laminate and parquet flooring can be laid out diagonally or in a herringbone pattern, so the room looks more spacious.

They also use already familiar stripes; direction in any direction will enlarge the room in the desired direction.

In the photo, horizontal stripes make narrow kitchen visually wider.

A self-leveling floor with a reflective effect will double the space.

How to increase the height of a room?

There are several ways to make a room taller. One of them is wall decoration. Vertical stripes or patterns on the wallpaper will “stretch” the wall. This can be wallpaper, painting or hand painting.

Photo wallpaper with a perspective image, such as a receding path in the forest or a tall waterfall, will have the same result.

The photo shows wallpaper with a perspective image (a receding pier), which helps to visually increase the height of a small bedroom.

You can increase the height of the room using high doors and window openings. Curtains or straight-cut tulle from ceiling to floor will also contribute to this.

Mirrors are a stylish way to significantly increase the area, for example tall mirror on the wall or a composition of small mirrors on the ceiling.

How to visually expand a narrow room?

Expand narrow room you can quite by simple means without resorting to construction work. What to do if you get a room of imperfect proportions? You need to start “correcting” them already at the stage of repair and finishing.

• Elements that can help visually expand a narrow room include: directing the gaze “across” space. Floor coverings that have pronounced stripes, such as laminate or patterned linoleum, are best directed along a short wall or at an angle. When laid along a long wall, such coverings will narrow the room even more. Another option is to use a single-color covering, for example, carpet, linoleum without a pattern, or cork.
• Covering the walls will also help expand a narrow room. Feel free to use horizontal stripe on the end surfaces. Wide stripes and cleverly chosen colors will help enhance the effect of expansion.
• Alternatively, try paint short walls bright, rich colors, and long ones - neutral, or use wallpaper with an inconspicuous pattern on them. This technique will help “compress” the room in the desired direction, it will become more “square”.
• Ceiling beams, parallel to the short sides of the room, will also help to perceive it differently and visually expand the narrow room. They can be purely decorative, made of plasterboard. Such a solution is very appropriate in today’s popular Mediterranean style housing registration.
• Try it abandon the standard rectangular space. For example, suspended ceiling non-standard shape can change the look and expand a narrow room. Painting the walls not with planes, but with curly elements will support this effect. But such complex options It is better to entrust the design to professional designers.

If you don’t plan to do any renovations, but want to visually expand a narrow room, you can use simple techniques that are accessible to everyone.

• If possible, remove furniture from long walls, do not be afraid to place furniture elements across, for example, a closet at the end of a short wall, or place furniture against a wall with a window - you can put desk, it is functionally convenient and allows you to visually expand a narrow room.
• Divide the total volume into functional zones using a shelving unit, open on both sides and placed perpendicular to the long wall - this technique will allow you to break up the space and correct unfavorable proportions.
• Play with light. It is better to abandon the standard chandelier in the center of the ceiling. Spot lamps placed in the center of the ceiling will help to expand a narrow room if their light is directed towards the walls.
• Hang a picture, a striking poster or a large decorative element (for example, a clock with a large dial) on the end wall, this will attract attention, the rest of the walls should be in neutral colors.

Make a room larger with mirrors and glass

Reflective surfaces are the most common and effective way to increase the boundaries of space. With the help of mirrors, even the most compact room It will seem spacious.

In the photo, the accent wall is decorated with mirrored canvases, which make the bedroom visually more spacious.

A tall mirror, starting from the floor itself, will add volume to the room, forming a passage to another room without any obstacles. It is worth considering that covering more than one wall with mirrors is not the best good option, instead of a stylish living room or bedroom, you will get a real ballet studio, devoid of comfort and homely atmosphere.

Mirrors may have different shapes and framing, with unusual frames they will also play the function of a decorative element of the apartment. Figured mirrors can form an unusual composition on the wall or ceiling; they will unobtrusively increase the volume.

Another common way to increase space is suspended ceiling with a glossy surface.

An excellent solution would be to install mirrored or glossy furniture.

A false fireplace with a mirror on the inner wall will be an interesting design solution. This decoration takes up a minimum amount of space, while creating the illusion of a passage to another room.

If it is necessary to separate rooms, the wall function will be performed glass partition. It will not create the impression of a closed space, but will divide the room into zones.

Photos of compact furniture and decor

When choosing furniture for a small room, you should give preference to low items. For example, instead of high bar stools, put a stool or ottoman, a bed without a high headboard, or a sofa with a low back.

Weightless transparent furniture performs its direct functions without overloading the space; these can be plastic chairs and a table with a glass surface.

Transparent in the photo lunch group in the interior of a small kitchen.

Furniture should be placed along the walls so that central part the premises remained vacant.

It is better to use vertical shapes for interior details and accessories. Such techniques will help to visually increase the height of the ceiling.

As for decorative elements, there should not be a lot of them, otherwise you can get a feeling of clutter.

Selecting curtains

Window decoration plays an important role in the design of an apartment. The selected material and cut will fill the room with space or, on the contrary, overload it.

• Tulle white from the ceiling to the floor, the windows will visually enlarge, respectively, filling the room with light and stretching the space;

• Light textile curtains with small patterns are suitable for decorating the windows of the living room and children's room;

• Roller or Roman blinds will save space and become ideal option for the kitchen or nursery;

• Some styles allow you not to use curtains at all, for example: minimalism, loft, Scandinavian.

Choosing the right lighting

In a small apartment, it is worth using diffused light. Bright chandeliers with transparent shades or open light are not suitable for a small room. It is more appropriate to use lamps and chandeliers with shades made of frosted glass or a light lampshade.

To increase the width of the room, use a spot lighting system around the entire perimeter.

An interesting effect will be achieved by LED strip lighting. A ribbon recessed into a two-tier structure will create the impression of a floating ceiling.

Also LED strip pieces of furniture can be finished.

In the photo, the bed in the children's room is illuminated with an LED strip.

How to visually make a bathroom larger?

In a small bath, the best idea would be to finish the walls and floor. tiles light shades. White tiles will fill the bathroom with light as much as possible and visually increase the area.

Combining two colors good option will become horizontal line more bright shade, this will expand the walls.

Ceiling finishing metal panels with a mirror finish will increase the space.

A large mirror above the sink will also play a role.

In the photo, white tiles fill the bathroom with light, and the mirror above the sink visually increases its area.

For lighting you should choose Spotlights and mirror lighting.

Furniture plays an important role, for example, shelves recessed into the wall and a narrow sink. You can save useful space by placing washing machine under the sink.

Even the most compact apartment can be made comfortable by placing everything you need for life. Modern technologies allow you to create miniature equipment and mobile furniture that preserve maximum amount free space. And renovations in the right shades will increase the space and make the house cozy.

In the interior design of a small room, wallpaper plays an important role. Small apartments in five-story buildings from the times of the USSR, which are usually called Khrushchev buildings, cannot boast of large room dimensions. Solid walls inside the apartment do not allow increasing the square footage and in order to make small rooms seem larger, it is better to follow some proven tips. Properly selected wall coverings will not only expand the room, but also create a unique, memorable image for it.

What wallpaper color makes a room look bigger?

Color or combination certain colors You can visually expand a small space.

• When decorating the ceiling in white, a small room will appear larger if you use cool colors for the walls.
• Blue, light gray walls will add air.
• Walls in shades of gold will make the room sunny and bright, but will not increase its size.
• Black and dark blue colors are not suitable for a small room. Walls or ceilings of this color will make it even smaller.

For a bright room

If the room is bright, the walls can be rich, bright colors - blue, turquoise or green. It is better for small rooms, even light ones, not to use wallpaper in dark shades.

In the photo there is a light children's room with large window. Pink and blue wallpaper with floral motifs brought sophistication and coziness to a small room.

For a dark room

To make a dark small room seem larger, the ceiling and walls should be as light as possible. Sometimes the best design trick is to make them white. Then, against their background, the furniture will not seem bulky and may be dark.

Which pattern makes the room bigger?

Every year, wallpaper factories offer new collections with a variety of patterns and textures. With the help of some types of drawings you can change the visual impression of a room.

• Plain wallpaper with a small floral pattern gives even a small room lightness and coziness.
• A vertical stripe adds the missing height to a low room.
• If the pattern on the wall does not contrast with the background, but harmonizes with it, then even if the pattern is large, it is an advantageous background for furniture and decorative items.

The photo shows a successful use of wallpaper with a small geometric pattern to decorate the corridor of a small apartment. White ceiling balances the proportions of the room and relieves the saturation of the walls.

Room design ideas that expand space

There are several design techniques that can visually increase the area of ​​a small room. One of these techniques is to cover the view wall of the room with photo wallpaper or 3D wallpaper. Appeared in last years high-quality photographic images are not inferior to frescoes in terms of the impression they make, and benefit in price and speed of execution. 3D walls can change a room small hall or studio beyond recognition.

Wallpaper for a small living room

The living room is the main room in the house and should be decorated most expressively. To decorate and expand the space of a small room, you can use photo wallpaper. Most often, the wall against which the sofa is located is most suitable for this purpose.

In the photo, the wall of a small living room is effectively decorated with vintage photo wallpaper and images of predatory animals, which adds dynamics and originality to the interior.

In the photo, the end wall of a small hall is decorated with photo wallpapers, on which images of bright house facades look very attractive. This design technique will not leave any guest indifferent.

The photo shows a combination of stripes and plain wallpaper not only added rigor to a boy’s children’s room, but also brought dynamics and variety to the small room.

The photo shows a nursery for a little princess. The walls are covered with wallpaper with birds. The small room looks gentle, bright and sunny.

A small toilet is a characteristic feature of small-sized Khrushchev apartments. Wallpaper in such toilets is an interesting design technique that can refresh the room. In these small rooms there is no furniture and you can make the walls bright and expressive.

In the photo on the left is a toilet with exquisite patterns on the walls. The room gained style and expressiveness and gained in visual impression.

Visually expand a small bathroom

The use of wallpaper in bathrooms is becoming increasingly important. These small rooms only benefit from such a bold decision. Here the wallpaper on the walls looks like frescoes or artistic painting.

When you want to decorate the dining room in an unusual way, but there is not enough space in a small apartment, you can use images that will expand the space and effectively highlight the eating area. The dining area in studio apartments, covered with expressive wallpaper, looks very nice.

Design options for the dressing room

Even the dressing room can be decorated with taste. Interesting patterns will expand the space of a small room reserved for cabinets and shelves. Suitable for this purpose bright wallpaper, light or dark depends on the designer's idea.

Small kitchens, especially kitchens in Khrushchev-era buildings, can be visually enlarged in size if you do not limit yourself to traditional tiles when decorating the walls, but use expressive, bright wallpaper. Geometric patterns, stripes or shapes perfectly emphasize the geometry of kitchen appliances and appliances. A bright accents Add speakers and a small room seems larger.

Ways to visually enlarge the hallway

The entrance hall in the house is the first room that welcomes owners and guests. To visually enlarge the hallway, the pattern on the walls can be chosen with horizontal stripes or a small pattern. To make the corridor seem larger, a design technique using horizontal stripes will reduce the height and move the walls apart.

How to visually enlarge a small bedroom?

When choosing wallpaper for a small bedroom, it is better to decorate it in unobtrusive colors and patterns that are pleasing to the eye, promoting relaxation and restful sleep.

One of the design techniques for expanding space in small apartments and studio apartments is the use of photo wallpaper. When it is not possible to purchase a ready-made fresco or invite an artist to paint it, you can cover the view wall with photo wallpaper.

Perspective image of nature or city panorama with plans different sizes will create a certain mood in the room. In a studio apartment, proper zoning with photo wallpaper will help avoid clutter.

Style features to visually enlarge the room

Different interior styles have their own characteristics of using wallpaper to visually enlarge a small space.

Provence

To make a small Provence style room seem larger, you can use light furniture. If the walls are covered with dark wallpaper, it would be appropriate to complement them with a white ceiling cornice.

The photo shows an office in Provence style, the walls are successfully combined with furniture and a white ceiling. The room does not look small and cramped.

Classic

The classic style is characterized by the use of wallpaper. Silky wallpaper with patterns, monograms and floral patterns decorate this style.

The photo shows a bedroom in a classic style. The color of the walls follows the color of the furniture, which creates unity and adds sophistication to the interior. In small rooms this technique will always be relevant.

Minimalism

Style is also not complete without this decorative material like wallpaper. This coating is ideal for decorating accent walls and highlighting important surfaces.

In the photo there is a bedroom with accent wall imitating mosaic. This technique creates a feeling of greater depth and size of the room.

Modern

Modern style or modern is exactly the style in which wallpaper is used in almost all rooms of the house. Light pastel shades on the walls they create a feeling of airiness and lightness, which increases the size of a small room.

In the photo, light furniture in the Art Nouveau style is harmoniously combined with wallpaper of the same shade in calm geometric patterns. The absence of lines and colors that disrupt the composition creates a feeling of spaciousness and transparency.

Design options for a long narrow room

Long narrow rooms can be expanded for perception by applying the right color and pattern on the walls. Geometry, especially with clear graphic contours, can create a feeling of freedom and permeability in a small room. Light walls with a glossy surface add light and space.

In the photo, the wall at the head of the bed is covered with wide striped wallpaper. This design technique allowed us to visually expand the narrow space of a small room.

You can see in the photo interesting solution to expand a narrow small room for a child. A long boring wall of a small room is decorated with expressive 3D wallpaper with imitation shelves with books in cheerful colors.

In the photo in a narrow arch, bright inserts in certain places serve both as a visual accent and to expand the long narrow passage. The use of expressive, sunny wallpaper adds light and joy to a small room.

In order to visually raise the height of ceilings, there are some design techniques. Wallpapers with vertical stripes and a dark wide cornice between the wall and the white ceiling will help achieve the desired effect

The photo shows a small bedroom with a low ceiling. The stripes on the walls evened out the proportions of the room and added lightness and comfort to it.

The photo shows an example of using wallpaper in a small room with a low ceiling. The white walls were highlighted with maps filled with colorful wallpaper. The vertical arrangement of the cards added height and originality to the room.

How to combine wallpaper for visual enhancement?

This design technique cannot be ignored. visual expansion space as a combination of different wallpapers

There are several ways to combine:

• Contrasting combination of wallpaper on opposite walls of the room,
• Selection accent wall photographic images or contrasting colors,
• A combination of different colored walls to zone a room,
• Combination different colors and drawings for horizontal division walls,
• Highlighting with active wallpaper - bright against a pale background, with a pattern against a plain background to highlight the main area of ​​the room.

Photo gallery

Using wallpaper, you can experiment with the interior of a small room, decorate the walls in an original way and visually expand the space. Below are photo examples of the use of wallpaper on walls in rooms for various functional purposes.

Armed with these techniques, you can easily create a spacious and voluminous interior in your room.

1. The very first thing is color. When selecting materials, choose light pastel colors without bright or dark elements.

2. If you need to lengthen the room, then the opposite wall should be decorated with a cooler and lighter shade. If you have some kind of print on your wallpaper, then you need to remember that large drawing brings it closer, and the small one lengthens it.

3. If the room is long and narrow, then it can be expanded by using wallpaper with a horizontal stripe, as well as visually bringing the opposite wall closer using wallpaper or paint in a dark, warm shade.

4. Wallpaper with a small floral print will visually enlarge the room, and if you combine and paste the same wallpaper only with large flower, then it will also be possible to expand the room.

5. Low ceilings can be leveled using light, or preferably white, glossy ceiling or more extreme - “mirrors”. If the height allows, then you can “play” with a multi-level plasterboard ceiling. The ceiling and floor should be light, like the rest of the walls in the room. A light floor with longitudinal lines will also help to increase the space. Light glossy tiles will also help with this.

6. It is necessary to work very carefully with borders in a small room, there is a risk of reducing it even more.

7. A good tool with which you can always enlarge or expand the space is mirrors. But the main thing here is not to overdo it.

8. Light and light textiles on the windows will also visually enlarge the space and make the room more airy and bright.

9. Choose simple furniture, preferably with straight lines and functional. It is desirable that it does not differ in color from the general color range rooms. Avoid large furniture. It's better to put medium sofa and one small chair than a full-fledged soft corner.

10. By placing some bright decorative item in the farthest corner of the room, you will create the effect of great perspective, and the person entering will perceive the room as spacious.

11. Make the room brighter with additional lighting. In addition to sunlight and central lighting, use interior lighting and additional sources Sveta. Sometimes, only through the right lighting, you can create stunning visual effects. If you are not confident in your abilities, contact professional designers.

12. In a small room, many small decorative items (trinkets, candlesticks, figurines, etc.) will look awkward and visually clutter the space even more. Therefore, try to remove everything unnecessary.

13. Do not take up space in the center of the room; place furniture along the walls and in the corners.

14. Choose “transparent” furniture with glass surfaces.

15. Use mirrors. With their help you will create depth in the room. Mirrors also make a room appear lighter and brighter by reflecting natural and artificial light.

16. If you need to divide a room by highlighting a certain zone, use “shelves” and glass partitions.

17. Instead regular doors You can also put a glass partition in the room.

18. When selecting household appliances give preference narrow options. Fortunately, today is very wide choose flat wall-mounted TVs and narrow monitors.

19. By making a niche with circular lighting in the wall, you will visually move the wall further, which will increase the volume of the room.

20. And finally, if you have the opportunity to combine rooms by removing partitions, use this method, but here you will have to work hard and run through all sorts of authorities to coordinate the redevelopment of the apartment.

Perhaps in any apartment or house there is a room whose area you would like to increase. But such a radical solution, taken to increase the space of small rooms, such as the demolition of interior walls or partitions, cannot always find its application in one case or another. Therefore, experts advise resorting to some tricks when creating the overall interior design, in particular, choosing the right wallpaper for a small room.

Every person knows that different colors are capable of visually evoking different sensations, therefore, in order to create the necessary effects in the interiors of premises, it is important to know the purposes of the colors used. For example, light colors visually enlarge an object, while dark objects appear smaller than their actual size.

That is why, to achieve the effect visual increase area of ​​the room, you must adhere to several rules when choosing wallpaper for the interior of a small room.

Rules:

• You can increase the space of the room using wallpaper in light shades various colors in combination with furniture, several tones darker than the walls.
• For small rooms, you should choose wallpaper in pastel neutral shades, such as light beige, sand, cream, blue, pink, peach and many others.
• If wallpaper with shine, for example with silk-screen printing, is to your taste, then it can be used as an excellent alternative to matte wallpaper for decorating small rooms to visually increase the distance between opposite walls.
• The choice of wallpaper colors for decorating a room also depends on its illumination: for rooms filled with sunlight or artificial light in large quantities, wallpaper in cool shades may be suitable, for dark rooms– only warm colors.
• When choosing between smooth wallpaper and textured canvases should be given preference to the latter, on which changes in volume and play of shadows will be visible. They will increase visual space and help create more interesting interiors.

You should not paste over small rooms with wallpaper of bright or dark colors, which not only distract attention to themselves, but also visually reduce the space.

Interior of a small room (video)

Choosing wallpaper for a small room: wallpaper with a pattern

Of course, light and plain wallpaper will greatly visually expand the space of the room, but at the same time give it a very boring and conservative look.

Using patterns and ornaments on wallpaper will add a more colorful and positive mood interior, but not all of them are suitable for small rooms.

How to choose patterned wallpaper for small rooms:

1. Firstly, wallpaper with a small, non-contrasting pattern can completely replace plain wallpaper, while a large pattern, even with a slight contrast, can significantly spoil the decision to visually increase the volume of the room. The correct option Using wallpaper with a large pattern in a non-contrasting color will cover one wall of the room, against which low furniture such as a sofa or bed is placed. For example, using wallpaper with a floral print will look spectacular in the bedroom at the head of the bed.
2. Secondly, for small rooms, wallpaper with a rare contrasting pattern of small or medium size is suitable, which will enliven the interior of the room and will not reduce the space. For example, in children's bedrooms, wallpaper with small images of cars for boys, or characters from the animated series "My little Pony"for girls. But you should completely abandon the use of large contrasting patterns on wallpaper, as they can eat up a large volume of the room.
3. Thirdly, you should not consider decorating small rooms with wallpaper with high contrast and pattern density. Even a room with a small amount of furniture will visually seem too cluttered and uncomfortable. Therefore, you should either completely abandon this type of wallpaper, or allocate only one wall of the room for it.

Concluding our discussion about the use of wallpaper from drawings to decorate small rooms, it is worth mentioning once again that it is worth focusing on light shades of color, which visually increase the space of small rooms.

Wallpaper for a small room: photo wallpaper

One of the most good decisions To increase the space of a room with the help of wallpaper, use photo wallpaper in the interior.

But not all photographic images printed on wallpaper are capable of achieving the desired effect.

It is best to use photographs with perspective, the drawing on which goes deep into the image, for example: a forest path, a metropolis street or underwater expanses, or any other that suits your liking.

To use photo wallpaper as an assistant when increasing the space of a room, it is important to adhere to some general recommendations:

• For gluing photo wallpaper with perspective, walls or parts thereof without windows or doorways are suitable.
• It is not recommended to place it against the background of photo wallpaper. high furniture, it is best to place a sofa, bed or coffee table.
• For absolutely small rooms It’s worth stopping at photo wallpapers in light colors.
• Photo wallpaper with vertical pattern, for example, a forest thicket, is suitable for rooms with low ceilings, helping to visually raise it.

It is worth remembering the rule that in rooms with a lot of light you can use photo wallpaper in cool shades (images depths of the sea or high mountains), and for dimly lit rooms, paintings of warm colors (autumn landscapes, sandy sea beaches) are suitable.

Wallpaper that increases the space of a room: how to use it

Having chosen wallpaper in light shades with the right pattern, which helps to increase the space of a small room, it is important to use them correctly when decorating, because otherwise you may not only not achieve the desired result, but also get the opposite effect.

We list the main points when decorating the walls of a small room with wallpaper.:

1. Decorating two opposite walls with wallpaper in cool and lighter shades will help expand and lengthen the room. This option will visually stretch the room in the direction of the light walls.
2. Upon registration long rooms It is important to remember that wallpaper with a small pattern is best placed on long walls, when a large pattern is used to decorate short walls.
3. A long and narrow room can be decorated with wallpaper with a pattern of horizontal stripes, and you can also use wallpaper in a darker warm shade on short walls.
4. Wallpaper with a pattern, hung not as usual, but diagonally, will help to significantly increase the space of the room.
5. For small rooms, it will be effective to use wallpaper of the same color of different saturations. Wallpaper of darker shades is glued to the lower part of the walls, and lighter shades to the upper parts. This option will help expand the area of ​​rooms with low ceilings.
6. The technique of alternating well-matched wallpaper with and without a pattern is perfect for small rooms. But it is worth remembering that the interval of wallpaper without a pattern should be less than the interval of wallpaper without. For example, you can alternate two pieces of plain wallpaper with one piece of patterned wallpaper that expands a small room.

Glossy wallpaper is also suitable for small spaces, visually increasing the area due to the partial reflection of objects opposite.

How to arrange a small room (video)

Don't forget about the accessories used in small rooms. The color of furniture, curtains and other items should be the same tone as the wallpaper. Any contrast will eat up space, which will negatively affect the comfort in a small room.

Examples of wallpaper for a small room that visually increases the space (photo)