Downsizing Help: Color and Scale Ideas for Comfy Compact Spaces
A customer went to one of those pod-storage companies asking to reserve one month of storage for a ReloCube. As everything was being finalized, the customer asked if it would be OK if he and his dog lived in the cube while it was in storage. Now that is downsizing!
Hopefully you are not going quite that small. But I would wager that as soon as your family and friends found out you were moving to a smaller home or apartment, they started telling you all the things you must not do when you decorate it. Am I right? I’ll bet even the UPS man weighed in!
Let’s take a look at some of those “rules” about decorating a small space and see if we can separate fact from fiction.
True or false? White or light-colored walls will make your rooms look larger.
False! Let’s be clear; there is absolutely nothing wrong with painting the walls in a small home white. It can be calming, serene, sleek and, with the right furnishings and accessories, stunning. The white walls here are made warm and inviting by the rustic mantel and eclectic accessories.
But after all, downsizing embraces reduction, so even if this rule were true — which it isn’t — who cares? Bottom line: You don’t need to eliminate color from your arsenal of decorating options.
Isn’t this a warm, enveloping, yummy color? It makes this small living room cozy and inviting. And painting the ceiling a lighter but complementary shade gives a wonderful lift while maintaining continuity.
Using color in unexpected ways brings interest — even surprise — to a small room. In this space the bold chocolate brown ceiling beautifully complements the neutral walls while igniting the room’s decor. Even the very prominent TV looks good.
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Hopefully you are not going quite that small. But I would wager that as soon as your family and friends found out you were moving to a smaller home or apartment, they started telling you all the things you must not do when you decorate it. Am I right? I’ll bet even the UPS man weighed in!
Let’s take a look at some of those “rules” about decorating a small space and see if we can separate fact from fiction.
True or false? White or light-colored walls will make your rooms look larger.
False! Let’s be clear; there is absolutely nothing wrong with painting the walls in a small home white. It can be calming, serene, sleek and, with the right furnishings and accessories, stunning. The white walls here are made warm and inviting by the rustic mantel and eclectic accessories.
But after all, downsizing embraces reduction, so even if this rule were true — which it isn’t — who cares? Bottom line: You don’t need to eliminate color from your arsenal of decorating options.
Isn’t this a warm, enveloping, yummy color? It makes this small living room cozy and inviting. And painting the ceiling a lighter but complementary shade gives a wonderful lift while maintaining continuity.
Using color in unexpected ways brings interest — even surprise — to a small room. In this space the bold chocolate brown ceiling beautifully complements the neutral walls while igniting the room’s decor. Even the very prominent TV looks good.
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