12 Expert Tricks: How To Make A Small Living Room Look Bigger

1. Scaled Furniture Pieces

The furniture pieces you select for your living room, if it’s on the small side, are very important.

You want to select furniture that is going to be big enough for your needs but not take up all the space. Opt for fewer furniture pieces that are larger in scale rather than more furniture pieces that are smaller in scale.

With fewer furniture pieces, a small living room space won’t feel so cluttered. And larger furniture pieces help the room feel bigger than it is.

2. Leggy Furniture

Selecting furniture that’s off the ground will help make the living room feel bigger. By doing this, you can see more floor space, keeping your eye travel further for longer.

3. Transparent Pieces

Buying transparent decor pieces like a glass or lucite coffee table will open up the space and make the space feel larger. It works much the same way as having furniture off the floor, allowing your eye to travel further for longer. This gives a sense of a bigger space.

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Using transparent pieces also allows for more light to be bounced through the living room from natural light sources. Making the space feel and look bigger and brighter.

4. Living Room Colours

Painting the walls and the ceiling the same colour blurs out any breaks and lines in the room. That way it reads as one continuous space and elongates the wall space.

Light neutral colours are better if you want the living room to feel open and airy. This will complete the larger look and feel rather than feeling closed in.

5. Drapery

Hang your drapery panels above your windows as high to the ceiling as possible. This is another interior tip that makes it seem that your ceilings are taller than they are. Adding to the sense of extra space and height in the living room.

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6. Mirrors

Using mirrors in your living room will help with making you living room feel larger. Only as long as they’re used and placed correctly. Place the mirror opposite a window, which will reflect the natural light and the view into the room.

Or you can use a large statement mirror to lean against a wall in your living room, reflecting the interior space to you. Making it seem double the size in space.

7. Remove The Clutter

Removing bits and pieces that are on the floor or stacked in a corner is going to make the living room feel larger. Small spaces need to stay organized. The smaller the space, the more creative you’ll have to get with storage solutions!

8. Maximize Vertical Space

No matter how small your living room might be, you still need storage. So make good use of the vertical space in your living room. This could be by using long-armed light fixtures or using shelving for the wall space. Style your bookcases with beautiful and key decor pieces.

9. Flooring & Rugs

For the living room floor, use only one material to carry through the space. This way the living room doesn’t feel broken up into smaller areas. This is especially true if your living room is part of an open concept area. It keeps the floor space consistent, which makes it feel larger.

If you have an area rug, make sure it’s the correct size for your area and that it’s not too small. It should fit all of your seating furniture on it. Using a smaller rug just makes the living room feel extra small!

11. Low Back Furniture

Using low-backed furniture with simple and clean lines frees up your sight lines from visual blockages around the room. If you have high-backed furniture can make a small space seem even more crowded. With low furniture, it keeps the living room feeling open but not bare and empty.

12. Light Fixtures

If you have a small living room, that typically means you have an average ceiling height or lower. Generally around 8 feet or 2.5 metres.

It’s best to go for a flush mount fixture that won’t interfere with the visual space of the room. Or something transparent, like a glass fixture or made of paper material, which gives a sense of lightness.

Those are the top tips on how to make a small living room look bigger! Remember to embrace your small space and make it work for you.

Chloe