Small houses can appear larger and more cohesive if similar colors are used throughout the spaces. This is a trick that designers often use when dressing up a show home, especially the pre-fabricated ones. They usually are smaller that most stick built models, but employ many innovative tricks to maximize the spaces.
- One is the use of wall color - it doesn't need to be white, as shown in the photo, but lighter colors reflect more light and thus give the illusion of space.
- Curtain rods set much higher that the window frames bring the eye up and let one think that the windows go all the way up.
- Continuing the same flooring throughout, in this case, wood laminate, lets the eye roam , gives a more cohesive look, and flows naturally from room to room.
- A few main anchoring colors with offset accent colors - if you have dark furniture, as in the photo example, then light accessories
- lots of greenery bringing that outdoor look inside and the green color is very soothing.
- Scaled down furniture- here a sleek love seat instead of an oversize stuffed sofa. Petite sized "ladies chairs", not fragile- just smaller.
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