By Mark Row
Having troubles with space?
Living in small apartments or houses with tiny rooms requires careful choice of multifunctional furniture and intelligent use of space. The way we use colors, exploit natural light and combine the elements affects our living area in such a way that it causes the rooms to appear more or less spacious. Venetian window blinds are, believe it or not, a top choice of window treatments in houses or apartments with limited space.
Color themes
Dark colors in small spaces are definitely not an option. Instead of opening up the home space, they tend to be burdening especially when dark shades are a predominant choice for both walls and furniture. Light colors can help creating an illusion of wide, open space while grouping decorations in similar tones creates a harmonious atmosphere. In light colors, any white hue or soft, natural colors of wood, in combination with the similar, light color of your walls will do wonders for your home. Not only will the rooms appear wider and more elongated, but it will also seem more neat and elegant.
Windows and lighting
Large windows are an essential part, especially in small living rooms. Apart from taking care of your privacy, the possibility of adjusting the light exposure according to your needs is what makes Venetian window blinds a unique and irreplaceable choice of window treatment for both large and small windows. In rooms with sufficient amount of light, only this type of window treatment will do the trick. However, those parts of your home with insufficient light exposure will need additional lighting, so consider placing lamps or any other source of light in each corner and hang mirrors on your walls (they reflect light nicely).
Choice of furniture
It may be hard but try to get rid of any piece of furniture or decoration that you do not use or need (or the ones you are not sentimentally attached to). Make the best of what you decide to keep, try to find a way of incorporating it into your design and give it some purpose. A piece of advice is that when you buy new furniture, you opt for the multifunctional pieces. What does this mean? It means that instead of large, space consuming pieces you decide to buy smaller ones with storage possibility. Coffee tables with drawers, beds with additional parts for storing the bedding when it is not used, wall units or shelves which cover the wall from top to bottom are examples of what you should keep in mind when choosing the right, purposeful furniture. Again, try to match the colors either with the color of your floors or the furniture theme.
Avoid clutter at any cost, place all the trinkets in a decorative box, neatly organize your decorations instead of spreading them casually all over your room. In the same manner, organize all other small useful tools like scissors, needles and threads etc.
Hopefully, all of the above mentioned suggestions will be of use to you and help you create a more spacious living area with Venetian blinds as both aesthetical and practical window covering.
Living in small apartments or houses with tiny rooms requires careful choice of multifunctional furniture and intelligent use of space. The way we use colors, exploit natural light and combine the elements affects our living area in such a way that it causes the rooms to appear more or less spacious. Venetian window blinds are, believe it or not, a top choice of window treatments in houses or apartments with limited space.
Color themes
Dark colors in small spaces are definitely not an option. Instead of opening up the home space, they tend to be burdening especially when dark shades are a predominant choice for both walls and furniture. Light colors can help creating an illusion of wide, open space while grouping decorations in similar tones creates a harmonious atmosphere. In light colors, any white hue or soft, natural colors of wood, in combination with the similar, light color of your walls will do wonders for your home. Not only will the rooms appear wider and more elongated, but it will also seem more neat and elegant.
Windows and lighting
Large windows are an essential part, especially in small living rooms. Apart from taking care of your privacy, the possibility of adjusting the light exposure according to your needs is what makes Venetian window blinds a unique and irreplaceable choice of window treatment for both large and small windows. In rooms with sufficient amount of light, only this type of window treatment will do the trick. However, those parts of your home with insufficient light exposure will need additional lighting, so consider placing lamps or any other source of light in each corner and hang mirrors on your walls (they reflect light nicely).
Choice of furniture
It may be hard but try to get rid of any piece of furniture or decoration that you do not use or need (or the ones you are not sentimentally attached to). Make the best of what you decide to keep, try to find a way of incorporating it into your design and give it some purpose. A piece of advice is that when you buy new furniture, you opt for the multifunctional pieces. What does this mean? It means that instead of large, space consuming pieces you decide to buy smaller ones with storage possibility. Coffee tables with drawers, beds with additional parts for storing the bedding when it is not used, wall units or shelves which cover the wall from top to bottom are examples of what you should keep in mind when choosing the right, purposeful furniture. Again, try to match the colors either with the color of your floors or the furniture theme.
Avoid clutter at any cost, place all the trinkets in a decorative box, neatly organize your decorations instead of spreading them casually all over your room. In the same manner, organize all other small useful tools like scissors, needles and threads etc.
Hopefully, all of the above mentioned suggestions will be of use to you and help you create a more spacious living area with Venetian blinds as both aesthetical and practical window covering.
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