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6 Decorating Ideas For Stylish Living In A Single Room
How do you live in one room and maintain a sense of style? Having once lived in one myself, I can give you a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
Jennifer’s Tips
1. Buy a few bold pieces instead of lots of little things.
Lots of tiny things may seem like the way to go, but they’ll actually make the room look smaller. Your eye won’t know what to rest on and will be buzzing around. The large, graphic artwork in this room works really well. Also, notice the careful selection of furniture. Not too much!
2. Define “rooms” with translucent fabrics and/or area rugs.
You might want a bit of privacy in the bedroom. Even if you’re alone, being able to close off the bedroom will create a cozy feeling that’s easier to sleep in. IKEA makes a great system that suspends from the ceiling.
3. A vibrant paint can define a separate space with-in-a-space.
A large block of vibrant color can visually separate a space. If you’re living in a rental, painting only one section makes it easier to return it to “Decorator White” before you move out.
4. Buy furniture that does double duty.
A dining table can be a desk. An ottoman can be a coffee table. A coffee table could also hold some storage.
5. Light colors will make the space appear larger.
If you want to go with color on the walls, remember that cool colors recede and will make the room larger. A pastel will also reflect more light and work to that effect even more.
6. Finally, mirrors are an old stand-by for tricking the eye.
One-foot square mirrors are sold at Lowe’s and Home Depot. Why not create a mirror wall? Your room will double in size in an instant.
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images: visiondecor, 200 Water St, Venturska
One Response to “6 Decorating Ideas For Stylish Living In A Single Room”
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You know, I’m a bit skeptical about the mirrors making rooms look bigger thing. I have huge mirrored doors in all my bedrooms, one of which is my sewing room. When I switched them out for simple white curtains, my room (to me,) instantly felt bigger. Perhaps it’s because the doors were reflecting all the clutter, because this space is jam-packed. SO, perhaps the caveat is to be careful of what you’re reflecting, so you don’t make the space feel twice as cluttered.
I could not find a single photo of the installed mirrored doors (probably because I’d be in the picture then- Yikes!), but here’s a tour of the spiffed up studio after the curtains:
http://candiedfabrics.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/finished-ready-for-creating/