Spring Break
Tips for organizing small spaces
COURTNEY SMITH
Issue date: 11/6/08 Section: Athens Living
7. Try to hang most wall art without frames or choose ones that are very thin and blend in with the color of the walls. Heavy wooden and stained frames add too much bulk to small walls and make the entire room appear smaller, over powered and crowded.
8. Use the same principle when choosing coffee and side tables. Instead of a large, dark and heavily stained coffee table, opt for a glass top stacked and secured to some sort of interesting "legs." Although, be sure the glass top is at least a half inch thick so it will not shatter when things like plates or glasses are dropped on it. No matter how careful everyone is it will happen and picking tiny glass shards out of carpet is not fun.
9. Mirrors are a great way to make a room look instantly bigger because they reflect light and make the room appear to go beyond the walls where they hang. While large mirrors can work, it is often more interesting to buy a lot of small mirrors that are different shapes and sizes that can be stacked and formed into a design. Then, not only does the room appear bigger, but it also has a lovely focal point that can be used when getting dressed or, gasp!, undressing someone else.
10. When shopping for furniture, scale down the height of all the pieces so they do not appear towering compared to low ceilings. It is better is fill the space horizontally and leave open wall up above to display pictures or hang interesting fabrics than to have a few very tall pieces and a series of small and fragmented open floor areas.
8. Use the same principle when choosing coffee and side tables. Instead of a large, dark and heavily stained coffee table, opt for a glass top stacked and secured to some sort of interesting "legs." Although, be sure the glass top is at least a half inch thick so it will not shatter when things like plates or glasses are dropped on it. No matter how careful everyone is it will happen and picking tiny glass shards out of carpet is not fun.
9. Mirrors are a great way to make a room look instantly bigger because they reflect light and make the room appear to go beyond the walls where they hang. While large mirrors can work, it is often more interesting to buy a lot of small mirrors that are different shapes and sizes that can be stacked and formed into a design. Then, not only does the room appear bigger, but it also has a lovely focal point that can be used when getting dressed or, gasp!, undressing someone else.
10. When shopping for furniture, scale down the height of all the pieces so they do not appear towering compared to low ceilings. It is better is fill the space horizontally and leave open wall up above to display pictures or hang interesting fabrics than to have a few very tall pieces and a series of small and fragmented open floor areas.
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