Interior Decorating Space Saving Tips

Space Saving Tips for small spaces. Make changes to your small spaces with simple hints in the online makeovers.

1. Use larger mirrors for small spaces. It gives the illusion that the room is larger.

2. Use light weight chairs around a solid wood table. Chairs that you can see through like coated metal chairs work well in a small space.

3. Use pretty fabric (or use curtains) to conceal clutter. Here is a great tip to conceal a lot of clutter. You can buy bookshelves to line up against one wall. This helps to conceal all your belongings, with the curtain (or fabric) either staple or tack it to the top of the bookshelf. This will conceal everything, all you see is the fabric and it looks great. Use shelving wherever possible to get clutter up and out of the way.

4. Hang your curtains as high up to the ceiling as possible. It gives the room height, thus making the space look larger.

5. Go with large scale furniture, keep it simple with just a few essential useful pieces.

6. Make a filing system out of square decorative wicker baskets to keep paper and mail. It makes it look nicer and it doesn't take up a lot of room.

7. Don't put a lot of accessories all over the tables or counters. Instead hang curio shelves and put accessories on them. It keeps the tables and counters free of clutter and it gives people something to look at.

8. You can buy ottomans that have storage or even some coffee tables that have storage and keep all your non-essentials out of plain sight.

9. If you want to make a space look larger never paint your walls with dark colors, stay with lighter colors. It makes the room appear larger and not feeling like your in a dark box.

10. Use a variety of lighting, uplighting, sconces, lamps, floor lamps etc. . .

Our online makeovers are easy. Everyone can do them to make that small space more organized and help make that small space look larger. Use online makeovers and just have fun. Simplicity is Key.

By Sue Inman

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