A friend remodeled their living room with the goal of “making it feel bigger.” New furniture, thicker trim, heavier curtains everything looked nice, but strangely, the room suddenly felt tighter.
The mistake? Too many bulky design choices.
When spaces are small, every added detail matters. Oversized sofas, dark colors, and layered décor can quietly shrink a room. Even flooring direction plays a role; boards laid the wrong way can visually shorten a space.
We learned that the simplest fixes often create the biggest impact lighter walls, fewer accessories, slimmer furniture legs, larger area rugs instead of several small ones. And lots of natural light.
Conclusion: Renovation should open rooms up, not crowd them. Sometimes subtraction creates the most dramatic change.
