Keep it very simple when it comes to choosing colors in you little space. As I mentioned it before on a previous blogpost, white brings you a lot of light. This doesn't mean that u need to paint your whole place white but the challenge is to be creative. The most important thing is to see the big picture. Because what you need to avoid is too much contrast between the walls, floors and furniture. So choose wisely and choose the right colour for your little space and think about the big picture.
- Function of the room:
Start your process by asking the most important question.
What is the function of your living room?
By answering this question you will have more focus or vision of what the room will be.
- Choice of furniture:
The most important thing to answer the question here above is from YOUR perspective. For example, The first thing that a lot of people do is choose a big corner seat because we think, when people come over they have more space to sit on. Wrong! Don't forget who is gonna live in your house. A corner seat only works in big spaces.
Second thing that is a must in a small space (and this I already said a couple of times) you need to have flexibility in you furniture. That means choose furniture that you can use in 10 different ways.
- Be creative with the stuff you allready have:
When you decorate a small living room you need to pay attention to the stuff you already have. Nothing makes a room more interesting then when there is a lot of DIY in it or a focus on one subject. For example I can hang up in the middle of the room a drawing from Aoki that she made. Or books I already have and I wrap it with white wrapping-paper for more unity. What I'm trying to say is "think out of the box and don't be afraid to be different."
- And the most important thing, Start to declutter and organise your stuff:
This chapter I find the most important subject in any kind of house. Start decluttering and organizing your stuff. When all of your stuff has a place, you will have an overview.
What I like to share when people choose to live small is, by doing the small space lifestyle you are going to have to make choices and you end up becoming really conscious what you will bring into your life.
And take a moment to think about what you have and start thinking about how it's serving you and what it means to you and if there is something you can get rid off right away, Just do it!
Be conscious and choose for small living but a bigger life, enjoy your weekend guys.
