How can I make a room look larger?
Making a room look larger involves several different decorating techniques working in unison. Some involve fooling the visitor’s eye, while others involving changing the room’s apparent perspective. It is amazing what mirrors, paint and windows can do to add a sense of depth to any room. The first and perhaps most common fix for smaller rooms is the addition of mirrors. Affix mirrored glass panels to the wall opposite the entry way to a small room. The entire wall does not have to be covered in mirrors to be effective. A few panes placed at eye level can create the illusion of added space. Even a single large dresser mirror with frame can add depth to a room. The only real danger in using mirrors lies in overkill. Having a large picture window can make a room seem bigger because a barrier between visitor and outside view has been removed. Instead of seeing a dimension-defining wall, visitors see an expansive view of the outdoors. Cut-throughs between rooms can also help each room seem
