4 flooring tricks to make a room look bigger
Small rooms are great, cosy and warm but if your small room is feeling too small, what do you do? If you’ve tried all the decorating tricks available and rearranged the furniture many times that your dog doesn’t know where to sit anymore, it’s high time to look at your flooring.
Flooring tricks for you
Does the wall seem to be closing in?
The light coloured wall does nothing?
If you think that you’ve run of decorating tricks, don’t worry. There is an effective solution to make your room look bigger – install the right kind of flooring. The right flooring doesn’t just give your room the right look and feel but can also create the illusion of having more space.
4 flooring tricks to make a room look bigger
Here are some flooring tricks that you should know:
Choose planks instead of strips – Planks are bigger thus they offer fewer seams. Fewer seams create a more open pattern that looks less busy and confining. Also, lay the board parallel to the longest wall. This will help elongates the room.
Lay flooring diagonally – This will make your room look bigger. Plus, it fools the eye into seeing the flooring pattern differently creating a more unique and interesting visual effect.
Go for a dark wood – Dark wood doesn’t constrict spaces. When paired with the right combination of wall colour and furniture, they can make your room appear bigger.
Keep consistency – When joining adjacent spaces, use the same type of flooring. If you have a consistent design throughout your home, you will create the illusion of having more space. In case you need to change your flooring material, make sure you choose a colour of the same shade.
You cannot increase the size of your room but yes, you can create more space with a few flooring tricks. Also remember to declutter, less is definitely more.
For your flooring needs, contact D.I.Y Parquetry, Timber & Cork Flooring. We offer different kinds of flooring installation. Still undecided with your flooring, we can also give you some of our advice and show you samples. Ring us now and tell us what you want and we’ll give it to you.