I have to admit that initially I approached this challenge very poorly. I read somewhere that white makes everything look bigger and immediately started painting everything white. My new “bedroom” looked like a mental institution. Cold, sterile, and crampier than ever before. I lasted about two weeks before I was back at B&Q looking defeated and asked the paint guy for help.
This isn’t one “magic trick” to solve the problem of making small spaces look larger. It’s many smaller, cumulative decisions that ultimately combine to create a space that works.
And yes, people say avoid dark colors in small rooms. But my friend Emma has a small bedroom in Sheffield that is literally
How I Finally Made My Shoebox Bedroom Feel Like It Had Space to Breathe
