Marie

Small rooms are hopelessly bittersweet. No matter how functional, well-organized or good-looking they may be, when they are filled with furniture they always look cramped and chaotic. This makes living in such spaces very hard, and the attempt of selling them even harder. Fortunately, there are more than enough ways to address this visual problem. One of the most convenient ways to do that is by choosing the color palette that will make the space appear bigger and more open. Let us take a look at three of such palettes and see how you can make them work to the fullest extent.

Sky Blue

This color works for two very compelling reasons. First of all, this color is so visually striking and so alluring that it will unavoidably put the strongest focus on the walls instead of the furniture. Second, this particular hue of blue is very reminiscent of the sea or the endless vastness of the sky. This is the association you should most definitely want to invoke. One even gentler variety of blue is one of the two Pantone’s twin colors of the year – Serenity, so you can go for it if you want to keep up with the trends. Painting the walls blue is just the first step. Here’s what you should do next:

• Make the boundaries disappear. Or in other words, reinforce the color scheme with furniture pieces, carpets, and why not, even the good looking doors. Delft blue is so strong that it will literally soak in all of these pieces, and make the boundaries disappear; all the while creating a very powerful and surreal effect in the process.
• Sprinkle the room with white. If you need to break the immersion, do that by introducing the white details – It will play along very nicely with the sky analogy we mentioned above.
• Include the other twin: If you are using Serenity, introduce Rose Quartz to the space too.

Super White

What we mean by that is the white in its purest form – Devoid of any other colors and hues. Working on the similar logic like sky blue, an entirely white space will make the walls go away and make the room appear more spacious as a result. Keep in mind, though, this effect will truly work only if the room has an access to enough natural light, so you may have to rethink the window placement. If you are pursuing some short-term goals like increasing the house value, it is highly recommended that you should better consult a certain agency, which will provide professional accounting services that will assess the profitability of such serious remodeling. As for the complementary colors, you should not stray too far from nomadic taupe, and soft pastels.

Neutral Monochromatic

If you are longing for the popular vis-à-vis painted walls, and can’t pull off two highly contrasted hues in a small space without making it look too cramped, there is still another option for you. You can choose one neutral color, and then use it as the basis of monochromatic décor. Monochromatic décor is devoid of the ancient cliché of pop of color, and it focuses on different shades, hues and tones of a single color, for both the walls and the furniture. For instance, you can go for brown, and decide for the combination of its tender hues – tortilla, coffee and peanut; or start with tan, and complement it with sand and hazelnut. This way you will not only create the illusion of spaciousness in the room, but also make it more elegant and visually interesting.

Small spaces are quite a challenge when it comes to choosing the color scheme, and their size can prove to be a limiting factor, so you have to work with what you have. Fortunately, the old principle of making them light and bright, still does the trick so you can always go for it as a fail proof solution.