By Melissa Michaels | Leave A Comment

So you have a small home? No problem!
Give your place some small space style with these 10 simple tricks!
1. Go for armless or straight low arm sofas and chairs.
2. Use less furniture but pieces with ample presence in proper scale for the room.

3. Use fool the eye tricks like mirrors, glass, furniture on legs and striped walls to expand your space.
4. Make the most of cozy corners. Banquettes and benches are a great use of space.
5. Use double duty furniture. Make your furniture earn its space.

6. Built ins make smaller spaces feel less cluttered.
7. Streamline visual clutter in closed storage.
8. Focus on details to make a small room special.

9. Add more curves. Rounded corners add precious inches in a tiny room.
10. Define your style and stick to it throughout your house for visual flow and continuity.
Photos from Pottery Barn
ABOUT Melissa Michaels
Melissa Michaels is the creator of The Inspired Room.{read more}



Great tips Angela…I have a few small spaces in my house!
I have an apartment, so yep- use lots of tricks. I love mirrors and trunks for storage. Thanks for the tips!!
Hi Angela,
Wonderful tricks! I love your blog. I’m so glad I stopped by! I’ve bookmarked this site.
Since I live in a shoebox, this is wonderful advice!!
Fabulous- and so needed at this time- I’m moving to the City Bungalow this weekend- and its small!
thanks for all the helpful ideas!
{one more thing; I think is so interesting how you manger to post just what I need just at the right time :}
Fabulous
Hi! Glad you like the tips! I lived in a small house and loved every minute I spent trying to figure out how to make everything work!
It was a challenge but so much fun.
As a person who loves living in a small space, I applaud this post as every tip is excellent!
great ideas!
great ideas!
I love the chair in the first picture, great tips.
I love the whimsical fullage. Perfect for the fall season.
Thanks for this list of tips! We just moved into a 480 square foot apartment (and started blogging about it!), and these tips are perfect. We’ve unknowingly been incorporating a few of these ideas into our space.
With your list, we can be sure to do more. Thanks!
Katie,
Glad the tips were helpful! That is a small place you have, but with a few tricks I bet you can live larger than people think!
Happy day! I’ll come check out your blog, sounds fun!
Melissa