{"id":16005,"date":"2018-12-07T01:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/?p=16005"},"modified":"2022-08-29T13:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:34:22","slug":"5-ways-to-make-your-new-apartment-feel-more-spacious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-make-your-new-apartment-feel-more-spacious\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Make Your New Apartment Feel More Spacious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are planning a move from a big home to a smaller apartment \u2014 perhaps you\u2019re moving from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/search?longitude=-79.38318429999998&amp;price-min=1000000&amp;zoom=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">luxurious Toronto home<\/a>&nbsp;to a small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abodo.com\/champaign-il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apartment in rural Champaign, Illinois<\/a>\u2014 then you may be concerned about how to give your new place an open feel, especially if you are doing a major downsize.<\/p>\n<p>There are some decorator\u2019s tricks that will make your apartment seem a lot bigger than it is, and here are five good ones:<\/p>\n<h2>Get Rid of Stuff Before You Move<\/h2>\n<p>This may be obvious, but some people will find themselves at the storage facility renting a couple of 10 x 15 units because they simply did not take the time to cull their belongings; instead they procrastinated and then were stuck with a bunch of stuff that physically did not fit anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Do you really need those crates of scratched vinyl albums that are hardly playable? That closet full of questionable items that you earmarked for a trip to Antiques Roadshow that never happened? Every computer monitor you ever owned? You get the idea\u2014either sell it, give it away or throw it away before you move.<\/p>\n<p>Also, save yourself some time and hire a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdonepricecleaners.com\/laundry-guide-blog\/2018\/january\/10-reasons-to-use-a-wash-and-fold-laundry-service!\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">laundry service to help clean and fold<\/a>&nbsp;while you\u2019re packing; it can make things much easier on you and your family.<\/p>\n<h2>Paint It Black<\/h2>\n<p>OK, we meant to get your attention with that but here is a counter-intuitive method to make room look bigger: Paint your ceilings a dark rich red or blue! Yes, we know that dark walls will create a chamber-like claustrophobic effect, but richly painted ceilings can do the opposite as they will give the illusion of great depth. Try it before you say no.<\/p>\n<h2>Move It Away<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of parking your furniture items against the walls, leave a gap of three inches. While you think that this might waste space, the illusion of furniture sort of floating instead of butting up against a wall can have an amazingly spacious effect.<\/p>\n<h2>Think Multi-use<\/h2>\n<p>In your old house, you had a bed, shelves and a dresser, and all of them performed their functions independently. Of course, you may have many big bedrooms and lots of room. If you\u2019re faced with a radically smaller area, get furniture that does more than one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Shelves built into the bed frame are a great example. And remember your grandma\u2019s house that had an ironing board that folded up into a closet? Or those old cartoons where the bed went up inside a wall? Start online and search for multi-use furniture and you\u2019ll find lots of items that combine duties while saving space.<\/p>\n<h2>Respect the Light<\/h2>\n<p>Never under any circumstances should you cover up a window. Natural light makes rooms look bigger\u2014it\u2019s that simple. Avoid tall dressers, bed frames, big desks or ancient stereo systems placed where they cover windows and hamper the entrance of natural light. Also avoid heavy drapes and thick curtains that make it more difficult to let the light in. Natural light is king, and if you hinder it, your space will look smaller.<\/p>\n<p>Downsizing can be a daunting experience, much like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4dcrew.com\/first-time-home-buyer-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buying your first home<\/a>, but by using the designer tips above, you can make a small space look amazingly larger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are planning a move from a big home to a smaller apartment \u2014 perhaps you\u2019re moving from a luxurious Toronto home&nbsp;to a small apartment in rural Champaign, Illinois\u2014 then you may be concerned about how to give your new place an open feel, especially if you are doing a major downsize. There are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":16006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","video":"","gallery":"","source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override":[{"single_blog_custom":"","sidebar":"","second_sidebar":"","share_position":"","share_float_style":"","post_date_format":"","post_date_format_custom":"","post_reading_time_wpm":"","zoom_button_out_step":"1","zoom_button_in_step":"1","number_popup_post":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"","single_post_gallery_size":""}],"trending_post_position":"","trending_post_label":"","sponsored_post_label":"","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":""},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1161,487,166,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","category-guest-posts","category-home-improvement","category-home-staging"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Ways to Make Your New Apartment Feel More Spacious<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019re planning to move from a big home to smaller apartment, you may be concerned about open space. 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