How To Make Your House Look Bigger

Last Updated on: 24th February 2025, 11:10 am

I bought up 4 kids in a 2 bedroom house, something I am actually proud of because it showed that we were bursting at the seams but my home was filled with love and the kids were in no hurry to move out. Roll on to Tilly being 14 years old and the last of the older kids moved out. Finally, we had the house to ourselves. Over the years I learned how to live in a tiny home. This blog post is about how to make your house look bigger and enjoy living there.

Add Some Mirrors To Make Your House Look Bigger

Adding mirrors will make your house look twice the size, it is, of course, an optical illusion. But its a really cheap option and its an age-old way of making the rooms look bigger. Mirrors are fantastic as a feature on a wall too. Mirrors come in so many different shapes and sizes and you can find a lovely selection at somewhere like Ikea.

Choose Your Wall Colour Wisely

I have used this method to make my house feel bigger. Dark colours absorb the natural light, this means that the room feels so much smaller than it actually is and you feel closed in. Bright colours like white, off-white, light blues, light green always make a room feel inviting and warm.

Vertical stripes give the illusion of a long room, try it with a feature wall with striped wallpaper. Or you can even paint stripes on a painted wall. You could even use a striped rug/carpet in your house to make it feel bigger.

De-Clutter To Make Your House Look Bigger

This is where I always go wrong. I always keep hold of things in case it comes in handy in the future. But all of this clutter needs to go! If you haven’t used it in a while, get rid of it. It not only makes your house feel bigger but it will help it feel more inviting and brighter too. Instead of having huge picture frames in your house, use fun and practical neon signs. They take up less wall space and they are a real talking point when people come round. De-cluttering and thinking outside the box is the way forward.

Make Your House Look Bigger With Natural light

Having a lot of natural light in your house is a big way of making your house feel bigger. Keep windows uncluttered, take away your net curtains and make sure that your curtains or blinds are always open. Clean your windows on the inside and out to make sure they are clean. dirty windows let less light into your house.

Building Into The Attic or Basement

This is an option that will give you a lot of extra room, and it gives you the extra space without having to move home. We tend to fall in love with our house and its full of memories of bringing our kids up, so why would we want to move? Get rid of the clutter in the attic and transform it into another room or two with windows from theroofwindowstore.co.uk. You can actually do this really cheaply, with windows for all budgets.

Get Rid Of Unwanted Furniture

Don’t overcrowd with furniture in the house, I know its tempting as we use furniture for storage. But less is more. Tall furniture can make a ceiling feel lower and then, the room seems so much smaller. Choose a sofa and chairs with open arms and exposed legs. This allows light to filter under the furniture, making the room appear bigger and more airy.

Glass tables also help to give the appearance of an open space. Because the glass will reflect like a mirror, giving the illusion of a bigger room. Pushing your furniture against walls will make the room seem bigger too. Ottoman beds are fantastic ideas because you can lift the bed up and pop all of your fresh bedding in there ready to use. it is also handy for hiding Christmas and birthday presents.

Replace The Doors

When The kids all lived at home, I actually removed all of the doors – a bit extreme you might think, but I replaced them with bi-folding doors. This can makes the house seem bigger. Also, replace the doors with glass doors, you can still close the door but the glass will give the illusion off a bigger house.

You can also make your doorways look wider and you don’t have to get your power tools out to do this. Because it is achieved by simply painting the door frame surrounds in a contrasting colour to the walls. Not only does this give a feature to a room but it also makes the door frames look bigger and feel like more light is coming into the room.

Trying all of these methods will help you to instantly feel like your home is bigger than it is. Do you have any tips for making your home feel bigger?