Space out your furniture so that it allows the space to breathe. Pull the furniture out from the wall slightly. Angle your bed in the room rather than pushing it into one corner. Use side tables to flank a sofa rather than a large coffee table that could be blocking the rooms flow.
By moving furniture out and away from walkways, you'll open up the space and make it feel larger. You can also choose short pieces of furniture like an ottoman, an armless open chair, or a low table, and place large, tall pieces along a wall rather than out in the open space.
Add reflective surfaces
Yes, you know that mirrors make a space appear larger. (“It's like doubling a room,” Curtis says.) But other reflective surfaces — high-gloss painted ceilings, lacquered furniture, shiny tile on a kitchen backsplash — have a similar effect, casting light and creating the illusion of volume.
Wide Planks
Selecting wide floor planks is one of the easiest and most effective ways to make a room look bigger. Instead of thin strips, go for boards at least seven inches wide. Longer planks (four or more feet in length) can help as well.
There can be a lot of reasons for being unhappy at home, maybe you're not being allowed out or being kept to strict curfews or bedtimes that you feel you're too old for. Maybe you're feeling like no one is there when you need them, you're being hit or arguing with other family members.
Lighting is everything when it comes to the vibe your home gives off. Relying only on harsh overhead lighting just won't give the effect you're looking for. "Adding table and floor lamps into your room with a nice soft warm glow will give you a cozy feel and create ambiance," says Johnson.
Try expressing gratitude for all of the good times that the home provided you. Go room to room and gather things that you can bring with you that hold the memories — think family photos and items with sentimental value. Another way to emotionally let go of your house? Take pictures and videos that show the space.
Strokes of Natural Light
A naturally lit room boosts productivity, improves mood, and creates an overall tranquil atmosphere more so than an artificially lit environment. For apartment dwellers with few to no windows, try incorporating reflective surfaces into the home.
Lighter colors such as whites, creams, and light grays can help a room feel more open and spacious. Darker colors tend to make a room feel smaller and more enclosed.
Lighter paint colors like off-whites, light neutrals, pales, and pastels give the illusion of larger, brighter rooms. Here, we dive deeper into this topic with 5 specific painting techniques to make rooms look bigger, brighter, and more beautiful.
'A light-toned sofa in neutral colors, such as beige, cream, light gray, or white, can create a sense of openness in any room.
A Pleasing Color Palette
Choose bold, bright, neutral or serene, just make sure the colors are complementary. Give thought to the walls, decor, flooring or floor coverings, and furnishings and accessories. Everything should work together, creating a space that visually pleasing, no matter the style or the color scheme.
Homes feel homey when they are filled with things that you love, with the people that you love, in the ways that make the most sense for your life. Though pictures on Instagram of clean, crisp kitchens and perfectly styled living rooms can be dreamy, we're talking real life comfort here.
The spaces that matter most to home happiness are private gardens, balconies and open-plan living rooms. All of these make us feel more connected. For the 23% of interviewees who work from home at least some of the time, balconies are particularly important.
A house is just a building, but a home is filled with hopes, dreams, and memories. The attachment to the home can be almost as strong as an attachment to a living being.
If you don't feel like you can leave the house, you might assume you're just depressed. While not wanting to leave the house can be a symptom of depression, it's more likely you have another condition called agoraphobia, a fear of open spaces. Although agoraphobia isn't common, it's associated with anxiety.
Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder. A person with agoraphobia is afraid to leave environments they know and consider to be safe for fear of having anxiety or a panic attack. Agoraphobia responds well to treatment.
Mess and clutter are major sources of stress, making it almost impossible to relax, even in your own house. In fact, the stress that comes from having a messy home can follow you around, making you feel anxious wherever you are.