Pale and Pretty
1. Keep the big furniture items and walls in a neutral colour so that they don’t overpower the room.
Wall Power
marionery & Dec-A-Porter
2. Stick to light backgrounds when you add pattern to the walls. A single-colour print tends to work better in a small space.
Scale It Down
3. Mixing small-scale patterns are great in small rooms as they won’t compete with each other.
Popping Hot
4. Solid colours work very well on medium-sized items, like book shelves or chairs and of course accessories of all shapes and sizes.
Solids
5. Be bold and brave and go big with one oversized colour item or a wall in a bright shade – if you do it with confidence, it will work!
Supersize It
6. Surprisingly, massively oversized prints can do wonders to enlarge a little room. Use something that is neutral, with splashes of colour accents for optimum effect.
Be Bold
7. Painting the ceiling can have an incredibly positive effect on a small space. This ceiling looks like the endless night sky!
Think Differently
8. Break up big, solid items with diagonal, coloured lines – great for doors, walls and cupboards.
Step It Up
9. Paint the floor! It’s a massive area and a great way to add a lot of colour without taking up space.
Concealed Colour
A Beautiful Mess & Chelsey Life
10. Hide it! If you are too afraid to clutter the space with colour, paint the inside of cabinets or the sides of drawers for sneaky splashes.
Originally published on Homeology
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Germarie Bruwer
Germarie Bruwer is an interior designer turned home decor and design blogger. Her award-winning blog, Homeology, features decor, DIY projects, trends and a gardening diary with the aim to inspire and empower her readers.