Now that you have purchased your Victoria Real Estate, how do you make the most of the space you have? We can all use some good advice when it comes to “de-clutter” and organize our homes. A recent article in the Times Colonist written by Jean Levac, CanWest News Service reads:
Not everyone lives in their dream home, and not every room in their home is quite as large as they’d like it to be. With space the ultimate commodity, sometimes people need a bit of design magic to make better use of it.
According to bbc.co.uk/homes, there are a number of design tricks that can create the illusion of space — especially in badly lit or poorly designed rooms.
The following tips can help improve the layout of everything from your bathroom and bedroom to your living room or office:
- Shelves: Extend your floorspace by installing floating shelves that can replace otherwise bulky cabinets and end tables. In the bedroom, try wall-mounted bedside tables.
- Windows: Windows be a major factor in determining the appearance of space in a room. If you place an eye-catching object in front of a window, such as a plant or statue, it will draw visitors’ eyes toward it and naturally make a room seem larger.
- Colour: certain colours expand a room, while others make it seem smaller. Aim for lighter colours, such as lilac or yellows in order to add illusionary space.
- Soften the edges: By placing a picture at the centre of a wall, you can draw people’s eyes away from a room’s edges. Another trick is to paint a wall’s skirting boards the same colour as your carpet in order to make the floorspace appear larger.
- Furniture placement: Moving chairs and sofas away from the walls stops people’s eyes from looking at a room’s corners and can have the effect of making a room look bigger
- By replacing conventional nightstands with wall-mounted bed-side tables, you have two fewer pieces of furniture taking up your valuable floorspace. End of Article.
Do you have any good ideas to share with us, just let us know. We would love to hear from you.
Cheers, Anders
Anders Treiberg, REALTOR®
Properties In Victoria Professionals – Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty
Anders Treiberg has been a REALTOR® in Victoria, BC. since 1990. He has extensive Real Estate Expertise and can be reached on his website www.PropertiesInVictoria.com
