11 Small House Interior Design Hacks

11 Small House Interior Design Hacks

If you live in one of today's tiny houses or small homes, you may find it challenging to deal with a more limited space, especially when you’re just starting out. But with every challenge comes an opportunity to learn, so try to have fun with it! In the end, it will be far more rewarding when you come up with clever space-saving solutions.

To make a tiny house "bigger", methods can range from actual space-saving techniques to using light and color to create an illusion of a bigger appearance.  The following small house interior design hacks can help make your small home feel bigger and better. 

Reflections

You can achieve a maximizing effect in your space with reflective, high shine materials like glossy tiles, white lacquered walls, mirrors, etc. 

Pocket Doors

You can create separation between rooms and still allow light to flow through with glass windowed pocket doors. Compared to swinging doors, they take up less space because, when not being used, they slide into the wall.

Be Resourceful

To save surface space, consider wall sconces instead of table lamps. As a side table, use a wood chair. Tiny rooms can achieve happy moods with cheerful colors like pale turquoise.

Practice Vertical Thinking

This comes from an established bathroom designer: Rather than hanging subway tiles in the traditional horizontal method, hang them vertically. The room will feel taller and more streamlined. Help the area feel less cluttered with a tight color palette of blush, white, and black.

Use Space Wisely 

Utilize every available inch of space with cleverly designed furniture (e.g., a hanging, foldout wall desk), storage nooks, and built-ins tailored to your precise needs. Less valuable square footage will be lost when you use walls for storage (shelves, hooks, hanging shelves, etc.), store things under benches, etc.

You can even store or display things on windowsills if they are wide enough. This may help to avoid use of a separate end table or shelf. (Be sure, however, to avoid clutter.)

Think Smaller

Do you really need a dining room table and chairs for 10? In addition to breakfast nooks, today, you'll find small round dining tables in houses with limited space. Some even have dropped sides that fold away when not in use.

Day Beds

You could literally double the size of a room by adding a day bed rather than a full-sized bed. In your living room or guest room, this could be the perfect space saver. For overnight guests, add a trundle bed under it.

Rooms That Do Double Duty

A library corner can double as a dining room or an office. Some kitchens are large enough to include a small table and chairs, freeing up the actual dining room for use as an office, play area for small children, etc. Make the most of the walls in any room with floor to ceiling shelving/cabinets. A living room can also serve as a guest room if you include a daybed.

Wall-Mounted TVs

Rather than taking up valuable floor space, countertop space, or tabletop space, mount your TV on or in the wall. If you have separate speakers, consider the same for them.

You may also want to consider hiding a wall-mounted television behind a large painting or inside of a cabinet with closing/sliding doors.

Functionality

Maximum functionality should be provided by all of the furnishings in your small home to save square footage. As an example, use a small side chair and desk at the end of your bed rather than an end bench. It can be useful when you're getting ready to go out but serve as a work area as well.

Closet Conversions

A closet can double as not only a place to hang clothing but, with the right sized washer dryer stack set, a laundry room. What's more, you'll be able to hide those appliances away behind a closed closet door.

Now That You Know about Interior Design, It's Time to Purchase Your Small House!

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