The 7 Best Ways to Maximize Space in Your Home

A cluttered and cramped living space can add unnecessary stress to your daily life and even reduce your home’s value. To help you maximize the space in your home, we’ve put together some tips:

1. Make your entryway more spacious

The first room your guests enter should feel welcoming and airy, but it can quickly become cluttered with shoes, mail, and packages. Keep this space tidy with a bench, shoe storage, and sorting baskets for your mail. Decorative recycling/garbage bins are also a great way to prevent spam mail from piling up.

2. Use your vertical space

Raising items vertically makes your ceiling feel higher and frees up floor space. Some ways to use your vertical space include using an adjustable TV mount, or taller cabinets and bookcases, or installing a floating laptop desk that folds up into the wall, or mounting hooks for coats and hats, and raising your curtain rods above your windows.

3. Try customized storage

Customized storage solutions can help you make the most of your home’s unique layout. Consider installing built-in cabinets under your window sills, mounted shelving in the garage, mudroom benches with pull-out drawers, or bookcases under the stairs. The possibilities are endless! Adding these storage solutions will use every last inch of extra space in your home.

4. Use neutral colors and add texture

Dark, heavy curtains can make your living room space feel small. Still, lighter, neutral colors complement the lighting to make your home feel more extensive and more inviting. Adding texture to your decor can give your rooms more depth, such as macrame wall art that creates texture without the clutter.

5. Use mirrors and lighting to your benefit

Investing in large mirrors can create the illusion of more space, huge round mirrors that reflect light to open up a room. Brighter lighting can also “widen” the space, making it appear larger. More brilliant lighting can make a big difference if you have a smaller space, like a guest bathroom. Remember, the darker the room, the smaller it will appear.

6. Choose furniture that serves multiple purposes

Investing in versatile furniture can transform a cluttered space. For example, an ottoman with hidden storage or an end table with decorative baskets attached. There are infinite storage solutions available, but it’s essential to make every piece count, so think carefully about how you’ll use new furniture before purchasing it.

7. Think big

Displaying your favorite knick-knacks on your shelf may be tempting, but the smaller the items you say, the more cramped your home will feel. The same goes for decorative installations such as bathroom tiles. Fewer, larger tiles will maximize the space better than crowded, intricate shapes. Oversized artwork can create the illusion of more space, adding a stunning impact and making a room seem bigger than it is. Choose larger, fewer pieces over more crowded and intricate designs when decorating.