Giving Your Small Attic Bedroom Big Style

An attic bedroom can be small and cramped but here are some ideas on how you can make it seem more spacious as well as give it great design style.
For adding extra space to your home, the attic could be a great option, but you want to be sure your attic bedroom has a great design theme. However, it might be difficult to make this small space be big on style. Luckily, there are quite a few decorating methods you can use to make decorating a small attic bedroom easy!

There are wonderful designs which you can employ in limited rooms, but usually you will need to try to go with the ones that enhance the elements of small spaces. You may also want to work to design in a sufficient amount of storage space so you can regularly put items away as clutter will make even a larger attic room feel tiny.

Try to keep your furniture and accessories in the small size range. One means to maximize space is to use underbed storage, in place of bureas which will give the illusion of more space while allowing storage of clothing. You might think about mixing some small pieces with some large items for added impact, so you might use the underbed storage but also have a big cheval mirror, which not only adds some style, but also gives you the feeling that the room is bigger than it actually is.

If you want to paint your attic room, then the color palette that you choose will play a critical role in making it seem bigger. You've perhaps been told that the lighter colors cause a room to appear bigger and darker ones make it seem smaller, however it's quite a bit more complicated than that. If you think taupes and whites are boring, consider having a monochromatic color palette in your favorite color, or use a few colors that all give off equal brightness. So you could pick all tuscan yellow, or stick to high intensity colors in the same range such as yellow and orange. If you wish to allow for the illusion of depth paint the opposite wall a deep, intense color. For wall paint colors, pale tints such as blue gray will provide an overall more open appearance as they make the walls seem to recede. But then if that sounds too bland, don't worry as cool colors such as blues, greens and purples also recede so you can decorate with your attractive colors without making the room seem smaller.

By displaying a particular interior design style, you can add accessories and furniture that will maximize the space in your attic room. A stylish contemporary or Zen like interior design style might work wonderfully as it will be less cluttered therefore, making the room appear more spacious. Whatever you choose, don't forget to be positive you like the look of it, this should be a cozy, comfortable space.

Furniture placement is one more tip when decorating a small attic bedroom. You could think about the qualities of Feng Shui when putting the accessories and furniture in your attic room. Be sure your furniture is not close to the doors because this can easily open up the space. If you could, lead the eye from the open doorway to a larger piece like a big mirror which can help divert the eye and create the illusion of space.

Even if you haven't had your hand and interior decorating before decorating a small attic bedroom can be simple. In the end, there are numerous ideas that you could initiate into making even the most cramped of spaces appear the equivalent to those in larger houses - it just requires a little imagination.
   By Lee Dobbins
Published: 4/28/2007
 
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