Find out how you can impress buyers by making each room in your home look as spacious as possible. A two-minute read. Whether youโre marketing a one-bedroom flat or a seven-bedroom mansion, the same rule usually applies โ big is beautiful.
Weโre talking about big rooms, of course! Itโs well known that a home that feels spacious will always fetch a higher price than a similar property that comes across as cramped and crowded.
The good news is you donโt need to go crazy with a sledgehammer knocking down walls to make a home feel roomier โ a few clever adjustments will do the trick.
Here are five ways to make your home look bigger.
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Carry out an audit in each room of your home and identify any items you can live without for a few months during the marketing process. Put the ones you want to keep in storage and ditch the rest (some have probably been gathering dust for years). Donโt be precious; no oneโs passing judgement on your hobbies or interests. Just give buyers what they want: a blank canvas that they can put their own mark on.
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Perhaps you have a huge sofa thatโs fab for family film nights but swamps your living room, or a 14-seat dining table that you only use at Christmas? Put super-sized items of furniture in storage and hire or borrow pieces that are in proportion with the room.
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Mirrors reflect light and make a space look bigger. Positioning a large mirror at the rear of a room is a great way to make it look roomier.
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Dark walls and bold patterns make a room look smaller (and donโt even get us started on dark-coloured ceilings). Interior designers suggest painting the walls and ceiling the same light neutral tone to make a room feel more spacious.
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Always open your curtains or shutters before a viewing to allow natural light in. Also, dot lamps around the room to generate more light. A variety of lighting creates depth (and hence a sense of space) in a room.
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