7 Style Hacks For Small Living Spaces In Singapore

How do you keep a small room looking stylish and modern when you own lots of things? How do you avoid making your home feel cramped and cluttered? Often, finding ways of neatly storing and organizing everything we own is an ongoing challenge, figuring out clever solutions to these pesky issues can be a pain. Whether you live in a condominium, terraced home or just want to improve the style and organization of your home, these tried-and-tested small space design ideas will inspire you.

7. Glass Walls & Doors

The transparency of glass walls and doors enlarges a small room visually, and easily opens up any space. As implementation may result in a lack of privacy, its most effectively utilized for rooms that are shared by different members of the household such as the kitchen or study.

6. Furniture With Skinny Legs

This may seem like an odd tip, however choosing furniture with slim frames and legs allow available light to flow through the room interior easily, resulting in a well-lit room that exudes a sense of welcoming comfort and space.

5. Expand Your Space With Mirrors

Although mirrors may be commonly used as a grooming aid or to check your reflection, a well-placed mirror can also trick the eye by transforming space and de-materializing mass. With its reflective qualities, adding a mirror can “break down” any boring blank wall, pushing the boundaries and expanding perceived space, often bigger is better when it comes to mirrors.

4. Optimized Storage

Custom-fit shelving, displays and cabinets help to optimize storage while fully utilizing the space available. Providing lots of potential for organizing and storing a variety of items, as well as displaying unique collections, small art pieces or simply providing convenient spots to keep your favorite books nearby for easy access.

3. Mount Your TV On The Wall

Mount your TV on the wall and you will gain plenty of floor space, saving space that would have originally been needed for a TV console or TV cabinet.

2. Hidden Storage

Surrounded with innovative and sophisticated handleless wardrobe doors, this walk-in wardrobe showcases the expert use of hidden storage, resulting in an incredibly immaculate and clean look. Seamless and convenient, when well-designed; handleless wardrobe doors can also function as a feature wall, easily melding with the boundaries of the room interior.

1. Light Colours & Textures

Light wood textures, light colors and reflective materials (such as marble and metal) help reflect light all around the room, creating a heightened sense of space that echoes throughout the interior. Take a look at these Scandinavian design inspired interiors that use light colors effectively to exude a relaxing and cozy aura.

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