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If your home is starting to feel a little snug, to the point where you are thinking about moving, you need to weigh up all the options before you commit to the move. There may be some solutions that could mean you can stay where you are. If you love where you live, this could be just what you want to hear too.
Have a look at some of these ideas for increasing your living space!
Have Multifunctional Rooms
Most people will have a room dedicated to one use, which is absolutely fine if you have the space to do it. In a smaller home, you are much better off creating multifunctional spaces where you can make the most out of the space that you have. Think about combining two functions into one room, this way you can enjoy the extra space. For example, if you have a spare room, you could turn this into your office space and use a folded sofa bed instead of a full-sized bed in the room.
Change your Curtains
Curtains make a huge change to the feeling of a room. Curtains that are heavy, dark or cover too much of the window can leave a room feeling dark and closed in. To give the feeling of it being larger, it is nice to go with light and bright colours to give an airy feel. Also, consider made to measure green curtains to incorporate your living area into the outdoor space, further tying the indoors and outdoors together.
Improve Your Storage
Something that can make your home feel smaller than it actually is is the lack of storage or storage that just doesn’t work well. If you want to make sure you have a chance at creating more space in your home, you need to make sure you look at the storage options you have in your home and how you can improve it. Have a look for dead space in your home.
For example, are you using the space under your stairs? Have you thought about adding shelves or pull-out storage cupboards to this space? It could add the storage space you need to hide away shoes, coats, and cleaning equipment.
Looking for inspiration? This video will help:
Use Your Outside Space
A cost-effective way to add more space to your home is to extend your living space to the outdoors. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to extend your property either. This can be expensive and if you don’t have the budget, can be unobtainable. Not to mention, having to wait for planning permission. A great option is to look at things like a verandah. They are open spaces with a shelter over top so feels like an extension of your indoors, particularly when you can have the doors open.
Make Use Of Your Attic
Are you using your attic? If not, this could be wasted space and give you all the space that you need without having to move. Now is the time to think about a conversion. It may seem like an expensive job, however, when you compare it to moving, not to mention the hassle of moving. This is definitely something that needs to be considered. You could turn it into a few kid's bedrooms, or even a master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe.
These are just a few of the ideas that could help you to stay in the home you love rather than move. Do you have any other ideas that could create more space? It’d great to hear about them in the comments below.
