Choosing a light or a dark color can make the room feel either bigger or smaller.
Should floor be darker than walls to make room bigger.
Choose them in the same color or a slightly lighter shade than the walls to provide consistency.
You may have tried various decorating tricks to maximize the given space from painting the walls a light colour to carefully chosen sheer curtains and purposely placed lamp but making the most of out your flooring is the number one trick in our opinion to make your room look and feel bigger.
Most of us will have at least one room in the house that we wish looked larger.
They are dramatic and rich looking and make a bold statement in a room when paired with the right wall colors and furnishings.
Cold because furniture and flooring occupy less than half of the room leaving the rest of the space bare.
A lot of people ask if dark flooring will make their room look small.
Dark flooring in combination with the right wall color actually gives the room a more expansive look.
Conversely if space makes you feel claustrophobic paint the ceiling a lighter color which will raise the apparent height of the ceiling.
Change the size if a room is very large and doesn t feel comfortable paint the ceiling a darker color than the walls to make it appear lower thereby making the room feel cozier.
Use a cooler color tone for the walls ceiling trim and moulding then select a darker toned carpet or hardwood flooring laminate flooring in brazilian cherry walnut or oak.
A lot of people are really drawn to dark wood floors.
Heavy dark colored drapes crowd a room making it look smaller.