30 Small Living Rooms That Make the Most of Space
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Vanessa Walker
30 November 2018
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
Whether you live in a small apartment or a house with a modestly sized living area, there are many ways to create a liveable space in smaller confines. Here are 30 living areas from around the world where a smaller space was approached creatively and with a sense of style, so you can follow suit.
Please remember to click on the photo to know more about the designer’s work and details.
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2. Book nook
Boston, USA
Boston, USA
4. Seats for all
Boston, USA
Boston, USA
7. Green and serene
Melbourne, Victoria
Designer
The Den Interiors
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Melbourne, Victoria
Designer
The Den Interiors
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8. All in one
London, UK
London, UK
9. Gathered together
London, UK
London, UK
10. No shortage of glamour
London, UK
London, UK
11. Double dip
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
12. Ply style
London, UK
London, UK
13. Pattern play
Cornwall, UK
Cornwall, UK
14. Time will tell
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
15. Colour me happy
Providence, USA
Providence, USA
16. Seat of power
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
17. Reflected glory
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
18. Strum along
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
20. Stole away
London, UK
London, UK
21. Near and dear
London, UK
London, UK
23. Table for two
London, UK
London, UK
25. Gentle approach
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
26. Four square
London, UK
London, UK
27. Star of stripes
Los Angeles, USA
Los Angeles, USA
29. Paired perfection
Valencia, Spain
Valencia, Spain
30. Happy place
Barcelona, Spain
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If it were only that simple Rebecca. It's more accurate to say that cool colours recede and warm colours advance.
Here's the rub though - Each and every colour, or hue, has warm tones or cool and this affects how we perceive the space in which they're used. This applies to small rooms or large as well as individual items and even the seasons, or at least the quality of light in the atmosphere at a given time of year (or time of day for that matter).
If you study an artwork - a painting of a landscape say - that has a lot of depth, it might be logical to assume the depth is represented by large trees and rocks in the foreground and smaller trees and so on in the background. Take a bit longer to look though and focus on the green paints (for example) that have been used - you will soon notice that the greens in the foreground will have warmer tones than those greens in the background. You'll soon begin to see the same feature in the other colours used - reds, blues, yellows, even the browns, greys and yes, the whites. There are both warm and cool undertones in each basic colour
The same principal applies to the paint on your walls and explains the huge variety of colour choices in your local paint store. It's also why we should use sample pots when choosing wall colours, sampling them on more than one wall to get a true feel of how the light in the room alters the way we feel about our choices.
Truth is, we're not entirely just choosing colours, we're choosing an effect of coolness or warmth. Choose to paint your walls in a mid green that has cool undertones and the room will appear more open than if the undertones in your mid green are warm.