You only have so much space in your home. Even if your home isn’t small, you don’t have infinite amounts of space to use. Making the best use of what you have available could be on your mind. You don’t want things cluttering up your rooms when you could be putting something useful in those spaces. They could even be empty spaces, allowing the rest of the room to breathe. If you want to make the most of the space you have, whether it’s a little or a lot, it’s easy to do. Try some of these tips to do it.

By Home2home

Get Rid of Clutter

Before you do anything, consider getting rid of anything that is no longer worthy of being in your home. They might have been good purchases at the time you bought them. However, after so long, they might no longer fit with the rest of your decor. If you want to get some items out of the way as soon as possible, consider hiring some movers. Services such as Two Men And A Truck can pick up your things and even put them into storage. Think about what doesn’t match your home or what gets in the way.

Plan Before Acting

Don’t start rearranging your home until you’ve worked out what you’re going to do. Otherwise, you could waste a lot of time and effort moving furniture and other things. It’s a good idea to create a little model to work out where to put things. You can do it in 2D by drawing the room and making some cutouts of furniture that you can move around. Make it to scale so that you can be sure things will fit. If you want to get more sophisticated, you could use software or an app designed for interior design.

By Tim Collins

Consider Function and Style

Make sure you get a good balance of function and style in each room. If you want to make the most of the space, you could think about what purpose your furniture serves. If you can use furniture that does more than one thing, you’re making better use of the space. For example, you can get items with storage within them. These can be coffee tables, beds, footstools and benches. When you’re considering style, it’s important not to go overboard. Things will become cluttered if you focus too much on style over function.

Allow for Empty Space

It’s important to allow for some empty spaces in each room. For one thing, you need to be able to move around. You need enough room to get between the bed and wardrobe, for example. But leaving empty spaces also prevents the room from looking too crowded or small. If you pack in as much as possible, the room could look smaller than it is. You might even decide to take the minimalist route and only use items that are functional and necessary.

You can make the most of the space in any home, no matter how big or small. Just try to go in with a plan so you can get organised.