If you are currently looking around your home and wondering how you can amplify the space, but don’t want an addition, you need to be thinking about floor design tips. Designing your home’s interior is just as important as the structure, and can play a significant role in elevating your home’s look and feel.
When you have hardwood flooring installed, you want to ensure that it is done in a way that exaggerates the space and makes it feel more open and more significant. If you try and do this installation on your own, you probably won’t understand how to do this properly, so always work with a professional.
Wood flooring needs to be installed by a professional.
Installation Tips
With a hardwood flooring installation around the corner, you should employ some of the following tips.
- Always have the floor installed so that the boards go along the length of the room. Don’t put long pieces perpendicular to the long-side of the room.
- Choose pieces of wood that are thinner for smaller rooms, as anything too large will overwhelm the space.
- Choose to have the wood carry into another room as this will make the space feel larger.
Flooring Design Tips
In addition to installation tactics, you are also going to want some flooring design tips. Along with choosing a light-colored wood, you should try add-in recessed lighting, as these create subtle spotlights on the floor and make the room look bigger. Make sure to put lights along the length of the room.
You can also choose a bright color for the walls, like white, so that everything feels a bit bigger. Anything darker will absorb the light, so lighter should be the option for people with smaller homes.
If you have further questions about designing your home to look bigger than it is, you should contact a professional today.
At T & G, we are excited to help our customers find new ways of thinking about their home.