If you wish the interior of your home was brighter, you’re in luck. There are several easy and affordable ways to brighten your interior space. Look over the following ideas and choose one or more to try in your own home.
Paint
Paint your rooms a light colour. The light colour makes them appear larger, and brighter. Darker colours give rooms a more cave-like feeling.
Mirrors
Mirrors reflect the light and instantly brighten up a space. Consider hanging a mirror in the bedroom, bathroom and living room. Hang the mirrors on the wall across from a window for maximum impact.
Bedroom
In addition to painting the room a light colour and adding a mirror, there are other ways to brighten the bedroom. Opt for light coloured bedding. This doesn’t mean that you have to choose white. If you love the colour blue, choose a light blue.
If you enjoy purples, try a lilac or lavender colour. One area where you should choose white is when you’re buying new mattresses. Darker coloured mattresses can show through on the light coloured sheets and bedding, which would detract from the brighter effect that you’re going for.
Kitchen
Try white cabinets in the kitchen. A light coloured countertop will work wonders to brighten the space. If you’re not a fan of white appliances, opt for stainless over black coloured appliances.
Living Room
Add an area rug to space if you have a dark wood laminate flooring. This will give the room a lighter, airier, brighter look and feel. Choose an area rug in lighter colours than your floor. It will break up the dark look of the space. Light colours tend to get dirty easily so you would also need to maintain it often to keep your rug clean. A floor lamp in a dark corner works wonders. However, don’t go overboard with lamps and lighting. If you make the room too bright, it will be unpleasant.
Furniture
Choose furniture in white or another light colour. If you love wood, you don’t have to forego it, just choose a light coloured wood. Darker wood furniture does nothing to brighten a room. Consider pine, beech, ash or maple to brighten up the area.
Curtains
Avoid heavy draperies. They weigh the room down. Instead, choose sheer curtains in white or other light colour. They look lovely and let the sunshine in. Their light and airy which is just what you need to brighten a space. Sheer curtains come in many colours, so you’re sure to be able to find them to match your colour scheme.
Dark Accents
Something dark in each room will help to anchor it. If you only use light colours, your room may not feel right, because it will be unbalanced. Choose a small black, navy or dark gray accent in the room. While it may seem like doing this will be counterproductive to what you are trying to do, it will actually make the room look better. Just don’t make things too heavy. A small strip of navy around a light colored area rug would be about the right size.
Use these hacks to instantly brighten up any room. Always keep in mind that you don’t want a room to be too bright. You want the room to look and feel pleasant and pleasing to the eye. Also, you don’t have to follow every tip, just pick and choose one of a couple to brighten up the various rooms in your home. Light colors work wonders when you’re trying to make things brighter, as do light-colored items. It’s amazing how a few simple changes, like those above, can completely transform your interior space.
