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Making the Most of Small Bedrooms in Your Rental Home

Small bedroom interior in a rental home.Rental houses, clearly, come in all shapes and sizes, and so do the rooms inside them. Greatly depending on the style and age of the property, you may identify that the bedrooms in your rental home are a bit on the smaller side by today’s standards. Rooms that feel dark and cramped are not exactly attractive to potential residents and may make it absolutely difficult to get your rental home leased quickly. The excellent news is that there is a lot you can put into effect to amplify and enhance the look and feel of small bedrooms. Being guided by a few manageable guidelines, you can, without a hitch, make bedrooms look bigger than they are.

Light colors make rooms appear larger

The first place all design experts start is with paint color. About small spaces, your choice of paint can make a big difference. Interior designers strongly prescribe to use light colors in a single-color family. Coordination is the essential key to making small rooms look bigger. Dark or bright colors and accent walls will apparently divide the flow of the room, making it look truly smaller.

Another basic design strategy is to paint the trim a lighter color. White is a prevalent choice because it reflects light and gives a space a clean, airy feel. When the trim is lighter than the wall color, this generally creates a sense of depth that can help a small room seem larger than it really is.

Utilize empty space to create depth

Even if it sounds apparently obvious, empty space is certainly one of the best ways to make a bedroom look larger. Dark or large light fixtures, long, heavy curtains, and other features can crowd a small room. If your rental home is furnished, furniture with narrow lines and legs that lift it off the floor can help keep the room from feeling cramped. Another tip is to hang sheer drapes just below the ceiling, drawing the eye upward and extending the room a widely spacious feel.

Lighting and reflective surfaces

Proper lighting and shiny surfaces are a few other effectivel means to make a small room look bigger. A number of bedrooms have a single overhead light that may or may not show the room in the best light. Contemplate adding additional lighting to dissipate dark corners or brighten a closet. Reflective surfaces like mirrors or glass can hugely add light and depth to a small space. Consider installing a tall mirror on a door or near a window to make the room seem bigger.

Taking a small bedroom from a negative issue into a selling point can be demanding challenge, but take heart, we at Real Property Management Victory are here to actually help with your Homewood rental home. We have connections with competent and reliable industry professionals who can help you make the most of every room. If you are ardently interested in how we can help or have more additional questions, please contact us  online or at 205-793-0700.

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