Your Complete Guide To Decorating A Tiny Home

 Larger homes are relatively easy to decorate; you can easily find the perfect spot for everything from your big, comfy armchair under the single hung window to your custom-made 8-seater dining table in the dedicated dining space.

 

But things are very different in smaller spaces.

 

When you’re living in a tiny home, arranging furniture and decor can feel like trying to fit in puzzle pieces—it’s frustrating! You ideally want to fit in everything you need, but you also want to make it all look pretty.

So, smaller homes are challenging projects, but don’t lose hope.  

 

Here’s what we suggest.

 

1. A Small Home Needs A Big Entrance

 

Your home might be tiny, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have an impressive entrance for it.

 

The front door of your house is an essential element in its curb appeal and deserves particular focus when you’re remodeling or decorating. Since it’s often the house's first impression on your guests, you should go big with it.  

 

We suggest installing double doors for the entrance. You can go with steel doors or fiberglass door options—just go with a wide frame.

 

2. Choose A Neutral, Minimalistic Color Palette

 

Darker colors, especially multiple dark colors in a space, will make it look small. So, to create the illusion of a larger space, you should paint your walls and keep your floors and ceiling a lighter color.

 

Also, it’s a good idea to stay within a neutral, lighter color palette for elements like curtains, sofas, kitchen cabinets, and so on. It’ll make your rooms appear bigger and less crowded.

 

3. Incorporate Glossier Surfaces That Reflect Light

 

If you’re still in the process of constructing your home, consider using reflective materials where possible.

 

These can be walls with a gloss or satin finish, or you can go for glossier tiles. You can also paint cabinet doors and other surfaces in certain ways to make them more reflective. Like mirrors, these surfaces will bounce light and make the space look bright and airy.

 

4. Replace Some Walls with Clear Glass and Steel Doors in A Bi-Fold Style

 

Generally speaking, you don’t need excessive concrete or wood clutter in the house. If you live in a tiny home, forgo the separate living room, dining room, and study—they’re all too small to be functional anyway.

 

Instead, remove the walls separating these spaces to create a large, open space. You can segment this large room into smaller areas with clever furniture placement. And you can also install steel and glass bi-fold doors to create separation when required.

5. Invest In Multi-Purpose Furniture Pieces

 

From a sofa that can be turned into a bed to a console that can double as a desk when needed, plenty of modern furniture pieces are designed to serve multiple purposes.

 

Instead of buying bulky furniture with little use, invest in these innovative designs to save space and make your small home more functional.

6. Build Up Your Spaces Vertically

 

Since you don’t have much floor space in a tiny home anyway, it could help if you could at least create illusions that make it look like you have vertical space.

 

You can do this by painting the walls a light color, but we also suggest keeping the ceiling the same shade as the walls so that it’s hard to tell where the walls exactly end, and that’ll make them look taller.

 

Also, hang your curtains way above the windows and bring them all the way down to the floor.

 

 

 

7. Get Rid Of Large, Bulky Furniture Pieces

 

Scaling is everything, whether you’re decorating a larger home or a small home. You need to choose elements carefully depending on the size of the room. A huge 10-seater sofa in a tiny living room is bound to look out of place, just like a small kid-sized bed would in the main bedroom.

 

So, for your tiny house, just get rid of all the big bulky furniture. Go for lighter, modern designs instead

 

8. Use Smaller Decor Items For A Pop Of Color

 

Since you’re keeping the overall color palette of the house light for your small home, consider adding color through other decor items.

 

From contemporary art to colorful cushions, rugs, throws, and other ornaments, there’s a lot you can use to add a pop of color to your spaces without making them all look too overcrowded.

9. Keep Things Off The Floor

 

In a tiny home, you need all the floor space you can get. This means floating desks, dressing tables, consoles, and other storage spaces that you can mount on the walls.

 

Also, we suggest ditching the TV console altogether and just mounting the television directly on the wall. This will save you a lot of space in the living room.

10. Create Layers Of Lights

 

It’s all about the perfect lighting in smaller spaces. Very often, rooms can look small because the light falls only in the center of the room, creating dark, shadowy corners.

 

But if you make sure the light is evenly divided throughout your rooms, the spaces will feel a lot bigger. Try creating layers of lighting through LEDs, hanging pendant lights, floor lamps, mounted lanterns, and so on.

11. Put Up Lots Of Decorative Mirrors

 

To complete what you’re trying to achieve with the lights, you have to install lots of large mirrors in the house.

 

As a general rule of thumb, consider placing at least one mirror in every room. The mirrors will reflect the light, both the artificial one and the natural light coming in from the windows, making space look larger than they actually are.

 

12. Install Large Double Hung Windows For Maximum Natural Light

 

 

Artificial lighting is great, but it’s only a half-hearted alternate to natural light. For a tiny home, it’s crucial to ensure there are double-hung windows in every room, including the bathroom and kitchen.

 

The windows will connect the interiors to the outdoors, bringing natural light and fresh air. This will make your home feel less small and stuffy.

 

In fact, you should start with choosing the right windows and doors, as that’s a major part of decorating your home.

 

If you’re not sure where to find the right windows in Florida, we suggest checking out the vinyl frames windows at EcoView Windows And Doors.

 

They also have energy-efficient windows you can check out.

 

Give them a call to learn more.