Guest Post : Inspirational Ways with Furniture

Everyone wants a fabulous home that draws admiration from friends and family, but not everyone has the budget to afford to make sweeping changes in interior décor. Most of us are also constrained by the size of our homes, and need every spare inch for storage.

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However, we can all use our furniture to inspire our creativity and to pull the focus of a room together.

Maximise all the available space

It is surprising how much space is wasted in a house, even by those who think they are have fully utilized every available inch of space! The first tip would be to carefully examine all the furniture in each room, and decide if it is being appropriately used. If you have deep wide bookcases or shelves that hold only small ornaments or paperback books, see if you can find a narrower bookcase to use instead. Removing the depth of the big bookcase can help to open up the room and gives a few more inches of floor space. Do give shop4furniture.net a visit with great range of storage solutions, and choosing pieces that fit neatly into the room can make all the difference between an overcrowded, gloomy room, and a well-appointed one with plenty of storage options!

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Build Cunning Storage Features

Install narrow shelves in unlikely places, to hold ornaments, trophies and other knick-knacks. Much as boat builders install cupboards in every piece of free space, make use of the walls, the space over doors and even that really high piece of wall by the staircase! Over-bed storage is often neglected, but can be so useful for all the paraphernalia needed for our night time regime, alarm clocks, books and precious mementos.

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Bird cages can be hung from the ceiling, freeing up a surface, and allowing your bird an excellent view of the family comings and goings. I’d say you shouldn’t miss the bird cages range at weddingmall.co.uk. They are really elegant and stylish.

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Play to the Strengths of a Room

A large room should be used for an outsize lounge suite, perfect for entertaining many guests, or for the family to sprawl on at leisure.

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A dining table and chairs can be put in a corner, to fill up some space, without confining the diners. Small rooms can be expanded by choosing low-level chairs and sofas and by the judicious hanging of mirrors to apparently double the space in the room. Conversely, if you and your family are lost in the corner of a huge room, use wall units as room dividers to create a television room, games or crafts section and dining room from the available empty space.

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Create a signature look

Choose an unusual feature to have pride of place in the home. Not only does the sight of something like an enormous drinks can, or dentist chair immediately provide a focal point for the room, it is an instant conversation piece and ice-breaker.

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If you do not have floor space that you can easily give over to a large bulky item, invest in a spectacular piece of art to provide a splash of colour and life to the walls. While taking up virtually no space, a large painting can entirely transform a room into a cosy and polished setting, especially if the piece is chosen with care and attention, to fit in with existing furniture.

These are just some of the ways you can get inspirational with your furniture. Keep your eyes open for unusual or quirky pieces to add to each room, and do not be afraid of burrowing into piles of soft furnishings at car boot sales and charity shops – there are some wonderful and unique bargains to be had.

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