The majority of the population has a room whose dimensions are much smaller than desired. Although it is the main room of the houses and where we spend most of the time, the living room is not always large. Except for a few lucky ones, many have to settle for a small room and see reduced decorative possibilities. Or not.
If we have learned anything in recent times when it comes to decoration , it is that the limits are very relative and that only our imagination is the one that will put the brakes on all the decorative possibilities of our house. If we have learned to renew the decoration of the house with little budget and very good results, we can also learn to decorate a small room to make it look bigger and get the most out of it.
Tricks like placing mirrors facing the windows, resorting to vertical lamps without screens or looking for extra lighting with decorative elements that become points of light are some of the recommendations to make our small room look bigger . But, of all the tips to visually enlarge our living room, the one we like the most is to make the rugs our best allies . Although the trend was to believe that rugs had no place in a small room, the reality is that they can not only be one more element of decoration, they can also be the key to making your room look bigger ..
In addition to being able to form part of the decoration of a room of a few meters, the rugs can be allies when it comes to creating the optical effect of spaciousness . To do this, forget about the small-sized rugs and opt for an XXL. A large rug will make our brain associate its size with that of the living room, while if we bet on a small rug, our mind will tend to delimit the room based on its dimensions. We propose five Ikea rugs that, in addition to fulfilling the objective of visually increasing the size of a small living room, are beautiful and quite affordable .
turquoise rug
Turquoise in color, this rug is perfect for a small living room in which the predominant color is white. It is a way to add color to the room and achieve the visual effect of greatness by playing with contrasts. It currently has a price of 29 euros.
Natural rug
When it comes to decorating a living room, we are increasingly betting more on neutral tones. But, if we want to create a sense of depth and volume in our small living room, we can resort to a tan-colored rug , like this one from Ikea, with which to create textures. Breaking with monochrome is key. It currently has a price of 69 euros.
Green patterned rug
Another way to break away from monochrome and give a feeling of grandeur to our small living room is to bet on a rug with a pattern, like this one from Ikea. It is perfect for a small room in which light colors prevail and some decorative touches in wood . It currently has a price of 69 euros.
Classic rug
Nothing like a rug with a classic print to achieve the desired effect. Although it is very important to bear in mind that, as the pattern is quite striking, this type of rug is recommended for small rooms with a very minimalist decoration. It currently has a price of 49 euros.
Yellow carpet with triangles
Not only size matters when playing with visual effects,colors and patterns are also key . But, as we said before, if we are going to bet on a rug with an original pattern, it is preferable that the decoration of our small living room be very minimalist. It currently has a price of 35 euros.
