Light in general helps to enhance and liven up any room that it occupies. The same effect can happen with lighter colored furniture used within a home. They too, can make the space feel more radiant and jovial if it has more of an uninteresting and closed in build to it. The lighter furniture adds an inviting appeal to your home that you and your guests will adore. Take a look below on how light furniture can enrich your interiors.
Use lighter colors to enlarge your interiors
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Make the space feel larger and lighten:
Some of our homes have been created with a lack of natural light due to not having enough windows or just having smaller intimate spaces. Lighter furniture will help to make darker rooms brighter and smaller spaces seem larger. To illuminate the room with light furniture, put in cream or white furniture pieces and top them with darker accents such as throw pillow or rugs. For more edge, add in some reflecting surfaces like glass or metallic accessories, wall art or tables.
Awaken your interiors with shades of neutrals and accent colors
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A chance to expand in color:
Light furniture also gives you the opportunity to play with and invite any color or color palette into your space. With the light or neutral furniture selections you basically have a blank canvas to work on. To present a more bold and stately presence then choose colors like blue or red colors and tag them with neutrals like khakis or whites. For a more calmed and soothed atmosphere then select softer tones such as pastels.
Combine lights and darks:
A classic combination of lights and darks will always be an appealing visual for any space. For a more contemporary style, set in dark wood flooring with light furniture pieces to achieve that light and dark contrast mixture. Also, use light window treatments or soft textiles to compliment the balance between the light and dark, flooring and furniture.
Combine layers of light and dark finishes
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Adding lighter furniture into your home is one sure way to make it feel more open and inviting. And with the tips above you can have a contrasting twist or a flow of color to help add variety to the space if it begins to seem a little overwhelmed with the light furniture. Use accents like pieces of artwork with color in them and a very few selections will be all the touches that you need to balance styles out. Go back over the tips above and see how they work out for your interiors.
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