1.The Furniture
The best way is to have furniture that can double up as storage to keep the room free from clutter. Align the furniture on the longest part of the room; pick pieces that have open arms, which are not too high; otherwise, the ceiling will seem lower, therefore dwarfing the room. Pick furniture with exposed legs to make the room look airy. Try as much as possible to blend the furniture with you are the colour on the walls further create the illusion of space. You can buy some of them from the online stores on Instagram. The good thing about online stores is you can have your piece made to your specifications. Love Artisan on IG is a good place to start. Take advantage of the annual clearance sales that run from June to August at Tiles and Carpet Centre or Victoria Court or Furniture Palace along Mombasa Rd.[caption id="attachment_21695" align="alignnone" width="960"]
Love artisan[/caption]
2.The Wallpaper
Most property owners in Nairobi do not give their tenants the freedom to re-paint their houses. Instead of having a dull cream colour on your walls. As a rule, pastel colours will give the illusion of space as they reflect light more from the walls. Again, Tiles and Carpet Centre will give you a great bargain and variety.3.Light
When you are choosing an apartment, try to find one that faces the direction of light, preferably one with large windows for the obvious reason that more light fools the eye making the room look bigger. Buy a nice floor lamp or some wall lighting so that you can distribute the light in the evening as opposed to relying on only the single ceiling bulb to light up the room at night. The single bulb will illuminate only one part of the room, casting shadows on the parts that are not as lit and make the room look smaller.4.Throws
Instead of filling your living room with all sorts of furniture, get some colourful throws for your couch. The same principle of lighter colours making the room look bigger apply. Online, check out Newspace Kenya or Peperuka World on IG. Check out Amazon and ship in with Mall for Africa. Or check out Hobby Lobby and ship in using Savo store or Vitu Mob. Alternatively, buy the fabric from Tile and Carpet Centre (They have a tailor that can stitch the cases for the throws), Biashara Street or Nairobi Textiles and take it to a tailor to customize it for you. Mr. Price Home has great throws as well.[caption id="attachment_21698" align="alignnone" width="640"]
Throws from Peperuka World[/caption]
