Decorating houses with high ceilings and spacious rooms has proven to be a nightmare for most people. [Photo/ teamne.net]
Most people who have huge houses will bear me witness that making such houses feel cosy can be a huge challenge. Decorating houses with high ceilings and spacious rooms has proven to be a nightmare for most people. However, there are simple tricks you can use to decorate and make your big house feel comfortable.1. Try out two tone wallsWhen painting the inner walls of the house, use two different colours for the lower part and the upper part. The bottom half of the wall should be painted in darker colours. Painting in two tones will make the walls feel shorter than they actually are especially in rooms with high ceilings.2. Pay attention to the wallsCovering your rooms' walls in large paintings or tapestry hangings will draw the eye upwards towards the vertical space. If you strategically place paintings on your walls, make sure furniture such as seats, tables, and even closets are kept at a distance from the walls to occupy the large space in the rest of the room.3. Use bold coloursIt is advisable to use bold colours in large houses. This will make huge spaces feel smaller. Alternatively, you could use bronze and wood finishes to make the house feel comfortable.4. Add textureLarge houses can be reduced by use of things like printed carpets, velvet, corduroy or tweed. Such things add character to your house and help in filling the large rooms.5. Use room dividersRooms can be made smaller by dividing them into segments. You can use a console table or even a screen to divide the dining and the seating rooms. Having large curved chairs in the room can be another way of making the room feel smaller, as they occupy a lot of space.6. Potted plantsStrategically position tall potted plants in the room so that they can fill up the vertical space. Use plants that will purify the air around your rooms as decorations. The plants will fill the large spaces as well as make the room look neat and well decorated.