INTERIOR DESIGN FOR SMALL HOUSES
Interior design for small houses
London is a beautiful city with amazing architecture and fascinating residential quarters. As well as grand, spacious townhouses, there are also plenty of what I like to call ‘bijou’ buildings. Some of the new homes - built to meet the ever-growing demand - can be described as compact.
It comes as no surprise that many people turn to interior design companies when they want to get the best interior design for a small house. The good news is small can be perfectly formed.
Some of the best interiors in London have been executed in modest spaces but it takes more than good fortune and a trip to Heals’ furniture department to find the right balance of practically functional and practically empty.
It may be stating the obvious but the right choice of paint is vital. Light-reflecting colours, such as White 01 from Lick, Warm Putty from Coat and Farrow & Ball’s Borrowed Light, are perfect for small rooms but you can go one step further than the walls.
Light colours are perfect for colour drenching – when you paint all the internal surfaces with the same shade – ceilings, metalwork, woodwork and plasterwork included. This gives the illusion of the walls receding and it’s a great trick for making radiators meld into the background.
Furniture placement is another big interior design consideration when you’re working with limited space. Our interior design studio in London uses space plans and CGIs to work out how much furniture a small house can handle. This forward planning also allows us to position items for the best flow and I’ll let you in on a trade secret – we may not push sofas back against the walls, even in tight spaces.
Sometimes we eschew freestanding furniture in smaller properties and follow the built-in path.
This carries the advantage of utilising high ceilings and alcoves - and always gives a room that luxury interior edge.
Furniture should also be positioned to ensure the maximum amount of natural light enters the property. A good interior designer will take windows and bifold doors into account when specifying items, avoiding anything too high, bulky or solid. Sight lines are another overlooked aspect when it comes to interior design, especially if the space is open plan. Again, CGIs are a great tool in preventing a property feeling cramped and blocked in.
There are a myriad of other tips and tricks luxury interior designers in London use when creating an interior design for a small house. Get in touch and we’ll explain how you should go big when it comes to rugs, why a picture rail may be your secret weapon and how mirrors can bring style to a small property.