生活百科巧使小房间变“大”的六个技巧

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Create the appearance of more space in a tiny room with these interior decorator tips and tricks.

You Will NeedColorful paint
Big furniture
Two mirrors
Complementary furnishings
Sheer curtains
Subway or glass tile

Step 1: Use color     利用颜色
Use vibrant paint. Contrary to popular belief, white doesn’t make a room look larger; deeper colors do, by making corners disappear. If you want to use a light color, give the space an accent wall in a darker shade; it elongates the room by making the wall appear to recede.

If you have carpeting, paint the baseboards the same color.

Step 2: Avoid small furniture   不要置办小型家具
Avoid small furniture. It may seem counterintuitive, but a few oversized pieces work better in a modestly-sized room than a lot of tiny furnishings, which just make a room look cluttered.

Step 3: Use two mirrors    室内放两个镜子
Place mirrors on walls across from each other to produce the illusion of a room that goes on and on.

Choose mirrors with thick glass, which better reflects dimension.

Step 4: Choose complementary furnishings      选择互补型的家具
Choose furnishings in shades that complement each other. Having a lot of competing colors and patterns makes a room look smaller.

Step 5: Let it in the light       室内保持明亮
Use sheer curtains that can be pulled completely away from the windows during the day; dark rooms look smaller. Hang the curtain rod near the ceiling, and have it extend past the sides of the window; this gives the illusion of a larger window, and therefore a larger room.

Step 6: Tile it      平铺
In small kitchens and bathrooms, use subway tile - 3 by 6-inch ceramic tiles — to add depth, or glass tile, which reflects light.

Did you know?Japan invented the capsule hotel concept, which offer rooms as small as 75 square feet

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Tile
    vt. &  vi.
   1.平铺显示，并列显示，瓦片式显示（视窗）

capsule

    n. 1.（装药物的)胶囊
       The doctor advised me to take a capsule this morning.
        医生建议我今天早晨服一粒胶囊。
       航天舱, 密封舱
       2. The astronauts work and live in the space capsule.
       宇航员在航天舱里工作生活。
       3.（装物或装液体的）小塑料容器

complementary

    adj.1.互补的,补充的；相互补足的
        These two aims are not always mutually complementary: at times they conflict.
        这两个目标不总是互补的：有时它们相互抵触。