It is no exaggeration to say that it is more difficult for small households to choose furniture, The following 11 steps are to give you some advice on furniture selection.

1.Small furniture is the first choice

When space is at a premium, smaller furniture is the way to go. Smaller furniture takes up less space than normal furniture and makes the space seem bigger.

The preferred furniture for small living rooms is a low sofa. These sofas have a low profile, no armrests and a streamlined shape that makes the space feel more fluid in the living room.

Depending on the size of the living room, you can choose a three-person, two-person or 1+1 type, with a small round coffee table or a mini TV stand to make the space feel a lot bigger. Just try to choose a rounded shape.

 

2.Pick the right size 

If you have plenty of space, you don't have a small home! If you have a small home, you need to get a good grasp of the size of the furniture, too big or too small for the small space is a burden.

The first thing you need to do is to take a ruler and measure the furniture before you buy it. When buying major furniture, the same type can choose a slightly smaller size, furniture is small, the number can not be more, to adhere to the principle of less is more, between the furniture and furniture can also leave enough space to move.

3.Selecting high furniture

Smaller homes suffer from a lack of space and some furniture should not take up as much space as it can.

We recommend using furniture with high legs, which doesn't look bulky and makes the space look much lighter. There is also a way to keep furniture off the floor, such as wall-mounted tables and suspended TV cabinets, which can help you save a little space.

 

4.Choosing multifunctional furniture

Small homes have limited space and it may not be possible to meet all the needs of use in the same space, but with multifunctional furniture, this problem can be solved very well. The multifunctional furniture we are talking about includes multi-purpose tatami mats, sofas that can be turned into beds, bunk beds, etc.

5.Using furniture that can be moved esaily

Functional furniture is very versatile and can change its shape according to the needs of the space. Small areas are most in need of furniture that can be adapted to the space. Foldable tables, shelves on wheels, etc. The table can be folded at will is the first choice for small living rooms, the best choice for the table edge for the round shape, usually used as a small dining table and workbench, when more guests, and can be lengthened, widened.

 

6. Choose Japanese-style 

The international popularity of oriental charm has led to the popularity of Japanese style Japanese Room furniture. This style is even better in small spaces. Most Japanese furniture is small and generally low-rise, with simple, rustic lines, thus simplifying the lines of the space and giving the room an overall clean look.

While most furniture in the home is usually arranged in an upward direction, Japanese furniture brings an alternative mindset by developing the furniture downwards so that the height of the view is greatly reduced, thus reducing the visual burden and making the space feel more open.

7. Choose Lightweight furniture 

Lightweight furniture is furniture with a lighter texture, which gives the space an expanded feel. By material, lightweight furniture is made of glass, rattan, wood, etc.

Glass is very permeable and has a cool feel. Furniture made entirely of glass extends the view to infinity and is the most spacious furniture.

Rattan furniture looks very casual and comfortable, is easy to move around and helps to vary the interior space. Soft, light wood furniture is also a great partner for softening a space. In small areas, lighter shades of wood, such as maple, can be used to make a space more simple and dynamic.

Lightweight furniture refers to furniture such as chairs without arms in style, which are even more important in small places where space is not at a premium. Armless chairs and small sofas can be a great space saver.

8. Choose right furniture colours

The choice of colour for furniture is always the same, regardless of the size of the home, either in keeping with the overall environment or as a way of removing it from it.

Simply put, if your living room is a light colour, your sofa is best matched with a light colour, matching the environment, a strong sense of unity can also appear to be more space.

Or, the same light-toned living room, but you with a brightly colored, heavy-colored sofa, sofa can stand out from the monotonous environment, forming a visual focal point to increase the sense of fashion in small homes.

• small households choose cool tones

Small households can choose cool-toned furniture, warm tones for the expansion of the colour, cool tones for the contraction of the colour. So, choose darker shades of cool colours for the floor of a small room to give the impression of an expanded area.

Try to avoid furniture that is too large in size, the size will make the home look crowded, for example putting a huge toffee chair in a small living room is certainly not desirable.

• Large homes choose warm colours

Large households can choose warm furniture, giving a sense of ease, the overall style is warm and refreshing, can be partially embellished with dark colours to complement the principle of shades with appropriate, the space will be more layered.

• poor lighting choose light colours

Indoor poor lighting is not appropriate to choose the colour of furniture too dark. Dark furniture gives a deep and heavy feeling, if placed in a small home will have a certain sense of oppression, so choose light-coloured furniture is better.

The light colour itself has a certain sense of visual expansion, which can make the space appear larger and more transparent, and the freshness of the match can also make people feel happy.

• Good lighting, choose dark colours

Good indoor lighting can choose dark furniture, more texture, dark furniture can create a cumulative atmosphere, use to living room, bedroom and other large space design sense more obvious.

• The same colour scheme will not go wrong

The unity of the overall style of the same colour furniture can never go wrong, not only for small homes is very critical, for any home is very important.

• Contrasting colours are very colourful

Contrast furniture is very colorful, to create a different sense of fashion, if the pursuit of individuality can refer to the fashion colour, selective and more diverse, the colour match between furniture to coordinate, avoid large areas of high purity colour, easy to make people visually fatigue.

Choose a style, try to achieve unity in the home, wallpaper and small murals, assuming that a piece of furniture is too prominent in colour or style, the feeling of the whole room will be destroyed.

9. Rational placement of furniture 

Not a large living room can try a triangular arrangement managed. With the coffee table as the centre, let the two sides of the sofa in a triangular arrangement, you can make a lot of space savings, try it today. A circular arrangement is a way of choosing furniture that is as circular as possible, such as round tables and chairs, to make the space blend in and become more spacious.

10. Use decoration to increase visual space

• Mirrors

The reflective effect of a mirror can make a space feel twice as big. Putting a full-length mirror on a small wall in your home can create the illusion of extended space; or, in a small space, putting up a collage of small mirrors can extend the space considerably.

• Cut-outs

For a house in a building, a hollowed-out staircase is used to create a sense of penetration, allowing the upstairs and downstairs to be linked without feeling oppressive.

• Light

The use of natural light or light can widen the space in your home. Large floor-to-ceiling windows, for example, bring in natural light and allow the space to expand considerably.

• Screens

The use of screens as a movable space to replace walls is a good way to revitalise space and reduce visual obstruction.

11. Pay attention to the material of furniture

• Check the material of the furniture.

Like tables, chairs, cabinets and other parts of the home that need to be weight-bearing, try to choose wooden materials because they are stronger, not easily deformed and will have a long service life. When buying and selling, check carefully whether there is any decay or insect eye inside the wooden material, and it is not advisable to buy wood with decay or insect eye, and also, when buying furniture for places like kitchens and bathrooms, pay attention to the waterproofing of the material.

• Check if the furniture is solid.

The easiest and most direct way to check the furniture is to see if the corners are flat. Place the furniture on the floor and shake it slightly. If the furniture has only three feet on the floor, it is not flat.

• When choosing a sofa, bed-type furniture, to try to sit. First we can use our hands to press the surface of the sofa, bed, to see if it is flat, and then we can personally go up and sit on it, feel its softness, for this type of furniture, too soft, or too hard are not conducive to our health, we can also judge by the sound, if the spring sound is too loud, indicating that there are internal fractures, should not be purchased.

How to choose the best furniture for your flat should not be expensive, but refined. It is important to choose the most practical furniture according to the space and layout to make life more welcoming and comfortable.