This is how we use paint to change the size of your room.

By using certain shades of paints in certain areas of a room you can alter the perception of the size of a room. For instance, it is possible to make small rooms appear larger than they are or long rooms wider. So, if you are like most and not blessed with every room in your house being the perfect size and shape, then perhaps we can help.

Here are a few tricks:

Choose an off/white colour to make a small room seem larger
A classic approach beloved by Mrs Paint is to use off-white paint colors to make a small room look larger. Light Walls are reflective allowing light entering the space to bounce around the room. By painting both the ceiling and walls you can bring a sense of openness and airiness to the most cramped of areas.

Light hues can also give a sense of space.

If too much off-white is not to your taste, then other light and neutral tones will do a similar job in reflecting light and providing a sense of space to a room. Colors such as soft yellow, cool blue, or light beige all fit into this category.

You can maximize the impact by complementing the paintwork with soft furnishings, upholstery, and rugs of similar hues. Well-placed mirrors and sympathetic lighting can also help.
Use darker paints to make a large room seem smaller and cozier

Sometimes a room can be too big for its purpose. You might dream of a cozy intimate lounge but the room feels too open. Painting the room in darker colours will seemingly bring the walls (and ceiling if needed) into the room more. A matt finish, as opposed to sheen finishes, will also add to this. Another clever trick to try is changing the layout of the furniture to break up the large space into smaller ones by arranging the furniture into more intimate sections. For instance, bringing a bookshelf out into the room to basically create a divider to make a reading area-come-study, or bring the sofas and chairs away from the edges of the room into a closer square to make a cozy gathering space.
Ways to make a low ceiling look higher

If you have a low ceiling decorate it using white paint, or a colour that is nice and light in comparison to the walls. This helps to make the ceiling appear brighter and therefore higher than it is. In fact, if you can, deliberately paint the walls slightly darker than you possibly intended so that there is a greater difference between the two. Also try using a satin, semi-gloss or gloss finish paint as the surface will reflect light and give the impression that the ceiling is taller than it actually is.
Painting vertical candy stripes on your wall also give the impression the walls are higher as it draws the eye upwards.

Use darker colours on distant walls to shorten (and widen) a long room
If you have a long room that you want to appear shorter, paint the distant wall with a darker or warmer shade. This can create the effect of making the wall seem much closer. If you paint the longer, adjacent walls in lighter colours this will also add to the feeling that the room is wider than it actually is.

Use darker side walls and a light far wall to lengthen a short room
This works by simply being the opposite of the above; by painting the side walls darker and the end wall lighter then the room will appear longer than it is.

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