Design Tips: Small Beach Cottage Design

Design Tips: Small Beach Cottage Design

How to live large with style in a small space.

1. Be creative! Be very creative, make sure you have a few daring elements to deliver big visual impact, while also creating the illusion of more space. Best trick to getting all of these in one is with a large .

2. Character through texture. Varying finishes, starting with one thing and playing off it. Perfect example of this would be paired with a

3. Mix formal and casual. You never want your home to feel stuffy or pretentious. There is more authenticity in bringing different worlds together. Mix up your grandmother's antique accent chair with a .

4. Stay consistent. A house flows better (and seems roomier) when spaces share elements. Carry a style of lighting or a color through rooms, you can achieve this with that carry from the kitchen to the dining room.

5. Blur outside and In. “The backyard should function like an extension of the house, this will make the home feel larger and your living space bigger. Try using to give your backyard a living room design.