Float Your Furniture Away From the Walls

Pushing every piece of furniture flush against the wall feels like the obvious way to save space, but it often makes a room feel smaller and less inviting. Pull your sofa or bed even a few inches off the wall and angle it slightly toward the room. Small rooms in particular can handle — and benefit from — this kind of breathing room.

Floating furniture creates a sense of intentional zones instead of one flat wall of objects. You do not need a bigger room to make it feel more open; you often just need to stop treating the walls as the only place things belong.