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And with good reason too; most of the stylish homes we see on TV or on the Internet have one common theme: space- acres of it, seemingly. So how can achieve that glamorous look with the limited space at your disposal?

First you need to get rid of all objects that unnecessarily eat up space in your room. Ask yourself some hard questions: do you have to have all those pieces of furniture? The ideal number of sofa set pieces is three. A coffee table and a pair of stools should be enough to see off the furniture issue. You don’t really need all those potted plants- two or three should suffice. Though some pictures and trinkets may hold a lot of sentimental value, you don’t have to see them every day. Pack them carefully and keep them in a cardboard box. Try to get as many things off the floor as you can. Visual clatter can be remedied by keeping colours to a minimum. Colours of furniture pieces, carpets and curtains should not vary too much to reduce visual distraction.

Another simple way to enlarge your room is to creatively reorganise your furniture, making more use of space in the corners of the room. Also keep sofa cushions to a minimum.

Mirrors are another clever way of creating the illusion of space. It is why many a restaurant and gym have huge mirrors almost everywhere (apart from reminding you how good you look). In this connection, look for ways to maximise the amount of light entering the room. A dark room always feels crowded so try as much as possible to chase away the darkness. You can do this by installing glass doors or partial glass doors.

Being on the space saving quest that you are, it will be detrimental to the cause for you to use patterned wallpaper for your decor. This mode of decoration tends to overpower small spaces, making a room appear cramped. What you need to do instead is to use colour to create visual depth. How is this done? You can make your rooms appear taller than they actually are by painting the ceiling in a light colour which will produce a receding effect. Fixing your curtains closer to the ceiling than to the window itself is another way of increasing a room’s perceived height. Interior design gurus advocate the use of sharp colours in order to define space and make it more visible as opposed to the use of plain white or cream. Having an accent wall in a room is a great idea, especially one that is of a deeper colour than the rest of the room. The deep colour makes the wall recede in contrast to the rest of the room, giving the perception of depth and space.

Eico paints provide you with the range of colours you need to create accent walls and receding ceilings, and affordably too. Apart from the over 1000 Eico colours you can choose from, Eico can work with you to produce a unique colour or your own unique colour range.