How to make your home look spacious with minimalist furniture

Even a tiny living space can appear larger than it actually is, if you just use the right decor hacks. Here’s what experts recommend for maximising your house.

When it comes to decor, go for a simple yet classy feel. ‘Less is more’ is the mantra for you. Start with decluttering your home by getting rid of heavy furniture and introduce natural textures to your walls with a balance. Sunil Suresh, Founder of Stanley Lifestyles, and Tetsuya Fujita, President at Conde House, have listed the ways you can embrace minimalist beauty and nature in home décor:

* Declutter: Don’t fill your room with everything and anything. Keep your decor down to essentials. A few lights with nice wooden tables can complete a room without adding too much clutter.

* Use subtle textures: Create something which will be loved for a lifetime. Natural textures, the usage of ash wood is a great way to add definition in minimalist settings.

* Simplified designs: The designs should showcase the beauty of nature. If you are buying a chair, always check that the edge of the back, arm and seat of the chair are raised as much as possible to provide beauty with slight sense of tension, and create unity overall. The ideal balance of sharpness and softness should be evident and expressed in every angle of the chair.

* Dispose off the heavy wooden showcase: Minimalism is all about doing away with excess, unnecessary furniture pieces. The large showcase or display unit is a staple in urban Indian homes and often takes up a lot of space. Wall niches are a more subtle alternative to display a small number of collectibles that you treasure.

* Upgrade your furniture: Light furniture with clean-cut and contemporary lines is the way to go. Instead of going with traditional Indian furniture which is usually heavy, imposing and elaborately carved, choose plain, streamlined wooden furniture with minimal or no decoration. This will bring in a sleek spin to your interiors.