Christmas celebration is getting closer. To welcome this joyful day, preparations must be made as early as possible. One of them is by arranging the space at home to make it more comfortable and spacious as a place to gather with family, relatives and closest friends.

The living room and kitchen are definitely the highlight when your guests visit. As much as possible, this area should arranged neatly in order to give a good impression to the guests. However, this becomes a challenge when the house is small. But there are several ways to make a small house seem spacious, neat and comfortable in welcoming Christmas.

First, by using expendable furniture, especially in the kitchen area. For example, a sideboard that once pulled can become a dining and work table. Or a folding table attached to the wall, once pulled it can become a dining table. But to make it newer, you can change the atmosphere of the kitchen by making a slim kitchen island that can used as a dining table at the same time. Use bar stools, so that you don’t take up too much space. That’s the trick so that the space used optimally.

Second, a small house can also use a kitchen set to store all kitchen furniture to make it tidier. Thus, the guests will impressed because the small house has aesthetic and spacious kitchen. Still in the kitchen area, thematic accessories can be prepared to welcome the guests. Thematic cutlery can use the same color. Prepare several colors for guests who come.

Third, to make the room look wider, rearrange the furniture slightly against the wall. Then use warm lighting. The use of warm colors of slightly yellow, depending on the brightness level, helps boost the mood, makes the room cozy. A bright room makes it feel spacious. Take advantage of ceiling lights that can make the room bright but not provocative. In addition, table lamps with warm lighting can be the best option. Likewise with the chandelier which has illuminating function but not too bright.

Furthermore, if there are excess funds, you can make a compatible room divider. As an example of a partition of a wall panel that can attached to a TV and become a shelf. To give a wider impression, glass elements as partitions can also used. The glass is very useful to give spacious room impression.

Meanwhile, to avoid bold colors. Better to use bright colors for the walls, furniture, and accessories in the room to display that broad impression. Also avoid unnecessary ornaments. The sleek furniture, ornaments that not heavy, colors that not too bold should be avoided. Must be multifunctional, compatible, expendable.

–sh