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Furniture and design ideas for a small house?

I have a 900 square foot house. Where can I find furniture and storage solutions for small homes? What about design ideas? How can I make my house look bigger inside?

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  1. Light walls and colors make a space automatically look bigger. That said stick with smaller furniture. Anything too big will overpower the space and look small. Everything needs to have 2 purposes. Try a love seat instead of a couch, or maybe a chair and a half. Or just 2 chairs in the living room. Instead of an entertainment center try just a tv stand, or a chest of drawers with a tv on top. Drawers obviously to be used for storage. Try baskets on top of your kitchen cabinets for extra space. Overall less is more.
  2. here are a few links from HGTV Canada; they may be helpful http://www.hgtv.ca/content/ContentDetail.aspx?ContentId=2091 http://www.hgtv.ca/content/ContentDetail.aspx?ContentId=1800 http://www.hgtv.ca/articles/articles_design_new.aspx?sub=1&cat=1&by=1&pnl=1
  3. In small rooms, you have to choose furniture that is not overpowering the space. Less is more and size matters. Wherever you purchase furniture keep the scale small and low key. No overstuffed pieces. Measure your space. People tend to buy what they like, not what works. Heavy oversized furniture will make your place smaller and take space you can't afford. Buy pieces that have multiple uses like a cocktail table that is an ottoman but opens up for storage. Buy wall units that have doors that can house things but is not open to see them. The same in bedrooms. Buy beds that are on platforms with storage units underneath so you don't need dressers or any additional furniture. Nightstands should have drawers for additional storage. Organize your closets with plastic bins with drawers. Use multiple hangers options for your clothes so they take only one hanger not many. Look for any and all options that have multiple duties and not just take up space and have one. Keep all your furniture simple and contemporary. It's the easiest in small spaces.