Big spaces can look cramped and small spaces can look enormous. This is often due to simple methods of decoration and arrangement. How-to illustrator Yumi Sakugawa offers up several suggestions to help make the most of your space.
Among them, she suggests keeping walking pathways unblocked and staying organized—which are kind of a given, but also to create the illusion of more space with paint, mirrors, and clear objects. For example, a glass coffee table is mostly transparent, making it feel like it takes up less space than it does. Also, large mirrors can give the illusion of added depth to keep the space from feeling cramped. Finally, adding color to your walls will make them feel less-cramped. White walls are often thought to be the best choice for adding the illusion of greater depth, but light colors seem to do that better.
If you're not just looking to make your home feel bigger but want to make it look better, too, check out our guide to basic home design on the cheap.
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If you're looking for some more tips to turn your boring apartment into a well-designed pad without spending a ton of money, try this cheap and easy way to add a little style to those plain department store picture frames you may have on your wall. All you need is a little brass metallic spray paint, some painters tape, and a steady hand to make cheap frames look just like the pricey ones. 
There is an art to thinking up new space possibilities in a very small apartment or work space. One such idea, which you'll feel like you must have already thought of: adding small shelves and hanging storage to your doors and cabinets.
Type Connection is a game that teaches you how to pair certain types of fonts together based on certain characteristics, and you learn by sending two different typefaces on dates. First you pick a font, then a date strategy, and finally a partner. If it works out you'll learn why your choices were good. If you fail, you'll be told why and sent back to try again. 
