Q&A for How to Make Your Room Look Bigger

Don't fill your room with gigantic furniture. Instead, choose furniture that's in scale with the rest of the space.

I'd say 1-2 really nice wall mirrors can do wonders for a space when it comes to making it feel big and mature.

I actually wouldn't opt for wallpaper. Instead, try painting the walls with a super light shade of grey, light blue, soft yellow, or something like that, which will really open a room up to look larger. I'd avoid that stark hospital white, though. It's too sterile to feel cozy in most spaces.

Take everything out of your closet and sort your belongings into three piles: things to donate, things to throw out and things to keep. Only keep items you actually will wear or care about, then use storage bins and shelves to organize your things once they are back in your closet.

Put mirrors in your room. Shift your furniture so the largest amount of floor space is in the middle.

Position your bed so it is in the corner furthest from your door, thus making it up against two walls. Then you can place your nightstand next to your bed. The aim is to make sure that every big piece of furniture is up against a wall, ideally in a corner or off to the side in a place that is out of the way but still easily accessible.

Take the mattresses off and put it somewhere else. Then, move it from there.

The only thing different is making the bed. If you are on the top bunk, sit on top of it as you are making it. The rest of the room you can clean like a normal room.

Remove the things from the wall or get smaller mirrors. You may also place the mirrors around the things.

Sort your things into piles, for example, a donate, keep, and throw out pile. Then hang your clothes toward one side, and put shoes and boots on the floor below the clothing.

Ask them if it's possible for them to store some of their things elsewhere, like another room of the house or even in a storage locker somewhere. Calmly explain to them that you need a little more space in your room. If they refuse, you're probably just going to have to live with it.

Try and not clutter around the bed.

It depends on the girl! Many girls like neon colors or pink or other pastels. Older girls, like tweens/teens might want something a little more mature, like plain white or gray. If possible, ask the girl if she has a preference.

It depends on what you're stacking. Books and other small things will make your room look cluttered when stacked. However, stacking desk accessories ONTO your desk, for example, will create the illusion of a bigger space.

Maybe you can just get a smaller bed or paint your room a very light color.

I have a similar issue. Paint your walls a very bright white (or similar), use floating shelves in the corners of the room, and have a hanging light(s) above the center of your bed.

Try rearranging your furniture. Doing this you can create more room and a new look.

Try using the vertical space as much as possible. Add wall hangings, paintings, posters, bulletin boards, etc. These will make your room look and feel bigger than it is.

It depends on the positioning of the pet cage. I suggest it should be placed near a window diagonally in the corner. However with the vivarium, try to put it on top of something you already have because that could clutter up the floor space otherwise.

Put things such as plants and pets around your room. This will give it a landscape feeling. Also make your furniture, blanket, and pillows nature/flower themed.

Put some different pictures up to bring all of the colors together. if you do that, your room will look a little more organized.