VT (for all of my design-obsessed peeps)

imagecourtesydesiretoinspireblogspot Peeps, Make every inch count!  Bigger is better!!  Go all the way up and then down!!!  Racy, almost naughty; nevertheless these mottoes are the tried-and-true advice given by the creative dwellers of small-space residences who have triumphed against any perceived limitations in homes of 450 sq feet or less.  Hanging art higher and lower; having fewer yet larger pieces of furniture tends not to crowd a space with small and inconsequential objects; wrapping the entire room in a single color instead of breaking the space visually through the use of multiple colors or worse yet, the cliched 'accent' wall; illumination on all levels meaning table lamps, floor lamps, task lighting, wall sconces, and chandeliers versus only dreary down lighting provided by ceiling-mounted fixtures that are still the staple of some unenlightened homes; and the use of mirrors to reflect light and provide alternative views of a space--these visual tri...