You can add a wood ceiling or coffers instead of painted Sheetrock to make an oversized room appear more cozy. The more quality woodworking you have, the warmer your house will look. The customer didn't even get out of the car before she complained that the house wasn't big enough. That's because she didn't know what she was looking at. In fact, she was looking at a very large home on a smaller lot and yet the proportioned doors and windows, the soft colored paint and balanced landscape made the home look like it had been comfortably nestled on the land for decades.
Smaller homes come with their own challenges.
While these houses are often easier to make homey, too many designers try to stuff all the conventional rooms found in bigger homes into the lesser space. This can make a house seem cluttered and convince owners that they need bigger houses when in fact, all they really need is redesigned space. Smaller homes built to suit today's casual lifestyles can be just as open and spacious feeling as the giant next door. People never go into living rooms. For those who have the opportunity to start from scratch, the possibilities for a house that fits today's less formal lifestyle are abundant.