Create a mood

In spite of the actual size of your room, there are many techniques available to you in helping to create a sense of largeness or relaxation- depending on your personal style.
You want your room to look large...
You love the wide open spaces and want to bring the outside in. You may prefer modern up to date designs and think of your personal decorating style as "light and fresh looking". Here are some tips on achieving that sense of largeness in your rooms.
Lighting:
To create a feeling of largeness in your room, you will want to eliminate the shadows that tend to slice a room up into smaller spaces. Work on lighting the room with a soft, even light. Avoid ceiling lights as they tend to make the ceiling feel lower. Soft and tender lighting will tend to enlarge the room.
Color:
Soft colors and one color schemes. Use cream, beige, gray or cool light, soft,watery colors on your walls and floors. The ceiling should always be the lightest color in the room.
Textures:
Keep your surfaces free of heavy textures. Smoother surfaces tend to reflect more light and make the room feel larger. Avoid heavy textured flooring. Choose tile over patterned or textured carpeting. Reflective and shiny surfaces such as mirror and chrome also can be used effectively.
Patterns:
Limit the use of patterns in the room to create a more fresh feeling. The idea is not to stop the eye as it travels across the room. Decorating with pillows and/or accessories might be a good choice.
Furniture:
Selection and placement of furniture in a room is crucial in defining the space. Keep the largest pieces against the walls whenever possible. Choose furniture colors that are the same or similar to those selected for the walls and floors. Select pieces that stand off the floor on legs and are made of materials that reflect or let light through. And above all, use as few furniture pieces as possible in the room to avoid over crowding.
You want your room giving a feel of relaxation...
Your room, your nest. You want to be enveloped by it. Surrounded by its warmth and comforted by its inviting spaces. Here are some things to consider when creating a more friendly space.
Lighting:
Create spaces through the use of directed light. The shadows that will result will help visually eliminate those areas. Lighting from the ceiling will seem to lower it. A reading lamp or down-shaded lamp will cast light only in its relative area. Use bright and shinning lamps for a warmer glow.
Color:
Choose strong colors for your walls and floor. They will tend to bring them in closer towards one another. A dark floor with walls of brown or deep red, blue or green tones will help create the feeling of a smaller, cozier space.
Textures:
Heavy, soft textures add warmth to a space. Faux fur or hand knitted throws on a sofa, smart carpeting and long curtains are all textural elements to consider. Use rougher textures for the hard elements in the room; iron instead of chrome, brick instead of glazed tiles.
Patterns:
The use of pattern in a room can also lend a sense of relaxation to the space. smart looking carpets and printed wallpapers used alone or in combinations; the more patterns in a room, the smaller it will feel. The subject of mixing patterns in a room will be covered at some future time.
Furniture:
Choose dark finishes and fabrics to create a sense of the piece being larger than it actually is. Heavy textured fabrics and large patterns will add a cozy feeling to a sofa or chair. Place pieces away from the wall and use tall pieces to divide and define smaller spaces within a room for greater friendly and warm environment.