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Room Redesign · by room · first redesign free

Make a small room look bigger, starting from a photo

A redesign cannot add square metres, but most small rooms look smaller than they are because of what is in them: too many pieces, furniture sitting on the floor, a dark wall where light should bounce. Upload a photo and see the same room with those things fixed.

Things you can ask for

  • “Make this small bedroom feel bigger: lighter walls, a bed on legs, floor-length curtains hung high”
  • “Declutter and swap the bookcase for wall-mounted shelves”
  • “Box room as a study with a narrow desk, a shelf above it and one chair”
  • “Colour-drench it in a soft warm white, walls and ceiling the same”
  • “One large rug instead of two small ones”

What makes a small room look small

  • Too many small things. Ten small objects read as clutter; three larger ones read as a design.
  • Furniture sitting straight on the floor. Beds, sofas and storage on legs show more floor, and the eye reads floor as space.
  • Curtains hung at the top of the window frame. Hung close to the ceiling and wider than the window, they make the room taller and the window larger.
  • Contrast between walls and ceiling. A white ceiling over dark walls draws a line round the room; painting walls and ceiling the same soft tone blurs the edges.
  • A small rug. One large rug that runs under the furniture makes the floor read as one surface.

Mirrors help, but only beside or opposite a window, where they bounce light rather than reflect another wall.

Getting a good result from a small-room photo

Small rooms are the hardest to photograph, and here the photo matters more than the style. Stand in the doorway or squeeze into the far corner, phone in landscape at chest height, and include the floor and the line where wall meets ceiling. Use the normal lens rather than the most extreme ultra-wide, which bends walls and gives the analysis a distorted room. A close-up of one wall is the weakest case: the AI needs to see how the walls meet.

Choose Clean & redesign if the room is full. Minimalist, Warm Minimal and Scandinavian suit small rooms because they use few pieces and light colours. At the Budget level, paint, textiles and lighting do most of the work, which is usually where a small room gains most.

What to expect

The redesign shows the same room from the same viewpoint, with the same walls, window and door. It looks more spacious because of colour, light and fewer pieces, not because anything moved. It cannot tell you whether a double bed fits, since it contains no measurements; measure before you buy.

Frequently asked

Can it make my room bigger?
No. Walls, windows and doors stay where they are. It shows how colour, light and fewer, better-placed pieces change how big the room feels.
Which style suits a small room?
Light, low-contrast styles with few pieces: Minimalist, Warm Minimal, Scandinavian or Japandi. A dark scheme can work too, if walls and ceiling share the same colour.
My photo cannot fit the whole room in. Will it still work?
It works best with at least two walls and the floor in frame. If you can only capture one wall up close, expect a weaker result; try the doorway, or step into the corner.
Can I try a few ideas at once?
Yes, up to three options at once from the same analysis. After your free first redesign, each design, option or revision costs 3 credits.

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