Make a Room Look Bigger: 3 Decorating Tricks With Optical Illusions

Fool the eye with paint and other accessories to completely transform your space.

By Alison Caporimo

  

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Hide ugly tech with a hollowed-out book

Place an unsightly router inside a hollowed-out book to keep it out of view.

Clive Tompsett

Half-paint for Height

Paint the bottom half of walls a darker color than the top (try white) to define your room’s shape.