Buy a nice sturdy set of bed steps that can double as an end table and also be used to reach your items on high shelves. Accept that climbing up will be part of your lifestyle.
Use the space over doors. A shelf can go the length of the entire wall at ceiling height, if desired. Towels can be rolled up and placed on a shelf above the bathroom door.
You can fool the eye into thinking that the space is bigger by hanging window coverings at ceiling height. This will draw the eye upward making the room appear bigger.
To maximize floor space, instead of buying 3 waist high bookshelves, build one, floor to ceiling bookcase.
Utilization of vertical space is the key to increasing your living space.
Computer color matching doesn’t always work. Higher end paints have different bases and many pigments which make it impossible to duplicate the color by computer. If you want to try using a cheaper base, buy a small can first to see if it matches the color chip.
If you have an item in a certain color that you like, take it with you to the store and match the paint chips to it.
Color is relational, which means it is affected by other colors around it. Buy large sheets of artist’s paper, paint them leaving a white border and tape them on the walls in different spots around the room. You’ll be able to see the true color on its own, without the existing wall color surrounding it.
Always test the paint in the room at home because your light will make the color look different than the store lighting. You need to paint at least a 4ft. by 4ft. sample to really be able to see the color.
The paint on a small paint chip will look darker on the big wall. Always go one shade lighter. Buy 3 variations of the color to test.