The Times of India

How hotels make even small rooms feel luxurious: The design tricks you can easily use at home

Ever wondered why even a compact hotel room often feels more elegant, spacious, and relaxing than a much larger bedroom back home? It's rarely about expensive furniture or lavish dcor. Interior designers lean on lighting, colour choices, furniture placement, and a sense of visual balance to create that feeling of comfort and quiet luxury, and most of those tricks are far simpler to recreate than people assume; no renovation required. Here are seven hotel-inspired ideas that can genuinely change how a small room feels, without touching the walls or the budget much at all.