11. Buy Glass or Lucite Items
Reduce the effect of having too many furnishings in one room by picking the right furniture. Glass or Lucite furniture can be very useful in this regard – they don’t obstruct much light and are less ly to dominate the eye’s view.
12. Ditch the Overhead Lights
Instead of investing in plenty of overhead lighting, make sure your small room has enough interesting lighting on tables and shelves. Since overhead lighting has a top-down direction, it tends to pool all the light in one space, as opposed to other lighting.