Increasing the amount of daylight in your bedroom is another effective way to truly make a small bedroom look bigger, and you do not need to knock down walls to do it. You could consider adding a VELUX roof window, which floods the room with dispersed light that illuminates from all angles, reducing the shadows that strain your eyes and make a room feel small and confined. In fact, roof windows bring in twice the daylight as vertical windows, which means you can leave the light off for most of the day - and save money on your electricity bill!
Roof windows have the added benefit of allowing fresh air into the bedroom without compromising your privacy or inviting the chaos of street noise into your peaceful sanctuary. And it is proven that we get more rest from our sleep when we have fresh air to inhale. Just as importantly, roof windows enable light to enter our homes in a more natural way: as the sun moves across the sky throughout the day, its rays come in through the glass at varying angles and intensities, so the light that we experience indoors is perfectly aligned with the outdoor environment. This keeps us in sync with the 24-hour circadian rhythm and encourages our brains to produce serotonin, so we sleep deeply, wake rested, and can think clearly — all of which are vital to our wellbeing.