Different ways to open up and/or light a bedroom?

Question

So does anybody have any ideas and tricks on how to make a bedroom feel more open and roomy(or big)? And also cheap lighting ideas, or tricks to enhance/amplify/exaggerate existing artificial light or sunlight. I only have a ceiling light that holds two sockets for bulbs and a floor torchier lamp thing as my only means of art. light at the moment. My bedroom window faces south and the backyard is shady and I don't get as much sunlight as I want. I am also trying to open up my room a little more so it's more flowy and calm instead of crazy and cramped (besides of course cleaning the clutter :P)

Answer 1

Paint it in a lighter color. The lighter the color the "space' you feel you have.

Create a false window by attaching a flourescent bar light to your wall directly above an electric socket. Then hide the cord by hanging a curtain rod and curtains over the light. turn on the light inside the curtains an voila ! Natural light (Faked of course). Make sure you get the curtain rod that stands out away from the light about 3 inches so the curtains don't "touch" the light = fire hazard if they do.  

Answer 2

paint it a bright color an get

Answer 3

paint your room a bright colour... i think white will do good.... as bright colours reflect a lot of light... eradicate all the furniture in your room that you don't really need as less furniture makes the room look bigger... put a mirror on the wall opposite to the window as it will reflect the light as well as make the room look bigger.

Answer 4

definitely get rid of things that are useless and taking up space. you will immediately see an improvement in the open-ness of your room. try fung-shai i did it and i loved it just move things around to open your space. a brighter, lighter shade of paint will naturally light you room.a lamp that has lots of lights come out of it and will move around is art and you can adjust where the light hits to brighter needed space quickly.