In a perfect world, we’d all have access to a professional designer who could make our homes feel comfortable, luxurious, and sophisticated. Reality can hurt, and our money can run out. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a custom, high-end look. With a few simple changes and smart ways to decorate, you can make a space feel like a palace on a tight budget.
We’ve talked to a lot of interior designers, decorators, and style experts, and these are some of the best tips we’ve learned. Read on for some things to think about whether you’re doing a complete makeover or just a quick update.
Make sure your curtains reach the ground.
A good window treatment can give a room an instant feeling of luxury, which is why it’s one of the best ways to decorate a living room. But there is one rule that you should never, ever break: never, ever buy curtains that are too short.
Before you go to the store, make sure to measure the window. You could also make your own for less money if you bought a thin, light cotton fabric and took it to a tailor or dry cleaner. You can measure your windows using the DIY tools that can be accessed on Pronto Direct.
Change the hardware
Getting new hardware is a quick and cheap way to change the look of your kitchen or bathroom. Try a new towel bar with drawer and door pulls that match.
Put in some new landscaping
Landscaping doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to look nice. Invest in perennial flowers and new mulch to give your home’s landscape a new look.
Tile
A tile backsplash is a cheap way to give your kitchen a high-end look. You could use subway tile, which is cheap and never goes out of style.
Add Molding
With moulding, you can give your plain, boring walls a new look. Add thin strips for a picture-frame look or crown moulding for a high-end look that doesn’t cost much.
Change your front door
Make your home’s entrance a place where people feel welcome. Simple things like painting the front door a bright colour or putting colourful flowers or a wreath on it can make a big difference.
Art should be big.
Add one big piece to your home’s art collection. When a large piece of art is hung by itself, it makes a big impression.
Mix Textures
When you add different textures to a room, you make it look more expensive and custom. Add a Turkish rug, a wooden armchair, and some metal accents. To finish off the look, add some throw pillows with different textures, such as silk and velvet.
Put in a bit of history
Have a piece of history that you’re proud of? Display it. Whether you bought it on a favourite trip or it was a gift from your grandmother, put it in a prominent place in your home by putting it in a fancy frame or memory box. Yes, you can politely refuse to take something that is an heirloom.
Say “No” to Mess
Clutter doesn’t make anything look expensive. Start by getting rid of things you don’t want or need anymore, and then look for stylish baskets and bins to help you organise and hide your clutter.
Show off plants and flowers
Flowers and plants are a cheap way to make a room look better right away. Find a vase you like and put a colourful bouquet in it, or put a pretty plant in a pot on a coffee table or bookshelf.
Make it work
Buy a can of gold spray paint to give picture frames, mirror frames, trays, and vases a new look that won’t break the bank. This cheap idea will make any room look a little more fancy.
Add a Gallery Wall
If you find some cheap frames you like, buy a bunch of them and use them to show off your favourite photos, your child’s artwork, postcards, and menus from meals you’ll never forget. When you’re done with the art, you can just switch it out for something else.
Classy White
Pillows and blankets that are worn out can make a bedroom feel dingy and boring. Change them out to make the room look better. A cheap way to make a bedroom look fancy is to use crisp white bed sheets.
Add a Rug
An area rug can change the look of a room and tie it all together. You don’t have to spend a lot, but you should look for rugs that will last even if there are a lot of people walking on them and that have colours that go with the room.
Make a wall that stands out.
With an accent wall, you can bring life to a boring room by using a bold paint colour, wood, or wallpaper. For a shiny look, choose a wallpaper with a little bit of shine, but not too much. This will give the room a pricey look for a low cost.
Add lighting to the ceiling
Recessed lighting can make a bedroom, kitchen, living room, or den more interesting. A few simple changes can give boring ceilings a new look.
Change Window Coverings
Those boring curtains must go. Change the look of a room right away by putting in new curtains, Roman shades, or blinds. Or, you can skip window treatments altogether if you like the simple look and have nice window trim and some kind of privacy shades.
You can only be able to do all of these if you got the right DIY. The tools are quite easily available. There are many sellers of these tools who can’t guarantee you the quality of their tools, unlike Pronto Direct. They offer the best tools at a cheaper cost.
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