We all crave to have a celebrity-like home. However, not everybody can afford those expensive pieces of furniture and sofa sets. But you can always have a lavish house which looks more or less like a celebrity house without spending much from your pocket. Want to know how? Check these quick and easy steps.
Go to a recycling center
Using recycled or loosely used fixtures and other materials can bring a lot of savings. If you’re working for your own house, you can literally find anything right from a pre-hung door to colorful lights and to table lamps. So, head your way to a recycle center now.
Get inspired from magazines
Magazines and design websites contain an infinite number of creative images and tutorials that can make you awestruck. Watch some of the tutorials and cut your favorite images. Put them together to create a masterpiece.
The color illusion
Take primary colors in your color palette and mix them together to create different colors. For example, you can use colors like royal blue, a pale orange or a glass green. Additionally, you can also follow 50/150 rule which means to mix a batch of paint 50% lighter and another one 150% darker.
Be friends with the textures
Textures are equally important as colors. The textures hold even more importance when the house is painted in a single color such as all white or all pink. A faux leather sofa, silk cushions, shiny lamps, all these add texture creating an illusion of your house having a rich and sophisticated atmosphere. So, by adding different textures, you can change a dull looking room into a vibrant.
The little trifles
Start experimenting with almost anything and everything. Use decorative bowls and baskets, candlesticks, a couple of books, marbles, decorative lights and all the little trinkets to add a little glamour to your house. You would love to see how these everyday items are portrayed into a beautiful piece of art.
Add big and dramatic furniture pieces
People often keep too many furniture pieces which make the room look gloomy and congested. Instead of that, you can keep a few big furniture pieces such as a sofa set, few skirted club chairs, and one or two sleek arm chairs. You can drape the sofa sets with lots of colorful cushions to give a look that you want. Like this, you can mix and match the furniture sizes and styles to make the room look balanced.
Put antiques in the most visible area
If you have made an investment, show off bluntly. Put all the vintage and antique items in the drawing room or in a place where it is in the vicinity of maximum number people. After all, antiques are something to be showed off. Doing this, you would give an impression of your house being lavish and modern.
Let space decide the furniture placement
If your room is not so spacious think about the pieces strategically and wisely. Foer example, if a bed has to go where the window has been placed, choose a headboard which allows the maximum amount of sunlight to come in.
It’s not always necessary to spend a lot to attain a celebrity like home. You can do it within your budget too. Collect ideas from the internet, magazines, and tutorials. Make a proper plan and head on to make your house one of its kind.
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Author Bio:
Lowe Freya is working as a Community Manager at Dealslands.co.uk. In her leisure time, she really likes to share her views and her trips to various places.
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