Getting a high-end house can be difficult for many, especially when they have a limited budget. But that doesn’t mean one shouldn’t add style to their home especially when they have the ideas and resources available.
Interior designing ideas available online have made it a lot easier for anyone to create a stylish home layout without hiring any expert home decorator.
These interior designing ideas can be anything. From changing wallpapers, to adding a new coat of paint, to replacing the wooden floorboards. Home owners can make a lot of noticeable changes in their houses without breaking the bank.
Let’s discuss some of the simplest and the most affordable ideas to make your home look elegant and stunning.
1. Let Wallpapers Redesign Your House
Although wallpapers are one of the easiest things to think of when revamping your house, they still require an expert vision to completely redesign the look of the house. What designs will suit which walls, and how these designs will connect with the rest of the walls of the house, all these things require what we call a ‘design sense.’
One can also go with paint, but paint is costly, and designing with paint again requires an expert. However, wallpapers come pre-designed. Simply order the colors that you like from Walmart or Amazon and DIY the house renovation.
Just make sure to check home color palettes online and buy a mix of those colors for your home revamping.
Creating contrast is the best way to create a vibrant home ambience. If you are not a big fan of contrasting colors, you can play with bright and dull colors that suit the wall paint.
2. Choose Vibrant and Contrasting Window Treatments
Windows play a crucial role in creating the look of the house. If the windows are rusted, unfinished, or not having a glossy finish, they are less likely to look appealing. One thing to note here is that windows can make or break a deal when selling a house. So, if the windows are not properly treated or lack any appealing paint, they will decrease the overall value of the house
When deciding on the windows, see if you would want to place curtains or shades on them, or you will keep them as they are. The color of the windows will highly depend on the setting you choose. Windows of the main rooms should have blinds as they look elegant and are easier to maintain. Inner rooms or the bedrooms can have shades or curtains, whatever suits you.
The color of curtains should be similar to that of the door as these will create a contrast with the wall colors and give a vibrant appeal to the whole place.
You can try the simple steel shades or bamboo shades if you want a laid back environment inside.
3. Wooden, Tiled, or Carpeted Floorboards?
First thing one notices when they walk into a house is the floorboard. Whether tiled or wooden, floorboards set the precedence for how the whole house would look. Usually all this starts from the porch section. So, to add a style to your home, make sure that floorboards are well selected. In North America and Europe, wooden floorboards are mostly used for insulation. Easter Europe has marble and tile floors because of the weather conditions. Wooden floors boards can also have floor papers. Or they can be carpeted to reduce noise. Selecting the design of the floorboards mostly depends on your choice.
Usually, Costco and Home Depot, both have a special flooring section where you can find numerous varieties of floorboards.
4. Lighting Makes all the Difference
If you want to make your house look lively, you need to invest in a quality lighting setup. Most houses have standard lighting fixtures. These are pre-added by the contractors and they make the house look plain and generic.
The best place to find creative lighting ideas is the flea market. There you can find everything from uniquely designed light bulbs to standard chandeliers. Second hand stores offer a lot more budget friendly options. Although the products are used, you can make them look as good as new by cleaning them at home.
Have multiple light sources such as lamps, floor lamps, side lights, blind lights, and chandeliers, to make the space look lively and bright. If you are unsure how to install them, you can get help from roofers in Beverly.
5. Adding Furniture to House
What do you want your house to look like? Minimalistic, Cozy, Traditional, Modern? There are many other ideas that you can choose from. If you are not sure how furniture will look inside the house, then use furniture-specific 3D apps and see for yourself. Most furniture ideas can be found online.
Bean bags are now replacing sofas. Most bean bags are cheap and you can even design your own bean bags.
Since Work From Home (WFH) is now becoming a norm, everyone wants to have a desk and an office setup at home. You can get bean bags and cushions and create your own cozy working space.
Or, you can get chairs and tables and create a traditional dining room environment.
When looking for furniture, choose flea markets where second hand furniture is being sold. If the furniture is available in normal condition, you can polish it at home and make it look new.
6. Keep Your House Clean
Dust is the biggest killer of fancy and style. So, invest in a good air humidifier and a vacuum cleaner. Most households now have central vacuum cleaning because it is easy to manage and clean the whole house.
Keep the windows of all rooms that you don’t use often closed. This way dust won’t settle inside and you won’t get embarrassed when you open them in front of the guests.
7. Focus on Color Tone & Matching
Finally, make sure that your furniture has a proper color tone. If there is too much furniture in the room with a mismatched color tone, it looks unfinished and gives a hazy feel. So, make sure that the color tone of all pieces of furniture is similar.
8. Give Your Personal Touch
A home is never a home until and unless it has your personal touch. Make it a beautiful place where you are more likely to spend time. If you like bean bags instead of sofas, then add them. If you want a minimalistic house with rugs, carpets, and hammocks, then that is fine as well. Add a few photo frames of yourself and your family and also your favorite plants in your home. In the end, it is all about how and what you want. After all, it is your home. So, give it a style that you love!
Bottom-line
Don’t indulge too much in impressing others by adding a style that doesn’t blend with you. Because it will be you who will be using the home the most. So, create a setting that makes you feel comfortable and cozy.
