Simple Design Ideas for Your Home
Like most people, you’ve probably daydreamed from time to time about what it would be like to have an upmarket home. You’ve thought about coming home to Egyptian cotton sheets and fluffy pillows. And you’ve imagined what it might be like to experience full body jets awakening your senses in the shower. But then you open your eyes and reality hits you like a ten-ton anvil. You look around and see that your home isn’t your upmarket dream. It’s a downmarket nightmare, complete with the mess and off-putting smells. This isn’t what you signed up for; so do something about it. Here’s are some design ideas that instantly make your home look upmarket.
Lavish Lighting To Brighten The Mood
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Upmarket homes never look dull or dreary. They’re bright and extravagant. And they have reason to be: they want to show off their features. Top homes use chandeliers, wall lamps, and focus lighting to emphasize every last part of the room.
The great thing about lighting is that it’s cheap, and it’s easy to create great effects. Swap out your dated overhead lighting and use a sculpted fixtures instead. Also, use dimmer lighting in overhead lights to prevent them from being too harsh.
Next, add lamps to decorative tables and artwork. To create rooms bathed in vibrant light, light needs to emanate from multiple sources. Matching sidelights help to make the light in your room more distributed, lighting it up from more angles. Finally, if your budget allows, put lights on any artwork or features you feel are worth emphasizing.
Blinds And Drapes To Add Depth
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Most people have dirty, tired-looking drapes and blind covering their windows. It doesn’t do much to improve the aesthetic of their rooms. And yet, it tends to be one area of interior design that’s often overlooked. All the best houses invest significant time and effort into their drapes and window fittings for maximum appeal.
But you don’t have to spend a fortune on designer labels to get the best effect.
Use Space
Upmarket homes always make excellent use of space. Bookcases, tables, chairs and dressers all have their distinct place. And everything is well organized.
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Of course, it’s unlikely that you’ll have space in your home to emulate a designer house perfectly. But you can certainly take a few pointers from the pros. Look through any home magazine, and you’ll notice some interesting patterns. Furniture is always moved away from the walls. Chairs are grouped to make conversation easier. And there are tables everywhere serving no function other than to hold lamps.
Every room in the house therefore has a sense of purpose. Sometimes it’s hard to know how to organize the space in your home. But with modern technology, doing so is a lot easier. Apps, like Floor Planner, allow you to model how your home will look in 3D.
What are some simple design ideas you use in your home?