What if we told you that there are many ways to achieve your dream look without burning a hole in your pocket? You heard that right, below are some tips and tricks to revamp the looks of your living space!
Everyone has a personal aesthetic and taste and yet very few are able to achieve one within their home that they would consider complete. Something always seems amiss or incomplete and there seems to be just no other way than to get more things to fill up those spaces to try and achieve that sense of wholeness. Well, Create contrast.
A simple and effective design principle that has been used since time immemorial is using contrasting colours that stand out against the background is sure to add a touch of flair. If you have light coloured walls in your space, use décor in bright or dark colours to make it stand out (avoid using neutrals) and with dark coloured walls, use bright or neutral décor. This creates a sense of depth in your space making it seem larger and fuller at the same time, if you have a dark coloured bookcase or console, decorate it with brightly coloured books and items or even metallic tones, depending on your taste. This can quite easily be done with items you already have in your home and should you want to add a special touch you can find many décor options here.
- Fill up the accent spaces
You may already have the furniture in your home but that just doesn’t seem enough? Remember to accessorise pieces like coffee tables, consoles, bookcases or even dinner tables adequately, to complete that look your home deserves. For coffee tables, choose a strong centrepiece to tie it together. This could be a decorative bowl or a stack of books or a cluster of short candles, the only thing to remember is to avoid excessively tall décor in this space, you want to keep things towards the broader, flatter side.
Taller décor like hurricanes and lanterns go well with a console or end board, longer pieces can utilize two complementing items on either end to frame the space nicely.
Bookcases aren’t just for books, fill up the space by using items like bookends and trinkets that are bright and eye-catching to draw attention.
Corners are also important spaces and leaving them empty can make a beautiful room setting look incomplete. Coat racks work well for the corners of halls and entryways, for spaces like the living room, a large floor lamp or tabletop flower arrangement can do wonders.
- Rearrange
Have everything that you thought you would need for the perfect look but are still not content with how it has turned out? Simple changes in the way things have been arranged can make all the difference. Rearrange décor and books based on a few basic design principles and see how much more you can do with the things you already have.
Balance – arrange items in a way that things seem visually balanced, avoid placing larger pieces together and spread them across the space to create framing for everything in between. A single large piece can also be balanced by multiple smaller pieces or clusters.
Flow – not a fan of symmetrical settings? Try arranging things in an ascending or descending order, adding order to your arrangement rather than just placing things chaotically is the key here.
Compliment or contrast – deciding what items go together can be difficult, while arranging things together, consider factors like size, colour and material as well as the style and nature of each piece. Try using a colour scheme to set your interior to some options are a complementary scheme, split-complimentary, triadic or monochrome. (Candle clusters work best with candles of varying heights but not always with varying widths. Metallic décor items can tend to get overpowering if used in large clusters. Neutral colours are great for framing bright and colourful décor. Choose a colour scheme or pallet to stick with. )
There are a lot of such tips and each aesthetic demands something different, what is most important is to make your space feel like “your space”, do what you are comfortable with and you’ll know when things are just right.
A simple and effective design principle that has been used since time immemorial is using contrasting colours that stand out against the background is sure to add a touch of flair. If you have light coloured walls in your space, use décor in bright or dark colours to make it stand out (avoid using neutrals) and with dark coloured walls, use bright or neutral décor. This creates a sense of depth in your space making it seem larger and fuller at the same time, if you have a dark coloured bookcase or console, decorate it with brightly coloured books and items or even metallic tones, depending on your taste. This can quite easily be done with items you already have in your home and should you want to add a special touch you can find many décor options here.
- Fill up the accent spaces
You may already have the furniture in your home but that just doesn’t seem enough? Remember to accessorise pieces like coffee tables, consoles, bookcases or even dinner tables adequately, to complete that look your home deserves. For coffee tables, choose a strong centrepiece to tie it together. This could be a decorative bowl or a stack of books or a cluster of short candles, the only thing to remember is to avoid excessively tall décor in this space, you want to keep things towards the broader, flatter side.
Taller décor like hurricanes and lanterns go well with a console or end board, longer pieces can utilize two complementing items on either end to frame the space nicely.
Bookcases aren’t just for books, fill up the space by using items like bookends and trinkets that are bright and eye-catching to draw attention.
Corners are also important spaces and leaving them empty can make a beautiful room setting look incomplete. Coat racks work well for the corners of halls and entryways, for spaces like the living room, a large floor lamp or tabletop flower arrangement can do wonders.
- Rearrange
Have everything that you thought you would need for the perfect look but are still not content with how it has turned out? Simple changes in the way things have been arranged can make all the difference. Rearrange décor and books based on a few basic design principles and see how much more you can do with the things you already have.
Balance – arrange items in a way that things seem visually balanced, avoid placing larger pieces together and spread them across the space to create framing for everything in between. A single large piece can also be balanced by multiple smaller pieces or clusters.
Flow – not a fan of symmetrical settings? Try arranging things in an ascending or descending order, adding order to your arrangement rather than just placing things chaotically is the key here.
Compliment or contrast – deciding what items go together can be difficult, while arranging things together, consider factors like size, colour and material as well as the style and nature of each piece. Try using a colour scheme to set your interior to some options are a complementary scheme, split-complimentary, triadic or monochrome. (Candle clusters work best with candles of varying heights but not always with varying widths. Metallic décor items can tend to get overpowering if used in large clusters. Neutral colours are great for framing bright and colourful décor. Choose a colour scheme or pallet to stick with. )
There are a lot of such tips and each aesthetic demands something different, what is most important is to make your space feel like “your space”, do what you are comfortable with and you’ll know when things are just right.