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For the average person, designing a living space from scratch is difficult. Interior designers have a trained eye and can maximize the potential of every room in your house.
But that doesn’t mean you are out of luck if you don’t hire a professional designer. It just means you might need a little help getting started.
If you’re trying to put together a stylish home by yourself, keep reading. Here is a list of seven luxury decor tips that the experts use.
One of the best decor tips for adding style to your home is to dress your windows well. The right curtain or window shade can add a perfect color accent to any room.
Experts say that if you choose curtains, be sure to hang them high. Also, make sure you can easily pull them back.
Natural light is one of the most important things in your home. You want nice curtains, but you don’t want them to always obscure your access to natural light.
A lot of people begin purchasing things for their homes at random. It is better to start with a plan that involves color. Every well-designed home has an intentional color scheme.
In general, experts say that you want to choose a primary color, a secondary color, and an accent color. Only about ten percent of the color in each room should be the accent color.
In terms of what colors you should choose, you have a lot of options. What do you like? What colors go well together?
A lot of people tend to stray away from black because they don’t want their home to be too dark. But in fact, black makes an excellent accent color.
If you aren’t sure how to bring an accent color into your home, consider a color block wall. This is where you paint part of one wall a different color. Just make sure to use edging so that the paint lines are clean and crisp.
Certainly, you will end up buying some accessories and decorations for your home. Try to purchase these with a theme in mind.
Repeat certain decorations throughout your home for a feeling of continuity. For example, if you find hanging mirrors or wall sculptures you like, buy two and hang them up in the same room.
Another expert piece of advice when it comes to accessorizing is the rule of threes. This is a common design concept that says that things in groups of three is particularly pleasing to the eye.
So a cluster of three candles, three vases, or three small plants is going to add immense aesthetic value to your home.
Always center your decor around natural lighting first. But after that, you’re going to want to embrace some mood lighting. Never have an overhead light be your only lighting option in a room.
Lamps and hanging fixtures add “soft light” to a room and can make the space feel much more comfortable than an overhead bulb can.
It is also encouraged to get creative with the shape of your fixtures. Choose a lighting fixture that reflects the tone you want to set in the rest of the space. We recommend pendant lighting for people who want to take their living spaces to the next level.
Instead of equally spacing out all of your paintings and prints in a room, try out a gallery wall. Your art is clustered together for an awe-inspiring look.
If you’re going to try out this idea, choose a big wall where the art won’t feel so cluttered. It is also wise to try and keep all of the art on-theme. For example, have a gallery wall that features all art nouveau inspired pieces.
This idea works best if you have art that varies in size and shape. Fit them all together like a geometric puzzle.
You may need to try a few different arrangements to get the configuration the way you want it. To avoid damaging your walls in the process, experiment with some paint-friendly methods for hanging your art.
One mistake that a lot of amateur designers make is they try to fit too much in the space. Envision where the common walkways through your home will be. Make sure they are obvious just by glancing at the room.
For the main walkways through your house, it is important that two people could pass through at one time without an issue. If this isn’t possible, your home is too cluttered.
One way to create clearer walkways is to embrace the idea of floating furniture. Not all of your furniture needs to be pushed against a wall. Place your sofa a few feet into the room and go from there.
An underutilized tool in amateur design is texture. Similarly to a color accent, a textured accent can add warmth and sophistication to your home.
For example, if most of your home follows a theme of industrial/modern, try accenting the space with a chunky throw rug or luxury wall decor. It will draw the eye and be aesthetically pleasing.
A magazine-worthy home may seem out of reach for non-designers. But these seven luxury decor tips will help you maximize your home’s potential.
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