Have you ever looked at an interior design magazine and thought in envy, how did they manage that? It’s not as impossible as you might imagine, it just takes a little bit of time, a tight edit, and the will to live up to the challenge.
To get you inspired and on your way to elevating your home, interior design firm Décor Aid is here to share their takes on the best, easiest ways to bring your home to life seamlessly and make it your own.
Start From The Ground Up
By starting with the foundation of a room, you’ll be able to easily survey the scale of the space, what you need, and where to start while setting the tone of the room. From painted floors to statement-making rugs, starting from the ground up is an essential first step to creating a dream space.
Don’t Be Shy
When it comes to approaching bringing in elements of your personality and lifestyle throughout your home, there’s essentially no wrong way of going about it. The key here is to keep everything curated for a sense of balance and cohesion. For starters, if you’ve got a personal collection or hobby, think of clever ways you can inject aspects of them throughout your home. That said, do avoid a theme of any kind as you’ll be quick to tire of it and it’s more than a tad immature.
Play With Various Elements
Though the idea of a theme is out of the question, there’s something to be said about playing with juxtapositions for an unexpected blend of varying objects, styles, and design movements. This way you won’t be locked down to one strict style or color as you’ll have the freedom to explore different directions.
Keep A Tight Edit
The trick to making all of those various elements come together to make a home sing is all in the edit. Do curate accessories and decorative extras for a sense of continuity while letting eye wander around the room with ease.
Look For Areas To Add Drama
Create conversation starters throughout your home by bringing in one unique, oversized decorative element in each room that’ll work as that room’s signature and key component. Think a large sculpture, art object, and the ilk.
Make Use Of Forgotten Spaces
From over the cabinet nooks to under a console to hallways and foyers, there’s probably plenty of areas you aren’t taking full advantage of. That’s not to say that every area in your home needs décor as you should want to avoid excess indulgences, however, if you’re short on space or working with petite rooms, forgotten spaces make for great placement options and can even double as storage.
Rearrange What You Can
No matter the size of your space, moving furnishings and décor around from spot to spot and room to room is one of the easiest and quickest ways to refresh a room’s energy while helping you avoid tiring of a fixed set-up. Plus, you’ll also be able to experiment with placement and surprise yourself with unexpected new areas for your favorite pieces.
Make Your Bookshelves Pop
The same goes for bookshelf styling as it’s a smart move to keep things rotating. From changing the way you sort books to the little extras that give a bookshelf personality, do keep things fresh with placement. Another great idea is to paint or wallpaper the back of each shelf for added depth and color.
Frame That Art You’ve Been Sitting On
Because there’s no need for posters in an adult home, do go about framing that artwork you’ve been sitting on to easily bring a room to life. Get expressive with frames and mattes in unexpected hues for even more personality all around.
Create Visual Balance On Your Coffee Table
As a coffee table is often as important a focal point as a sofa is, it’s all about an essential mix of elements. Do play with scale, patterns, and fabrications for an easy, vibrant coffee table refresh.
Get Creative
Re-approach the décor standards you initially introduced in your home and run with an unscripted approach that will lend your home an organic, lived-in vibe while championing a resourceful sensibility that’s certain to make your home unique and all yours.
Paint An Accent Wall
Inexpensive and easy to manage, painting or wall covering an accent wall is sure to add warmth and visual interest to any room. Plus since it’s a small accent wall, you can effortlessly update it as you tire of the choice you’ve made.
Build Around Focal Points
Take advantage of odd architectural elements and use them as character-defining bonuses to make the most of your home rather than thinking of them as unapproachable blemishes.
