Your Home Look like You Hired an Interior Designer
Not everyone can afford to hire an interior designer to come into their home and create a stunning, coordinated design. Many homeowners want to make the design decisions themselves and bring their own style to the table.
While we have great respect for interior designers and all the hard work they put into designing spaces, we also know that many of you would love a designer look without the designer expense. We’re confident that these home decorating tips will help you do just that. Let’s take a closer look at how to design the interior of a house by arranging and designing the rooms of a space that, until now, only an interior designer seemed to be able to create. Whether you want your interior to feel like a luxury hotel, or you just want to spice it up a bit, these tips will help you. Hush: Your DIY home decor is our little secret.
Magazines and websites are full of home interior design inspiration
There’s a reason all avid Pinterest pinners do it: People are looking for cool interiors. As many of us have already discovered, decorating pages can ignite a flame of creativity we never knew we had. If you haven’t started creating inspirational panels for your home decor yet, start now. It’s the first step in designing your dream home. Head to Pinterest to find an interior style that suits you, or go from A to Z and use the “Collect This Idea” button to collect design images that inspire you, or just grab design magazines and clip photos that appeal to you. Once you’ve researched and collected some creative DIY interior design images to inspire you, step back and take a look at everything you’ve collected; it should tell your style story in design. You may be surprised at the style you want to create.
Color schemes: use three colors or shades
Now that you have a good idea of a style to call your own, you need to decide on a color scheme. That’s the hard part. Color is very personal and creates atmospheres within us that inspire. In any case, choose colors that suit you when redecorating your home. Take a look at your inspiration boards: What colors dominate the pieces you keep? We’re not telling you which colors to choose, but we recommend trying a mix of three colors or shades. a main color for the walls, a different color for larger accents like sofas and chairs, and then a third color that shows up in smaller accessories like flowers, cushions, and knick-knacks. Remember that the color depends on the amount of light you bring into the house. Consider using bay windows to enhance your interior and make the color stand out! Suppose you choose a color combination of brown, turquoise, and tangerine. A shade of brown would likely be your wall color, turquoise might be the color you choose for accent chairs or an accent wall, and tangerine might be the color you pull from throw pillows and accessories. This three-color formula works in any combination. Remember that three is better than one or two because a monochromatic room is boring. Yes, you can have an all-white bedroom, but with three shades of white.
Add texture to your home
Texture is just as important as color, especially if you want a unique color palette like all white or all grey. At first glance, a room appears to have a consistent color palette, but if you look closely, you’ll notice hues and lots of textures on fabrics. An all-white room might have linen curtains, a plush velvet chair, shimmering silk pillows, rattan chairs and wicker baskets, and a heavy cotton couch with a faux-fur throw to the side. All of these elements add texture and are pleasing to the eye, creating a warm and rich ambience. Design can describe the personality of the owner, so the use of different textures, patterns, and colors can easily add sophistication to boring space.Consider fabrics that fit your lifestyle. If you have kids and dogs, you might not want a lightweight cotton couch. Conversely, a darker leather or mohair sofa might suit your needs better. If you crave luxury, consider high-quality silk curtains and pillows. Whatever your style, try to add lots of texture by combining lots of fabrics in your DIY home decor.
Add big statement furniture pieces
This is a common mistake most homeowners make: too many small, flimsy parts in one room. A room with lounge chairs, long tables, and lots of little trinkets only serves to clutter the space and confuse the eye. Try to get a well-mixed piece instead. Plan a large sofa, a couple of slatted club chairs (so you don’t see the legs), and then a slim chair or two with nicely sculpted legs (depending on the space available). This is just an example, but it gives you an idea of the mix of furniture styles and sizes to give the room a balanced look, neither too chunky nor too flimsy. Even if you are decorating a small apartment, there are many decorating ideas to try. Most designers will recommend that even the smallest of spaces have a great piece, such as a bathroom. a large closet or closets The combination of large and small is the key to successful interior design. This rule also applies to accessories.
Use trays, decorative bowls and baskets
Designers like to use trays, decorative bowls, and sometimes baskets to organize collections or loose items that need a home. For a touch of glamour, try adding a shimmering gold tray to an end table, ottoman, or bedside table. Place a nice candle, some books, and a small bowl of colored stones on the tray. Small views like this seem frivolous, but are necessary for the complex and artistic aesthetic. If you want a more rustic style, try woven baskets in your home. Baskets are wonderful decorative tools that can hide a lot of clutter. Try to create these little niches throughout your home. You’ll love the way soaps and bathroom fragrances can be collected on a tray or basket and organized into a work of art.
Add flowers to every room
Go back and browse through all your inspiration cards—what do you see? Do you see flowers or plants in almost every room? We bet yes. seems like an easy trick, but adding floral arrangements, live plants, and natural objects like seashells or stone vases can really add the finishing touch to your home decor. There are many low-maintenance plants you can buy for your home that will last for years with proper fertilization and watering. Most designers will tell you to avoid artificial flower arrangements. If flowers or plants aren’t your thing, try other natural objects, like twigs or feathers, placed in a large urn. Natural arrangements add the finishing touch to a space—the finishing touch that says “the interior designer was there.”If you can’t hire an interior designer, you can still have a home that looks like you. All of these little tips and tricks work together to create a warm and well-designed home environment. Try adding texture, color, expressive furniture, and elements of nature to your home today. If you are unsure of the end result or the arrangements made, take a picture. Photos of the room give you a different perspective on the project and help you see if you made a mistake anywhere along the way. Remember, this is your home and you should live in it, so create a home that you love, a home that reflects who you are.