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Wondering how to make your house look expensive on a budget? Today we're going to look at 9 inexpensive ways to make your home look elegant and high-end. No matter what your interior design style is, the tips we're going to see today are general guidelines that everyone can use to make their home more pleasant to the eyes.
9 Ways To Make Your House Look Expensive & High End
1. Neutrals As A Base
An affordable way to make your home look luxurious is to use neutrals as a base. A neutral color palette is something that many luxurious spaces have in common. Neutral color skins feel calm classic and clutter-free. A way to start is to use neutrals for any big-ticket items like floors, area rocks, big furniture or wall coverings and use accessories to introduce other colors, textures and patterns. This gives you the versatility to change the appearance of your home by changing inexpensive things such as pillows, faces, decor pieces and so on.
2. Have A Focal Point
The second way to make your home look high-end on a budget is to have a focal point. A bold statement wall can create an upscale feel, and the best part is that the treatment doesn't have to be expensive and you can do it yourself very quickly. You can pick a contrasting paint color or wallpaper to add movement and a dramatic effect. Try these wall treatments in spaces such as an entryway, dining room, powder room, walk-in closet to add style while keeping cuts low.
3. Window Treatment
Another easy way to make a home feel more expensive and luxurious on a budget is to hanging floor to ceiling drips. This is a great trick because it helps enhance the visual height of the space by drawing the eye upward. This makes the space feel more airy and open. Make sure to hang the curtain rod high and wide, ensure to have curling rods that can extend about 3 to 6 inches from both the lateral ends of your windows. It will help the windows look larger and prevent the panels from blocking the natural light as well.
4. Paint Old Furniture & Doors
Another way to transform a home on a budget is to paint old wooden furniture, cabinets or doors. It's something that you can do yourself at a low cost, sand off all the old paint or finish and repaint them in an elegant new color to match the rest of your decor and style. For example, if your kitchen cabinets have a faded natural wood color, repaint them matte black, gray, white or another neutral color for a more contemporary update. If you love colors and want something different and fresh you can select an elegant blue or green tone. Those colors are also a good idea to freshen up your bathroom by painting the vanity. If you want to add texture, you can add moldings to a flat cabinet surface to make it more contemporary and luxurious.
Another great way to update your home is by painting boring wall doors, pick a neutral color or a bold one to add life to your interior in an authentic but budget-friendly way. You can choose a matte finish when selecting the paint because it looks more elegant and contemporary yet timeless and goes well with other surfaces and finishes.
5. Create A Layered Lighting Concept
Lighting is one of the most important concepts in space, and one that’s often overlooked. You want to have a variety of light sources to add depth to the room. But you don’t have to empty your wallet to go glam on lighting.
You could also hang a great pendant light in place of a traditional table lamp or place candles in pretty, reflective hurricane containers. Another cheap trick that won’t require any labor is: Try plug-in sconces.
Placing these next to furniture arrangements can be an affordable way to update a space without bearing the cost of rewiring a wall. Adding dimmer switches is another way to make a room feel expensive, this lets you adjust the lighting so a space feels warm and cozy.
6. Chang
Another cheap way to make your home look expensive is to elevate the look by switching out the hardware. This is the most effective and fast update you can make to your home. Immediately you can transform the appearance of your kitchen or bathroom by changing the faucet, doorknobs and handles. Big accessories that stand out by their shape or collar to complement your space. In case you are low budget, you can opt for painting your all handles and knobs with high quality paint. In minutes you can transform your old cabinets or furniture.
7. Add Moldings
The next tip on making your home look luxurious on a budget is by giving your plane wearing walls an update with some molding. Moldings are an affordable way to add dimension to the space especially when the walls are painted in neutral colors. Something important to consider if you plan to add mold into your interiors is the style of your home. We can indeed mix and match styles, contemporary spaces look fantastic with moldings, but make sure to pick the appropriate style for your room.
Leave high ornate molding for a more classic style and select a more clean and simple molding to match it with more contemporary and modern décor. You can mix the classic appearance of molding with a minimalist space, but make sure the molding helps to maintain the clean look that characterizes minimalism.
8.Overfill Pillows
Another vital detail to consider is overfilled pillows. Feel the throw pillow covers with slightly larger inserts than the covers about one or two inches larger. Also, pick inserts with a good quality that can give the pillow a good shape. By doing this, your decor will look more sophisticated elegant and will transmit a sense of comfort and luxury.
9. Go Big With Art
The last tip for making your home look expensive on a budget is by updating your home's artwork with one statement piece. Gallery walls can work very well depending on the style and kind of space, but if you're looking to have a more sophisticated and luxurious look, it will be great to have one big and bald painting instead of a composition of small pieces. When you hang an oversized piece of art, it has a significant impact, still at the same time the space will look more clean and organized.
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