Glimpses of the high life are everywhere. Everything from television to social media floods us with visions of what it’s like to live a more expensive lifestyle. However, you don’t have to be an elite to live like one. Here are four tricks to make your house look expensive no matter your budget.
Make Your House Look Bigger
Luxuriate with Lighting
A simple trick of the lights can transform any space into the lap of luxury. Swap out your ceiling fans and dome lights for chandeliers and bold lighting fixtures that boast unique shapes and designs. Any piece that gives off an illustrious glow is bound to bring magnificence into your home.
Mix in Mirrors
Combined with the right lighting, oversized mirrors can create the illusion of additional space in your house. Open up a room by installing a mirror wall that doubles as an accent wall. If you can’t invest in a large mirror, make an artistic collage of smaller ones on a wall. Smaller mirrors let you control the amount of light that bounces around the room.
Incorporate Touches of Luxury
Decorate Like an Interior Designer
Don’t be afraid to embrace your style when decorating your home to look elegant and upscale. If you’re unsure where to begin, sticking with the latest trends and buying something new are always useful tricks to make your house look expensive. Currently, floor-to-ceiling drapes, giant rugs, and vases filled with fresh flowers are the most popular ways to bring luxury to any room in your house.
Try Out Textures
When you choose decorations, try to introduce unique materials to your home that will instantly spruce up the place. Whether you are going to add a throw blanket, bookcase, artwork, or knick-knack, you can consider many different types of materials, including:
- Glass
- Metal
- Fur
- Brick
- Quartz
Phase Out Furniture
If you want to change the furniture in your house, consider a minimalist style for the grandest results. Create more space in your home by investing in platform beds and switching your couch out for accent chairs. Phase out wooden or plastic coffee tables for side tables—it’s one of the best ways to incorporate glass into your home. You can also add some style and comfort by reupholstering and painting damaged or outdated furniture.
Update the Walls
Pour on the Paint
Adding a fresh coat of paint to your walls will make any room look like a million bucks. It’s no longer a faux pas to get paint on the moldings or fixtures. Painting them all the same color is in trend.
Embrace Moldings
If you don’t have moldings or your moldings are uninspiring, put in some lavish ones that will make you feel like you live in a mansion. Traditional crown, bead and pearl, or dentil moldings are still in style. You could even add board-and-batten wall trim to elevate any space.
It doesn’t matter if you revamp your entire home at once or choose to update one room at a time. If you want to add luxury to your space, you can use these tricks to make your house look expensive on any budget.
