
10 Inexpensive Tricks To Make Your House Look Expensive
Andrew Dehan6-Minute Read
November 05, 2019
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Illuminate With Lighting
Let there be light! An easy and cost-friendly trick to make a room in your home look more expensive is by incorporating lighting pieces that are interesting and expressive.
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Maximize With Mirrors
Mirrors and lighting go hand-in-hand, as a few strategically placed mirrors, paired with the perfect lighting, can create the illusion that your space is far larger than it actually is. Simply hang your mirror across a lighting source, like a window or lamp light, to create this illusion.
“Hanging a larger-than-life mirror not only increases its functionality, but it also widens the space and makes it feel larger by reflecting the room back at you,” explained Doyle James, president of Mr. Rooter Plumbing.
Maximize this trick by hanging an assortment of mirrors in various sizes and shapes, creating an eclectic and artistic design on your walls.
If simplicity is your aesthetic, a singular, large statement mirror can create a polished and elegant finish on the wall.
Minimize Furniture
When it comes to making your home look more expensive, follow the minimalist approach of “less is more” when decorating your home with furniture and accessories.
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Accessorize
However, you don’t have to completely clean out your space in order to achieve an expensive aesthetic in your home. By incorporating a few key pieces in a room, you can add to the overall comfort and flow of your home’s design.
For example, hanging curtains near the ceiling will create a luxurious and upscale look in your home, as long curtains will give an illusion that your room is larger.
By placing a few plump throw pillows in your seating area, you simultaneously create a comfortable and stylish tone in your home. Try choosing a few fashionable pillows with fun, but minimal designs.
You don’t need to compromise your budget in order to fill your home with nice décor. Try shopping affordable home décor shops online or in store to achieve the look you’re going for.
Cut A Rug
If you have wood floors, or any flooring other than carpet in your home, adding a rug can make a space feel cozy and inviting. It can also be the finishing touch in your living room or bedroom, adding that final décor detail to pull the room together.
Fresh Paint Job
While painting the walls of your home may be one of the more expensive and time-consuming tasks, there are a few things you can paint in your home that will give new life to your existing furniture and appliances.
Start by revisiting the older pieces in your home. Do you find you’re stuck with cabinet colors that contradict your kitchen’s color scheme? Grab a fresh can of paint and try painting them a neutral shade, like grey.
Apply the same concept to any other outdated pieces in your home. For example, Amy Bly, a professional stager from Great Impression Home Staging and Interiors, recommended painting older wood or unattractive furniture with easy-to-use chalk paint, in shades of gray or white.
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Upgrade Hardware
You don’t have to drop thousands of dollars on a total kitchen renovation project. By simply switching up the hardware finishes in your kitchen (drawer pulls and knobs) you add elegant details that are sure to stand out in your kitchen.
“This is one of my go-to updates with staging and redesign: Giving a kitchen, bathroom, or outdated piece of furniture a totally new look,” said Jacobs. “It’s something the homeowners can do with minimal costs and elbow grease.”
Jacobs suggested to look for stylish and inexpensive pieces, found at most bulk hardware stores. You can also stop by your local hardware store, flea market or antique shop for expensive-looking knobs and pulls that are elegant and unique while still affordable.
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Use Fresh Flowers And Greenery
Stop and smell the roses by incorporating fresh flowers and greenery into your home.
Flowers are an easy and inexpensive way to add a pop of color and texture into various rooms in your home. By adding a decorative vase, filled with store-bought or local garden flowers, you add a level of hospitality and comfort to your space.
Since the cost of buying fresh flower arrangements can add up, try your hand at arranging your own bouquet from grocery store flowers. Not only is it easy and inexpensive, you’ll be able to show off your amateur arrangement skills to your friends and family.
If you’re looking for more neutral colors in your home, try buying greenery, which not only allows more decorative opportunity, it’s also pretty easy to care for – even if you don’t have a green thumb!
Curb Appeal
Put your best foot forward by incorporating a few quick and cheap updates to the outside of your home that will reap the biggest impact.
Low Cost, High Impact
Shelling out the big bucks on home renovation and improvement can be a pressure point when you’re trying to add value to your home. But you don’t have to empty your savings account to make your space look expensive.
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Andrew Dehan
Andrew Dehan is a professional writer who writes about real estate and homeownership. He is also a published poet, musician and nature-lover. He lives in metro Detroit with his wife, daughter and dogs.
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