People often think that only a luxury home in high-end real estate properties can be extremely dashing and pacifying at the same time. In the realest reality, that cannot be denied, however, it’s not impossible to make your ordinary house an elite-like and expensive-looking one! What’s interesting is that you don’t really have to always think about buying grand furniture pieces or having a mansion built. Sometimes, you can just be a little wiser and more practical!
Regardless of whether you are planning your new home’s design or looking to create state-of-the-art home upgrades, know that you can make your deluxe dream house happen without spending as big as for luxury homes. If you want to know more, then read these 8 hacks to make your humble home look and feel luxurious! Yes, not only your sight will be delighted but also you will feel blissful and at ease!
1 – Learn the magic of good color combinations.
A straightforward way for you to make your house exude a swanky vibe is by learning the magic of good color combinations and playing with them once you figure out how they work. Because every color has a meaning and not just a mood, you can almost effortlessly make your humble home feel like a ritzy dwelling! Whatever type of ‘rich’ you want your abode to radiate, there’s a color combination that will suit your desire!
Add a burst of color to your place. Whether it’s through the walls, the floors, the ceilings or the doors, think of how you can mix and match colors that will be in perfect harmony with each other. Moreover, it could be on your carpets and rugs, home decors, pieces of furniture, or lighting fixtures. There’s always a way to bring them in smart balance with each other.
Gold and silver are without a doubt the top colors to use if you directly want to display glitter and glitz. The color gold represents wealth, so it will for sure work well. The color silver means sleekness and elegance. Besides these, other colors commonly used for that luxury home vibe include white, black, navy blue and purple.
2 – Use diverse contemporary lighting fixtures.
While some people think that lighting fixtures can look just anything if you want a luxury-like house, the truth is that it should also fall in perfect accord with your overall home design. In fact, lighting fixtures are among the elements inside a house that could initially catch the attention of first-time visitors. That’s because they are placed overhead, where many people usually scan their eyes whenever they enter a new place.
A luxury home has its lighting fixtures as one of its strong points and highlights. For your humble abode to feel like it, use diverse contemporary lighting fixtures. Yes, choose various modern types and styles that will exhibit modishness and ornateness. Of course, they must correspond to your general home design. Even if you are going to use different sorts of lighting in your house, needless to say, they should still be orderly and apt.
3 – Cover floors with stylish area rugs and carpets.
In dramas and movies, you typically see long red carpets spread on an area inside big houses and grandeur mansions owned by wealthy people. Get inspiration from those series and films. Cover your floors with stylish area rugs and carpets, and walk around like a king or queen!
They are not the ones with awkward prints, cartoon characters as designs or overly vibrant color combinations that steal the scene. Pick carpets that are subtle yet dashing and dapper. Choose large area mats because they create an illusion of a wider space. This will help your small house look vast as well.
4 – Go for unique backsplashes.
Backsplashes are a common installation in luxury homes, and homeowners are reaping their awesome advantages. For your soon-to-be built house, let your custom home builders professionally create and/or affix them for you.
Adding them is one of the clever ways to make a house look extravagant while ensuring its functionality in many aspects. There are many designs to choose from or to have customized if you want a backsplash for your home rooms namely the bathrooms and the kitchen.
You will not regret it because backsplashes don’t merely look chic; they are first and foremost very serviceable. As they cover the walls behind sinks, stoves, countertops and more, backsplashes shield them from heat, moisture, water, pests and other things that can harm walls.
5 – Add molding.
To boost the life of dull walls, upgrade them by adding molding. This is done by adding strips of plaster, rubber, wood or other materials to decorate walls. With molding, your walls can have that sophisticated bordered frame look. It augments classy visual appeal and defends your walls from damages.
6 – Display eye-catching art pieces.
Wall paintings, wall stickers and figurines are no priority in most houses, however, they exist in luxury homes because they are an essential part of the deluxe vibe they intend to glow with. For common houses, you can display eye-catching art pieces that could mean something or nothing. This is another easy-peasy trick to imitate the atmosphere for fancy houses.
These could be your family portraits, random sculptures, paintings, framed digital art and posters. Just make sure that their quantity is just right, not too much, to allow them to naturally blend with your home design, furniture and other home interior elements.
7 – Hang big silk or sheer curtains.
Another key point of luxury homes is their possession of big, flowy curtains on big windows. You can do this without hassle.
Bring out your silk or sheer curtains from the drawers, or buy a set if you don’t have them. Long curtains make ceilings look higher as well. Delicate cloth makes them feel airy and more breathable. These kinds of curtains let natural light easily pass through, illuminating your house during daytime, thus brightening up the place, making it look spacious and enhancing its visuals.
8 – Take advantage of big mirrors.
It’s fine to use the artful illusion that mirrors give. Take advantage of big mirrors and their ability to expand a room’s facade although it’s not so extensive in reality. They boost not only the spaciousness but also the energy in your house.
Mirrors can be used to conceal flaws of a house while emphasizing the good points. Yup, your attention will move from painting cracks and dirts to the prettily designed mirrors. On top of being great home decors, mirrors also make a statement, and that’s something that a luxury home generally aims for.
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HUMBLY DELUXE
If you are living in a small or average-sized house, you definitely want it to be more posh, plush and almost perfect, just like the house you’ve long been dreaming of! It’s totally good news for you that the size of a home does not really matter when it comes to your desire of making it look and feel like a premium abode. And the tips mentioned above can aid you in achieving that!
Although some might require you to make major installations, additions or enhancements to your house, still, they are surely not as financially costly as they will be for actually luxurious houses.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicole Ann Pore is a writer, an events host and a voice over artist. Quality and well-researched writing is her worthwhile avenue to enlighten and delight others about things that matter. She is a daytime writer for Worthington Homes, a trust-worthy Sydney builder specializing in residential construction. Nicole graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts.
