Wondering How to Decorate Your Home? Here’s Six Essentials

Are you tired of your living space looking and feeling bland? If you’re not sure how to decorate your house, we’ve got some tips for you!

We know that not everyone can afford to hire an interior designer. Furthermore, you don’t need one to decorate your living room or any other room in your house. Follow our six home decor ideas on how to decorate your home, and your guests will be glad they visited your house!

1. Feature Walls

Interior designers suggest that you don’t have too many paint colors on your walls. Opting for a neutral color throughout your home brings a level of cohesion that is pleasing. On the other hand, using one color on all of your walls leads to a very monochrome, dull home.

This is why feature walls are a great design tool. Including a wall of a different color or material generates interest and showcases style.

Experiment with a fun wallpaper to add color, or try wainscoting half a wall to bring character. Better yet, do both of those things to one wall! Wainscot three-quarters of the wall and wallpaper the top fourth to have a beautiful focal point in your living room, bedroom, or bathroom.

2. Mirrors

Mirrors are an excellent accessory for your walls. We recommend a mirror in almost every room of your house because they reflect light, making your space brighter, and they trick the brain into thinking the room is bigger than it actually is.

3. Artwork

For your living room where people will routinely be seeing your walls, a gallery wall is a good choice. To make a gallery wall, source different types and sizes of art in an array on one wall. Mix frame colors and art subjects to give an eclectic, not-trying-too-hard feel.

4. Rugs

Choose the right size rug for the room. A living room rug should be at least 8×10, with the front legs of the furniture anchoring it to the floor. This helps scale the room appropriately and puts a distinct border on your living room.

5. Scale

Consider the proportion of your rooms and walls. A design fall would be to fill a small room with big, bulky furniture. Similarly, don’t overwhelm a small wall with a giant piece of artwork.

6. Outdoors Inside

Plants are a wonderful way to add life and warmth to your living space. Add a low-maintenance snake plant, or try a bromeliad plant for an exotic feel. You can find bromeliad care here.

If your thumb is more black than green, that’s ok! There are plenty of attractive fake plants you can place around your home. No one has to know the difference.

How to Decorate Your Home Your Way

You know what you like and what you don’t. No one has to tell you how to decorate your home because, at the end of the day, you are the one who has to live there. Go with your gut because you are the one that has to like your space.

Our home decor suggestions are simply ideas for you to fill with your own sense of style. For more articles like this one, visit our home section!