Our homes are where we return to, after a tiresome day at work and where many of our most cherished memories have taken place. However, over time, they can appear a little dull. The floorboards creak in the hallway, the paint looses its vibrancy and the doors begin to chip and stiffen over time.
Luckily, to breathe some new life into your home, you don’t have to re-decorate the entire house. Instead, choose one of the rooms to start with and move on from there. We reckon the living room is a good place to start – after all, it’s the main room in the house and probably where you tend to spend the majority of your time at home.
There are many small things you can do to add an extra touch of elegance to your living room. With this in mind, here are 3 IDEAL ways to update your living room and add a touch of class to your home.
SWITCH UP THE DOORS
It is incredible how a door can impact the look and feel of a room. An old chipped door that squeaks every time someone opens it, does not scream class or elegance. It’s more likely to give your guests a headache and have them raising their eyebrows, rather than complimenting your unique taste and envious eye for style!
Replacing your living room door will not only brighten your room, but it can also make it appear fresher and new again. Ken’s Yard has a fascinating range of internal doors, including gorgeous walnut, elegant pine, traditional oak doors and many more. Inserting a new door will help add class to your living room, opening up your home to a more elegant and stylish new beginning.
WHITE FURNITURE
Nothing screams class quite like the colour white. It is a shade that makes everything appear so much cleaner. From white doors to white fluffy rugs, you really can’t go wrong with this angelic hue. If you are worried about getting your white furniture dirty, worry no more! A useful tip from Good House Keeping suggests sticking with durable fabrics and surfaces that can be cleaned easily. These include white leather, plastic and a white lacquer table. You can DIY this look yourself with a splash of crisp white paint. You could even paint the walls white to make the room appear much larger and brighter.
Adding a touch of class to your living room is essential if you’re trying to make your home look more grown up and respectable. A gloss tv unit would fit in perfectly if you’re trying this.
MINIMALIST DECOR
An elegant living room usually appears to be quite spacious with strategically placed items. Sofas tend to only display a handful of cushions and sport nothing that could be seen as cluttered or messy. Hanging silver platters on the wall is classy décor technique that will add a hint of sophistication to your living room. Other ideas include hanging chandeliers and using alternative objects such as books as side tables to help create a unique sense of style and class.
Now that you have learned the basics of decorating an elegant living space, you can take what you’ve learnt and start to apply it to other rooms in the house!