20 Simple Decorating Tricks to Transform Your Home

Decorating a home is not an easy task. Each person has a different style and should adapt it to the environment they want to change.

But it is not only the taste that must be taken into account when making that change in the house, one has to think about practicality, functionality, comfort and often if the idea you want to apply will work in the environment.

According to architect Rodrigo Rocha, thinking carefully about how to decorate is very important to establish the harmony of the environment:? Our house is made of small details, each with a special value. But be careful because it is very common for us to accumulate things we like (pictures, vases, wipes, pillows, picture frames and various objects) and in the end end up polluting the environment, overloading the house of information. It is important to be aware of the space you have, so you can start to see real opportunities for how to occupy it creatively?

But what about when the decor has been the same for a long time and is bored with it? To change small details of the home without spending a lot, check out 20 tips on things you can do to renew the environment yourself, spending little.

1. Move furniture

Rodrigo points out that, before any drastic change, moving furniture is an excellent option. The architect says that the arrangement of furniture makes all the difference and changing them can already completely change the environment.

2. Makeover furniture

If moving furniture is not enough, it's time to get your hands dirty. When it comes to changing the decor at low cost, furniture remodeling is unanimous among architects, decorators and designers.

Architect Ana Carla advises a basic painting on furniture, "really handmade". For those who want to venture into textures, designer Caroline Morocco says that there are several types of techniques that give different and beautiful results:? There is patina, aging, lacquering? can everyone change the style of furniture totally?

3. Invest in objects

For those who don't want to do so much work, a blanket, cushion cover or new sofa cover can totally change the face of the room, according to Ana Carla.

4. Place potted plants

Another excellent option, according to architect Ana Carla, is to make arrangements with potted plants, which give life to the environment. This option adapts to bathrooms, living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and even kitchen. Architect Rodrigo Rocha just points out for some care with plants: "You should not put a cactus where people can be injured, for example," he reflects.

5. Build a wall with frames or photo gallery? or all together

Ana Carla says another interesting tip is to build a wall with pictures. Rodrigo is also supportive of the idea, but heed some details: • Be careful not to overload the environment or generate visual conflicts. paintings and photos, for example, must always be distant from TV, as the dynamics of observation and contemplation are completely different.

In the case of photographs, the details to look out for are other: • Understand that there are more accessible environments and others more reserved. That picture of the breastfeeding mother is in the room? Exemplifies Rodrigo. Travel photos are a great choice.

6. Hang unusual items on the wall

The mirrors are already known old decoration. But a gallery with many mirrors in various shapes and sizes is certainly a decoration that will surprise you. Empty frames, old or new, colored or not, can give a new look to the wall you want to change. Finally, dishes are not just for placing food. They can look beautiful if hung on the wall, forming a mosaic.

7. Replace the curtain

Curtains can be great decoration and changing them can be a great idea to change the look of the room. The same tip goes for the bathroom curtain.

8. Make a light fixture

A new light fixture can be very expensive, but there are beautiful home-made light fixtures that will give your room a whole new (and chic!) Look.

9. Put stickers on the walls

Designer Caroline Morocco gives an idea to change the face of the kitchen without spending a lot: putting up wall stickers. According to the designer, there are many options that mimic coatings.

Do you know that tile you want to have but don't want to have to change? An adhesive makes the paper, but is cheaper and with less dirt. Is it allowed to? Bathroom tiles in the living room and even in the bedroom.

10. Stick fridge stickers

Still talking about stickers, how about a humorous touch in the kitchen? Are fridge stickers a great way to make anyone laugh? and still change the face of the kitchen.

11. Paint the wall

For those who want to dare, painting one or more walls of the environment can transform the decor. "Invest in colors rather than the safety of shades of white and beige, they also get as sick as any color," Caroline advises.

12. Wallpaper

Don't you wanna paint? Invest in a beautiful wallpaper that matches your furniture. It will surely make a difference.

13. Reuse Old Objects

Bring new life to old objects such as trays and silver cups. Expose them along with modern objects, adding an elegant and sophisticated look to the decor.

14. Make a nightstand

With plywood, you can set up your own nightstand for very little expense.

15. Make a vegetable garden

Not sure what to do in the garden? Designer Caroline Morocco advises: 'make a vegetable garden'. In addition to changing the decor, you will also have herbs and natural foods to cook.

16. Exchange small objects from time to time

Rodrigo says that in certain environments, it is by exercising creativity that good ideas come up: "you can't change toilet every month, but you can always change towels and little decorations," he says.

17. Use natural objects

Want to create an environment to be able to relax? How about decorating with shells, sand and glass, bringing a beachy air to the environment?

18. Display musical instruments

Musical instruments are always flashy and enjoyable objects that can become part of the decoration.

19. Paint Your Headboard

Yes, that's right you read. Paint the headboard on the wall and get new furniture for the bedroom, spending almost nothing.

20. Hang a dartboard on the wall

A dartboard, besides bringing people together, also brings moments of relaxation and fun, according to Rodrigo.

Changing the decor can be easier and cheaper than you think. With good ideas, will and creativity, the house can get a whole new face without weighing in the pocket.

CHEAP AND SIMPLE DECORATING TRICKS TO COZY UP YOUR HOME (April 2024)