Creative Decor Ideas to Refresh Your Home
Decor brings a room to life, transforming it from ordinary to unforgettable. The right pieces whether bold wall art, distinctive accents, or statement lighting can instantly refresh your space without the need for a full makeover.
Spotlight a Collection
Lots of people have beloved collections and turning an edited selection of pieces into a decor element is a great way to show it off. This living room is a good example of how to do that. The large sofa, upholstered in a bold black and white print, is highlighted by a collection of colorful artsy vessels displayed on shelving that is inset into the wall.
Play with Prints
This bedroom as a lot of things going for it but the dominant element is the unexpected prints on the sofa and duvet. The same Missoni-style print is repeated on both, but the sofa also mixes in a black and white textile on the front of the sofa and a third print on the pillow. An area rug somewhat mimics the main print in a different but complementary color combination.
Add a Rugged Element
Live edge and natural wood pieces have been trending in decor for some time, especially as small-maker and hand-crafted works have grown in popularity. These stump style wood occasional tables are set alongside a more refined chair, but they still work together well.
Go for the Oversized
Turning the wall behind the bed into a statement wall isn’t necessarily a new concept, but the way it’s being done certainly is. Instead of just adding panels to the wall at the height of a tall headboard, this bedroom takes the drama all the way to the ceiling.
Style Multiple Mirrors
While a big mirror might be a go-to element for a dining room or living room, a grouping of smaller ones can be an equally interesting and easier-to-implement option. This dining room wall features a collection of seven different mirror shapes that complement one another.
Focus on a Bold Bed
A boldly hued headboard is set in a bedroom that has an overall neutral color palette, and it draws all the attention. To tie it in with other elements while not reducing the drama, the bright blue is repeated in just two other places: the stool in front of the vanity and the buttons on the tufted bench at the foot of the bed.
Add Statement Lighting Fixtures
Statement lighting is one of the easiest routes to more dramatic interior decor. Eye-catching fixtures are available in all home decor styles so finding one to fit a specific room is easy, although choosing among all the great options can be the most difficult part.
Two pendant-style fixtures hung together double the drama and can also sub in for one larger chandelier or suspension style fixtures. This particular pendant has a number of dramatic features, from its organic, sweeping shape to the bright gold shine and exposed metal-capped lightbulb.
Swap out a Pendant
Here, a large, minimalist pendant done in an earthy but metallic brown color pairs well with the natural wood of the hand-crafted butcher block type of table. This style of pendant is appropriate for many styles of kitchen, from minimalist to contemporary to industrial.
Light Up the Living Room
Chandeliers and large pendant groupings are common over dining tables and in entryways, and maybe even bedrooms, but they’re also trending in the living room. Typically, living room lighting has been generally limited to table and floor lamps with little in the way of overhead fixtures, especially in seating areas. The type of lighting installed here should be artsy and dramatic because it will definitely be a focal point, like this assemblage of almost two dozen single fixtures.
Install a Full-Wall Print
One of the great things to emerge from digital printing technology is the wall covering designs that allow you to have a full wall be a single, dramatic image. Much less costly than a custom mural, these wallcoverings come in a wide range of styles from color or black and white images to large scale patterns of all kinds.
This huge black and white peacock is ideal for creating an accent wall behind the modern sofa. A black and white image is great for a space that already has another dominant pattern or color palette, like these animal prints in this space.