21. Add a cheery accent color.
In cases like this, designer Gideon Mendelson added a bright yellow throw and fresh flowers to flip a otherwise staged, blue-and-white colour scheme on its head.
20. Try out a statement tablecloth.
Before this red and white patterned tablecloth hit on the table, this chamber was quite traditional. However, with designer T. Keller Donovan’s touch, it will become an eclectic area with tons of character. (And fun fact: This tablecloth matches with the habit Thibaut furnishings at the adjacent sitting area.)
19. Make bedding changes.
Jonathan Scott, home design specialist and new ambassador for both Stearns & Fosters, recommends possessing two duvet and sheet sets, so you can swap them out by the season. “In the winter, you need warm and inviting bedding, such as faux fur and tight blankets,” he states.
18. Turn your floors blue.
Can you envision how easy this bathroom looked before it had a bright blue floor? The rapid change by designer Kari McCabe allows the tub to take center stage and that makes us wish to soak in there all day.
17. Hang a colorful curtain.
For the entry hall of this Pennsylvania farmhouse, designer Jeffrey Bilhuber chosen to get a curtain rather than a door. The deep yellow cloth pops agains the regal blue wall colour and provides rich feel to the room.
16. Try a patch of wallpaper.
This bath is so small that designer Krista Ewart knew it would be a lot to pay for the whole room — but a little section of Albert Hadley newspaper creates a statement and can be considerably faster from begin to finish.
15. Just because the trunk of these shelves have been tucked into the walls, doesn’t mean they can’t make a dramatic difference if painted a bold orange (which designer Kay Douglass understood all too well).
14. Spruce up window shades.
Rather than throwing that arbitrary roll of wallpaper, use it to give your window treatments some colour. Loy used Pierre Frey’s Espalier to wallpaper the vinyl colors in her guest bedroom, but to speed up the project, use stick-on paper.
13. Mix at a new blueprint.
Designer Ken Fulk retains the bedding lively in the bedroom of the Massachusetts vacation house. “The mix-and-match temperament of the patterns and also faded batik prints make it feel as though it is an assortment of old textiles brought back from a journey at sea,” he says.
12. Display off an antique.
The guest bath at Fulk’s holiday home feels true to the period of the home, but also clean and modern. However, a bright blue classic life ring provides a bunch of personality and instantly wakes up the space.
11. Dress up your hallways.
Designer Betsy Burnham chosen out Turkish runners from Rugs & Art to include immediate style to this California home’s hallway. The ground coverings also draw eyes to a Moroccan-inspired reading nook.
10. Move everything away from the walls.
“Floating furniture away from the walls generates more intimate seating,” Burnham says. That means all you have to do is shift your furnishings a few inches to completely transform the vibe in a space — as seen in this California home.
9. Mix and match your chairs.
Swap out your formal chairs (in this instance, bright blue and green ones) for a few rustic metallic ones. Designer Ramsay Gourd did this to make a more casual atmosphere in the dining room.
8. Recover the furniture.
“Everything in this area includes a story,” designer Podge Bune says of the Hamptons living area. “The easy chair is covered in my old dining room curtains, a Designers Guild cloth they no longer create.” A simpler way to achieve this: Buy a slipcover!
7. Paint something white.
To replicate the lighting, airy and bright appearance in designer Zim Loy’s Kansas City home, you’ll need lots of paint. She purchased an old $60 table at an estate sale and gave it a fresh new look by the painting the foundation high-gloss white.
6. Produce a statement wall.
Loy discovered Hackerware on eBay: “There is plenty of it, and it’s so affordable!” She started gathering it for her dining space, then coated the entire wall using plates to make exactly the identical impact as one huge object of art.
5. Display a collection.
In the living room of an Atlanta home by designer Beth Webb, an elm plank table out of Clubcu doubles as a dining table and a display for a collection of Chinese porcelains. “The pieces don’t need to match, but they do need to play together nicely,” she states.
4. Hang art on a bookshelf.
Designer Alex Hitz admits the huge picture of his friend (the late Nan Kempner) is somewhat “ridiculous,” but enjoyable. This placement adds interesting texture when in a place you don’t typically see paintings hanging.
3. Paint half the wall.
Half of this wall means half of the moment, right? Here, grey creeps around the centre, while the remainder remains white, creating a subtle, yet super stylish, announcement.
2. Add color on shelves.
Designer Kelie Grosso opted for open shelving within this kitchen, which allows for quick and easy decoration changes. Blue accents stick out against a neutral colour.
1.Contain some contemporary flair.
To switch up an area’s vibe, designer Ashley Whittaker urges replacing a single piece of furniture in an otherwise completely normal living room having something super modern (it can be from a different area in your house).
