I know a favorite topic is how to achieve a high end look for less, so I thought I would throw out some tips on how to do it.
Remove things from the room that are ‘too cutesy’
I’ve got some cutesy things. We all have them, but they somehow give off the feeling that the room isn’t to be taken seriously. I’m not suggesting that you get rid of them, but maybe move them to another room for awhile. I’ve got a vintage collie figurine because it reminds me of my sweet Molly. I know it’s cutesy, but I couldn’t help it. I had it in my study, but finally moved it to a less prominent spot in the house. I’m not planning to part with it, but I don’t have it prominently displayed.
Add a designer pillow.
Adding some expensive-looking fabric will give your room a boost. The thing is, you don’t need yards and yards of fabric, for the fabric to improve the room. Rather than using it to recover your furniture, try adding it on a pillow or two. The pillow shown is made from linen embroidered fabric. You could easily make a pillow with just a yard of fabric or less if needed. Information on this fabric is available HERE.
Hang plates on the wall
Plates on the wall are so elegant, and they don’t need to be expensive. I love the look of a dark wall covered in white plates. You can use a plate rack or hang the plates on the wall. A reader suggested using pull tabs from soda cans glued onto the back of the plates. Use duct tape to keep it in place as the glue dries. Use at your own risk, however; I’ve used a similar technique to hang plates with no issues.
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Add a plant.
I know, it sounds too simple, but it is an elegant look. If you can’t keep a real one alive, try a faux plant.
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As usual, great suggestions. Now that I soon won’t have heat blasting out of ceiling registers, I definitely plan to bring plants to several locations inside my house. I can’t wait to see the greens of actual nature close up and personal and I also believe that it adds a certain high-end look to a room. This has been a very long Midwest winter and we are just now, in April, beginning to come out of it, with mid-30 degree temps still hanging on at night. Nothing has bloomed or leafed out yet and I am so anxious for it to do so.
BTW, your tucked embroidered pillow is amazing. When I was younger, I would have had the patience to make something like that by hand (and machine), but no longer. Age and arthritis have set in, but I’m happy to hear that you can purchase fabric already tucked. I need to visit a fabric store more often, I think.