People often search for how to make any room look expensive? And what does that mean exactly? Do all your spaces need to look expensive? Do I have to spend a ton of money to make them look expensive? The short answer is, we can have a beautiful space that feels and looks luxurious without going over budget.
The point of making your space look expensive is another way of asking how to make this space look quality, sophisticated, and worth the effort of doing. And that doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. Choosing timeless and quality pieces for your any room will accomplish the “expensive” look.
Quality over quantity
Choosing quality over quantity is one of the simplest ways to make any room look expensive. Slowly curate your space over time, and don’t fill it with meaningless items or a dupe of a celebrity sofa you saw online.
I say this all the time, but go to an antique store to find unique and quality pieces; sometimes, you can find great items for $5. It doesn’t have to be expensive to be a quality item. Suppose you travel to Italy and find a small bronze spartan helmet for $20 as a gift for your significant other. It has meaning, is unique to display in your home and is made of real bronze.
Style choice
Some styles, more than others, look more expensive, like Victorian or Art Deco. Now, Art Deco is notorious for being super expensive and over the top. Still, few can deny how luxurious it looks and is. So, you can add a few timeless or lux pieces to invoke a time period and thus make it feel expensive.
Remember, too, that you want all your rooms in the home to be related, not twins but cousins, so you can add some different flare to your kitchen or bathroom while making each look expensive and more importunely, cohesive. Choose decor pieces or permanent fixtures in a unique or timeless style.
Artwork and Decor
This can be challenging, I’m not going to lie. Art is personal; you might love something someone else hates. But no one can deny a handmade piece, whether is illustrations or watercolor, looks great.
Find decor like pottery from a local store, not Home Goods. Or go on Instagram and find an artist you love and see if they have any pieces in your budget. Or browse local art shows and buy something if you love it.
I have a few paintings from artists my husband and I found on social media. They are all unique and have texture and nuance. They also look expensive, even if you only spent $30-$140 on them, and we’ll love them forever.
Fixtures
This is an area I would budget for in any refresh or renovation. Plumbing and lighting fixtures can be an overwhelming area to shop for. You’ll want to purchase quality pieces because you want them to stay intact or not have the finish come off.
I would generally budget about $300-$500 for a kitchen faucet and $200 or more for a light fixture. If you find a good deal somewhere, you’ll want to ask if the faucet or light fixture is made out of quality materials and any other info you can find out if.
Materials
This goes along with style choice, but pick timeless materials, it’s always a good choice, no matter the budget. Avoid gray wood floors, refinished shabby chic furniture, and crazy tile. That’s not to say you can’t have the design you want, but you’ll want to be aware of how these things will impact your space in the future.
Choose the classics like medium brown hardwood, not red or yellow, vintage or vintage-looking fabrics or rugs, checkerboard floors, timeless wallpaper designs, and anything else you can imagine. Making these choices will evoke a sophisticated element to your home, after all you see marble checkerboard floors in Victorian architecture so you can replicate that pricey look with porcelain.
You can add some of the things you want by letting that guide you in your quest for wallpaper. You may love coastal design; instead of ocean creatures wallpaper, go for something more abstract, like a wave pattern that evokes the feel of water without actually being a photo of the water.
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