Top 10 Simple Makeover Ideas for Your Home

Check out these few things that can take your home to the next level without hiring a professional interior designer.

1. Paint – Colour goes a long way.

Give your apartment a nice look by applying the right colour to the wall. If your apartment is small, please do not go for a dark colour paint. If it’s large you can do dark or light colour, but remember, light colours makes a room bigger and dark colours makes a room smaller. Also, please go for good quality paints and get a professional painter. They all work together.

2. Window treatment – Be creative

Window treatment makes a lot of difference in our overall design. Either its curtain or window blind, just be creative with whichever you choose. At the same time be careful because it makes or breaks your overall look. Don’t go off your theme, and choose your colours wisely.

3. Accessorize – Move a step forward

You don’t have to break the bank to accessorize your home. You can get accessories that are not expensive in stores around. A simple DIY will also work. You can go for a simple mirror on your wall. Print out a nice picture or artwork that you love on the internet and get a photo frame, put the picture in the photo frame and hang it on your wall. You are just too good to go.

4. Floor – Let it pop

Most houses these days are already tiled. If not, tile yours. Tiles come in different grades and prices. Tiles are not always expensive, get a simple one. Get a colourful or simple rug for the centre of your space depending on your theme. You might want to do a small rug because the bigger the rug the more the money. The rug must fit in size, though.

5. Wall decal / mural – Do some extra

Using wall decal (wall stickers) or having a mural painting on your wall is another way of adding beauty to your home. You can do the wall decal yourself but for the mural painting, you might need to get a professional. You can get a simple one done for as low as N10, 000.

6. Paint your door – Leave the tradition

Paint your door white to make your home look stylish. Leave the tradition of having a brown door on your way. It’s your apartment, you paid for it, you can do anything you like with it. Mind you, you cannot use the same type of paint you use for your wall for the door. Gloss paints are used for doors.

7. Furniture – Go all the way

Do not compromise when it comes to furniture. Go all the way. Furniture is one of the items that make up a beautiful home. Choose a very nice design. Make sure the size and shape do fit into the room. It doesn’t matter if your chairs are fabric or leather but make sure the colour blends into the theme of the room. Don’t go off it. Your TV console should be proportional to the size and shape of the wall, your coffee table should fit in perfectly, also in size and shape. You can never go wrong with furniture if it’s well put together and it’s made up of nice design.

8. Wall clock – Do more

Wall clock is another form of accessory in the house. A uniquely designed clock speaks loud. Invest in them.

9. Calendar – Yes it’s the date

No calendar on the wall please. Especially in the living room. You can have it in the kitchen or study but please not in the living room. It will ruin all your designs. If you must, be very, very creative with it and make sure is a very lovely calendar

10. Wallpaper – Add some touch

Having a wallpaper on the wall will give the room some form of premium touch. It makes the room nice and cosy. You can have it pasted if you can go one extra mile with your budget.

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adesunbo-omotoso

Adesunbo Omotoso is an Interior Designer + maker of custom furniture + furnishes. I ♥ Art, I ♥ colours, I ♥ good Designs, I ♥ Fashion, I ♥ Creativity, I ♥ good food. You can reach me via sunbo.omotoso@gmail.com.

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