Dream Lands Design
  • Home Improvement
    • DIY
    • Remodeling
    • Woodworking
    • Accessories
    • Home Design
      • Furniture
      • Organize
      • Tips
      • Decor
        • Interior
        • Exterior
    • Design Ideas
      • Bathroom
      • Bedroom
      • Dining Room
      • Living Room
      • Kitchen
  • Gardening
    • Backyard
    • Front Yard
    • Landscaping
  • Building Staircase
  • Home Improvement
    • DIY
    • Remodeling
    • Woodworking
    • Accessories
    • Home Design
      • Furniture
      • Organize
      • Tips
      • Decor
        • Interior
        • Exterior
    • Design Ideas
      • Bathroom
      • Bedroom
      • Dining Room
      • Living Room
      • Kitchen
  • Gardening
    • Backyard
    • Front Yard
    • Landscaping
  • Building Staircase

Categories

  • Accessories
  • Backyard
  • Bathroom
  • Beauty
  • Bedroom
  • Cars
  • Decor
  • Design Ideas
  • Dining Room
  • DIY
  • Entertaining
  • Exterior
  • Finance
  • Front Yard
  • Furniture
  • Gardening
  • Green Living
  • Home Design
  • Home Improvement
  • Interior
  • Kitchen
  • Landscaping
  • Lifestyle
  • Living
  • Living Room
  • Organize
  • Photography
  • Real Estate
  • Remodeling
  • Tips
  • Wall Improvement
  • Woodworking

Archives

  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Disclosure
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us
29K
98K
0
Dream Lands Design
  • Home Improvement
    • DIY
    • Remodeling
    • Woodworking
    • Accessories
    • Home Design
      • Furniture
      • Organize
      • Tips
      • Decor
        • Interior
        • Exterior
    • Design Ideas
      • Bathroom
      • Bedroom
      • Dining Room
      • Living Room
      • Kitchen
  • Gardening
    • Backyard
    • Front Yard
    • Landscaping
  • Building Staircase
Featured of Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank
You're here: Home Living Room Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank

Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank

  • Perla Irish
  • June 17, 2018
Total
9
Shares
0
0
9
0
0
Table of Contents Show
  1. We’re Wired to Crave Change
  2. It Affects How We Feel About the Space We Live In
  3. Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank
    1. The Less Cluttered the Space, the More Impact Details will Have
    2. Cheat and Save – Working with What You Have
    3. Mix and Match
    4. Update the Palette
    5. An Example
    6. Mix it Up and Move it Around
    7. Lighting Adjustments
    8. Stylish Blanket or Throw, with a Twist
    9. Think about Safety
    10. Pace Yourself
    11. Enjoy the Process and Don’t Act on Impulse
  4. A Pro Tip

We are creatures of habit and we’re wired to get used to things, people, experiences and most of us have a thirst for “new” that’ not easy to satisfy.

We crave change and as soon we’re settled in our ways, there’s an inherent feeling that we’re missing out.

We’re Wired to Crave Change

Think about it like this – if you do something that you never did before, say, flying on a private jet, the first time you do, adrenaline will be pumping through your ways and you have the feeling that you it could never get old.

Do you think that people who own private jets have on their 500th flight?

The basics of human psychology provide the answer and it’s a resounding, “No.”

It Affects How We Feel About the Space We Live In

The same goes for the space we live in – we get used to it and as it happens we find ourselves sifting through interior design magazines. We look at the “mouth-watering” design and daydream about them.

Bored Woman with Old TV (Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank)
Bored Woman with Old TV

Suddenly, that sofa we used to love so much doesn’t seem as appealing as it used to.

99.9 % of use will never be able to afford to change up our home as soon as the feeling of boredom sets in.

What we can do to keep the dynamics going is invest into small accent pieces that will change the “feel” of our space and make it exciting once again.

Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank

Below, we’ll go over a few ideas that can help us do just that without spending a small fortune every time we want to liven up our living rooms.

Must Read:

  • 9 Home Design Solutions That Will Accommodate Your Growing Family
  • DIY Organization Ideas for Small Spaces, Storage Organizing Solutions
  • How to Decorate a Home with an Orange Sofa to Inspire Décor

The Less Cluttered the Space, the More Impact Details will Have

You don’t need to tear apart the room to refurbish it. A tasteful, carefully crafted makeover will do the trick.

If you can relate to what we said above, plan for it to happen in advance by going with a minimalistic approach living room design to being with. Not only does an uncluttered space ooze style but it’s the easiest to spruce up.

In a minimal living room, the smallest of details will be enough to add a dash of luxury.

Cheat and Save – Working with What You Have

Most interior designers are the masters of crafting expensive looks on shoestring budgets. It’s what the unstable economy calls for. The best part about it, you don’t need a designer to do it.

One of the top secrets is transforming items of a “fixer-upper” nature into unique, elegant pieces.

For maximum effect, be bold – if the piece was upholstered in monochromatic color fabric (grays and other neutrals) don’t be afraid to go touch on the other extreme by using bold statement colors.

Refurbished Armchair (Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank)
Refurbished Armchair

It can be as simple as re-upholstering an old armchair, or spray paint an old ornament or vase to breather new lease into it.

Mix and Match

For a dash of vintage fun, you can experiment with repeated motifs, like an intricate trim that is stenciled on a wall, or repeated upon a window accent. It is an inexpensive, as well as an understated method of adding a designer’s touch into the living room which will tie all things together.

Update the Palette

Do you want a new, fresh appearance to your home?

Color is your best friend – it’s the single least expensive way to completely transform a space. If you’re into following trends, you can always get the creative juice flowing by looking up what colors are trending.

White Room Choosing New Paint Color (Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank)
White Room Choosing New Paint Color

An easy way to follow the color trends is on the Pantone website, they have a page that’s updated yearly to reflect the trends.

An Example

The palettes for 2016, Serenity and Rose Quartz, are not simply easy on the eyes, they are very versatile, as well. Update the walls using a new coat of Serenity, or thoughtfully-chosen accents in Rose Quartz. You even can stick with more conservative shades that have bolder tones reserved for statement pieces like a repainted cabinet or armchair.

Mix it Up and Move it Around

Occasionally, the best options are the simplest ones.

Breathe a dash of change into a living space by rearranging all existing furniture.

A healthy way to do it is to re-arrange the piece of furniture so that they face each other – this promotes conversation and interaction. So rather than positioning your couch in front of your television, attempt to place it facing a couple of armchairs instead.

Modern Living Room Chair Facing Sofa (Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank)
Modern Living Room Chair Facing Sofa

Before you do take on the heavy lifting, use some of the “Virtual Room” programs available online (most of them free for personal use) to see what you can expect.

We’re in the 21st century, harness the most of what’s out there.

Must Read:

  • Using a Blue Couch to Inspire Your Room Décor
  • Excellent Tips for Designing Living Room Furnishings
  • Creative Decorating Ideas for a Large Living Room

Lighting Adjustments

Lighting can dramatically transform a room’s ambience as well as change the perception about the room size by creating depth.

For a budget-friendly and quick method of changing the lighting color, how about changing your bulbs out to those that provide a warmer or cooler glow? Warmer lighting mimics the soft radiance of candlelight and adds a touch of romance.

Living Room Warm Lighting (Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank)
Living Room Warm Lighting

The most recent trends for in interior design dictate using oversized light fixtures. They work best for smaller spaces, and as statement pieces that will be certain to amaze all guests.

Stylish Blanket or Throw, with a Twist

Heated, electric blankets may assist you in keeping cozy and warm on those particularly frigid winter nights, without increasing your heating bill.

Electric blankets have not always enjoyed the best of reputations. Old models were scratchy and thick, and occasionally posed a fire hazard with prolonged use. That’s no longer the case, the best electric blankets and throws available today are safe and come in a range of patterns, colors and sizes to fit the most demanding of tastes.

Heated Blanket Throw on Sofa (Smart Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Living Room without Breaking the Bank)
Heated Blanket Throw on Sofa

Think about Safety

We did say that the best electric blankets are tested to adhere to strict safety standards. With that said, you can never be too safe.

Once you have your eyes on a heated blanket or throw that you like, do your research and read the reviews to make sure that you’re choosing right. There’s no better advice than that of people already using the products – you can see the recent the best-rated heated/electric blankets and throws on and recent recommendations and reviews on TheSleepStudies here.

Pace Yourself

Once you get into the habit of changing you living room, it can get out of hand and you’ll probably feel the urge to add something new every few weeks.

That’s not the way to go about it, to make the most out of the tips above, be patient, plan the changes that you want to see and distribute them over a time range.

Must Read:

  • Home Design: Top 5 Spaces for Entertaining
  • AR is Going to Change How You Organize Your Home
  • This is How You Do It: Excellent Tips to Have the Best Furniture
  • 8 Ways to Use Candles to Enhance Your Home’s Interior Design

Enjoy the Process and Don’t Act on Impulse

A good rule of thumb to keep the dynamics “alive” is to introduce one or two changes to your living room every few months.

A Pro Tip

The added bonus here is that you can adjust what you do to the changing of the season – bring in some extra warmth for the winter and a touch of cool for the summer.

Try some of the tips above and you’ll be surprised what small changes can do. If you do it right, you’ll never be bored of your living room again.

Total
9
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 9
Share 0
Share 0
Perla Irish

Perla Irish, who is more familiarly known as Irish, is the Content Manager at Dreamlandsdesign.com. She loves following trends around home and garden, interior design, and digital marketing. Through this blog, Irish wants to share information and help readers solve the problems they are experiencing.

Subscribe

Subscribe now to our newsletter

You May Also Like
featured image - Peel & Stick Wallpaper
View Post

Why Peel & Stick Wallpaper is Perfect for Nurseries

  • September 26, 2023
featured image - 9 Ways to Make Your Home More Visitor-Friendly
View Post

9 Ways to Make Your Home More Visitor-Friendly

  • September 26, 2023
featured image - Efficient Plumbing Solutions Experience the Difference with Our Experts
View Post

Efficient Plumbing Solutions: Experience the Difference with Our Experts

  • September 25, 2023
featured image - 5 Ways to Find the Best Movers and Packers in Singapore
View Post

5 Ways to Find the Best Movers and Packers in Singapore

  • September 25, 2023
featured image - 5 Perks of Relying on A Property Management Company
View Post

5 Perks of Relying on A Property Management Company

  • September 25, 2023
featured image - Window Treatments
View Post

Options for Automating Window Treatments in Difficult-to-access Locations

  • September 25, 2023
featured image - Understanding Weight Limits How Much Debris Can You Dump
View Post

Understanding Weight Limits: How Much Debris Can You Dump?

  • September 24, 2023
featured image - Hot Water Dispensers
View Post

Upgrade Your Kitchen With Under Sink Hot Water Dispensers

  • September 24, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Dream Lands Design
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Disclosure
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us

Input your search keywords and press Enter.

Add Dream Lands Design to your Homescreen!

Add