4 Budget-Friendly Decor Tips To Refresh Your Living Room

The go-to solution most people resort to when their living room is looking outdated and tired is to overhaul the entire room. But wait! This isn't a surefire way to solve the problem, it’s more of a hope that if you throw money at it, the feelings to your old decor will just go away. As we look at our living rooms almost every day, our perspectives are jaded from its real potential.

Luckily, it’s possible to view your living room in a different light without the need to change the whole place. The below options are either budget-friendly or completely free and could be what your living room needs to freshen up the look and feel of your living room.

Rearrange

Have you considered adjusting and moving your furniture around to new angles of the room, and experimenting with a different layout to refresh the look? If not, it’s worth a shot to see if the living room has any untapped potential.

Apart from altering the furniture in your room, why not swap a few accessories and soft furnishings from other rooms into the living room to see if it refreshes the existing look? We become so set in our ways of keeping the same furnishings in the same place, we never really think to change it up. For example, the large sideboard in your bedroom that’s barely used may look better in the lounge area behind the sofa, and the light fitting you have in the spare room might just work in your living room space to update the look and feel.

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New Pieces

You don’t have to buy anything extravagant, it could be a few artistic abstract prints to brighten up a bland wall, or new cushions in fresh colors of blues, greens or pale pinks to add some interior interest to the sofa and chairs. Otherwise, you may wish to invest in some new seating to change the look and feel of your room, such as full body beanbags from ComfySacks.com or a single vintage chair. This step may mean purchasing and experimenting with a few different interior accessories before you find what works well with your existing interior.

Feature Wall

A contemporary fix for your tired lounge decor could be to paint a wall a vibrant color to contrast against the existing ivory walls, such as dusky pink or emerald green adding an instant pop of color and personality to your living room, instantly refreshing the look and vibe. Alternatively, you could consider purchasing split face tiles and creating a focal wall with these instead. This particular effect works well on the main TV/fireplace wall, or the wall positioned directly behind the sofa.

Repurpose

Taking an existing piece of furniture and redefining its look and style, is a cost-effective alternative to purchasing an entirely new set of furniture for your living room. This could mean stripping back your TV cabinet and simply painting it a different color and perhaps even adding new handles. Depending on the style of your living room such as a sunny and bright room with a Nordic twist or cozy and rustic as you upcycle your furniture.

As we grow and change, so do our interior designs and tastes. However, this doesn't always need to mean spending a lot of money to create a particular look or atmosphere in our homes. As the tips and tricks above have shown adding a few new pieces, rearranging furniture or adding a feature wall can give your living room a fresh new spin.