Editor’s Note: We are sharing the article below, originally published in August 2020, to give you some unique home design ideas that are sure to make an interesting impact on your home. any house.
For those of you who are having small architecture in your home and are looking to make some changes to your space, today I am going to share a few great home design ideas that I want to introduce. These are updates that you might not naturally gravitate towards that are likely to make a noticeable impact in your space. Because sometimes all we need to change our perspective is a little change of scenery or another approach that we didn’t think of before.
Here are 7 beautiful home design ideas to try in your home.
1. Draw a design on your wall
You don’t have to paint an entire room to make an impact in your space. Instead, why not try drawing a design on your wall? Even if you don’t necessarily consider yourself the most creatively inclined, fear not! Design doesn’t have to be complicated to make a stunning statement.
I stumbled across a few nice examples of this idea. One is the half moon in Medina Grillo’s office from Grillo Designs (shown above) and another shape are organic, freeform shapes Meg Lewis painted on her living room wall (pictured below). (This sun painting from Molly Madfis’s Almost perfect really lovely!) And for those of you who are Twin Cities locals and aren’t in the mood to do the painting yourself, you can always consider calling in a little help from the owners of the Twin Cities. She She, whether through wallpaper design or original work.
2. Try Painted Floors
If you’re unhappy with your floors and don’t have enough money to fix them right now, consider painting your floors. A fresh coat of paint can be the refresh you need for your space, OR you can paint a bold texture, like the green and white plaid design Grace Atwood Do-it-yourself in her Brooklyn apartment (picture below). Or notes from Katarina Matsson, who made the bougainvillea flooring herself in the dining room of her beautiful family home, pictured above. (You can see this highlight to learn more about the process!)
3.… or Painted ceiling
Make a bold statement in a room and draw the eye upwards by painting your ceiling (or, well, wallpapering if you like… the world is your oyster). Natalie Papier’s EC House. did this nice in some of her spaces. I love how the bright green in her living room is amazing beyond expectations but works so flawlessly.
4. Using curtains that are not regulated
Never underestimate the power curtains can have in a room, whether used as a window treatment or something else entirely! I love the examples I’ve seen of curtains being used in place of (or as an additional statement for) the headboard in the bedroom. And how I love Beata Heuman used interesting patterned curtains to cover the space below the sink shown below — it’s practical and beautiful at the same time.
5. Create a monochrome room
Follow the path of the previous owners of our house and paint your room monochrome (I’m looking at you, digging room) – skirting, wall painting, crown molding, everything, all the same color. It’s a way to make a big statement without much extra effort. I’ve seen this done in a lot of different spaces and the room is all pink Shown here is one of my recent favorites.
6. Go for maximalism with your design
While minimalism at home continues to be as popular as ever, going the maximalist route also has its benefits. You can make a big, surprise, statement for one, and you can showcase all of your favorite décor pieces, with just a little tweaking. Fill your shelves with your favorite objects and books; overlap two rugs; Style your coffee table to your heart’s content. Sometimes more is simply more, and there’s no shame in designing a vibrant, bold space that speaks for itself; as long as you love the way it looks, that’s really all that matters.
7. Create your own low profile shelf
One of my favorite ways to bring interest to a room is to vary the height of the decorative elements. This helps draw the eye both upward in some areas and downward in others. The photo above is by the last apartment i lived in before Joe and I buy our first home. I made a low shelf out of a piece of scrap wood lined with stacks of magazines. I recently saw something similar done by Jazmine Rogers (as shown below). She used a piece of rough cardboard left over from a project on her desk and placed it on top of two cinderblocks. And look at the results! It’s unexpected, beautiful, and anything but ordinary.
Implementing slightly unusual design ideas in your home doesn’t have to be challenging or expensive. It’s about using creativity to create space Friend would like. Have fun with it (design is meant for fun!) And feel free to share any of your own ideas below in the comments. I’m looking forward to hearing them.
Kate is currently learning to play the ukulele, leaving her husband, children and dogs desperate. Follow her on Instagram at @witanddelight_.
