How to create a fashionable interior on a budget

Decor that collects dust and prints that irritate the eye are no longer relevant.

1. Add comfort

One of the hottest interior trends is creating an atmosphere of a cozy harbor where you feel protected. Its basis is upholstered furniture and wardrobes with history, warm blankets, handmade things, decorative pillows with embroidered pillowcases and other cute things.

The main thing is not to overdo it: cozy does not mean cramped. It is an inner feeling of security and well-being.

The highlight of this interior is exclusive handmade items. Repaint and paint an old table, wooden chair, chest of drawers. You don’t have to be an artist to do this – use stencils. Knit a blanket or warm cases for vases and mugs, decorate wooden photo frames.

Imagine and create. No designer can do it better than you.

2. Throw out everything unnecessary

Another trend that has remained relevant for many years is minimalism, combined with functionality. This option is great for small apartments and rooms. A striking example of concise solutions has long been successfully demonstrated by the Scandinavians. Therefore, this style is called Scandinavian.

Understanding exactly what needs to be changed in the interior to match this style is very simple. You should ruthlessly get rid of everything that does not carry any payload. A closet in which books that have not been read for years are stored, a bedside table “for beauty”, an armchair on which no one has sat for a long time – you can do without all this.

Open shelves, small coffee tables, racks, light blinds instead of heavy curtains, simple lines, the absence of dark and gloomy tones, a minimum of decor and the presence of logic are the attributes of such an interior.

Take as a basis (color of walls and furniture) white, beige or any other pastel shade. Add a bright element – it can be an armchair, a table, a carpet, a picture, a stool, a vase. Such a contrast will make any interior stylish.

3. Set up a mini garden

Eco-friendliness is still in fashion. This does not mean that you have to cover the floors with expensive cork or completely switch to rattan furniture (although this is not excluded if you have the means). Natural elements refresh the interior in a literal sense.

In the kitchen, it is easy to arrange a mini-garden and grow salad and spices. Traditional houseplants in pots can be replaced with a fashionable and beautiful phytowall.

Also, the theme of ecology can be played up in the decor: photos of beautiful flowers and picturesque natural views, pillows and blankets with images of animals, bamboo dishes, floral ornaments, shelves in the form of trees – fantasy is not limited here.

Choose green shades that are associated with everything related to the environment. A good accent for walls is cork panels or bamboo wallpaper.

4. Mix styles

Those who love variety can combine several styles in the interior. But eclecticism allows mixing no more than three directions, otherwise you can slide into bad taste. High-tech elements go well with eco-style, shabby chic style, which uses artificially aged furniture, retro and Scandinavian austerity.

Do not be afraid to experiment, but do not forget that the interior should not be pretentious. Simplicity is in fashion right now.

Another trend is versatility. Metal of various colors can be safely combined with wood, stone, cork. The more varied the material, the better.

Select interior items according to some single feature: color, texture, size, style, shape. If the furniture in your house has sharp corners, choose the same decor: a rectangular mirror, a vase, a carpet. There should always be a common denominator.

5. Use the right colors

You can’t go wrong with pastel pinks, soft corals, emerald greens, creams, and deep blues. They can be combined to create the most incredible combinations.

With the help of color, you can correct the imperfections of the room. Light colors visually increase the space, cold colors make the sunny room less hot.

To decorate a small apartment, it is recommended to use several colors, and one of them can be contrasting.