A few summers ago now, I shared a post full of simple hacks that can make your home feel more luxurious. In this post, I have a new batch of simple-but-luxurious home decor ideas to share with you!
One reason I wanted to make a “part two” to that post is because it was so well received! I even heard from a reader who works as a professional stager for a major real estate company who said that her houses sell faster with the types of “feel-good touches” I shared in that post.
So, I did some more research and found some great new tips to share that will freshen up your home and make it feel a little more glamorous. So if you want a little taste of luxury without spending a fortune, go ahead and give some of these simple hacks a try!
6 Little Touches That Will Make Your Home Feel More Luxurious
1. Add Mirrors To Small Or Dark Rooms
Have you ever noticed how many mirrors there are around luxury hotels and high-end restaurants? There’s a reason for that, which is that strategically placed mirrors can help brighten up dark spaces.
Mirrors can even create the illusion that a space is bigger and airier than it actually is. To use these tricks in your own home, just hang a mirror across from a source of light, such as a lamp or window!
2. Decorate With Fresh Flowers
Flowers are an easy and inexpensive way to add a pop of color and something from nature to your indoor space, both of which can make any environment feel more pleasant and inviting. You can even do it on the cheap by making your own arrangements with flowers from your garden or flowerbeds! Pop them into a nice vase to complete the effect.
3. Choose Fluffy White Bath Towels
In my opinion, few things in life feel as luxurious as an extra fluffy bath towel. Swap out your old, threadbare towels for a new set of plush white towels to instantly add a sense of comfort and luxury to your bathrooms. These towels have excellent reviews, and they come in white (which I prefer because I can bleach them as needed) as well as 17 other colors, if that’s more your thing!
4. Mix Up Your Lighting
If a particular room or space in your home is looking a little plain, consider mixing up the lighting. Having a variety of different light sources is an easy way to add depth to any space.
If you have just the one overhead light, bring in a lamp or two and a few candles to make the space feel more cozy. And you don’t have to spend a fortune either—I find great lamps and candles at places like Goodwill, Target, and TJMaxx all the time!
5. Decorate In Layers
Another simple way to make a space feel more luxurious is layer your decor. Layer a couple of nice rugs on a hard floor, stack books neatly on a bookshelf or coffee table, and throw pillows/blankets to beds, chairs, ad benches. All of these elements will combine to create decor that feels lived-in and inviting.
6. Declutter As Necessary
While layered decor and personal touches can make your space more inviting, going overboard into “cluttered” territory can have the opposite effect. Sometimes the difference between decor and clutter is just a matter of opinion, but if something about your space feels chaotic or busy, that’s a good sign to do a bit of decluttering.
Try paring down your decor and accessories to stuff that is either functionally necessary, or that contributes to the overall style and feel of the room. For help getting started, try this two-step decluttering method.
Do you have a favorite simple home decor tip?
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Hi Jillee – can you please tell me where you got that hanging towel bar pictured at the top of this post, and what it’s called? It has black nylon straps and white dowel rods. It would be really useful in our RV. Thank you!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.MOST real estate agents have been “staging” homes for years! Generally, right before an open house. For me, I HAVE to make sure that my home SMELLS amazing! I do this with diffusers and the little melting pots that use a bulb to heat wax scented was pieces. I don’t use crazy scents, though. In my kitchen, mango-orange, and in my living room flower scents like lilac, lavender, sweet pea, lily of the valley, etc. Folks always comment on how clean my house smells! There is nothing worse than going into a home and it has a nasty, old greasy smell, or a garbage smell! Oh, I also have those dispensers that spray every so many minutes (by battery power) hanging in my back hallway, where people come in and one hanging downstairs by our cat litter box. I use “pet odor” or “linen” in those. I try not to use scents like cinnamon or things like that because some people have allergies to those things and the smell bothers them. One way or another, you smell something pretty in my house! :-) God bless…
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I avoid cinnamon and other spicy smells because they trigger my asthma.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love these ideas. The rack with hangers reminds me of the entry way to my brothers house. Just a caution . My sister in law decided to rid of their couches and they have lived like this for at least 2 years. She had read articles by Marie Kondo(?) and took her approach to the nth degree.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Christy, did you see Jillee’s post about her mudroom/laundry room in recent weeks? That’s where that rack is located (if you didn’t see it). For that space I thought it was pretty smart storage since she lives in such a cold climate. I don’t have the space, or the need for that type set up, but thought it was neat in this application where everyone comes in, or goes out, with coats, gloves, hats, scarves, etc.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Thanks Landon. I try to be creative with the limited space I have to work with. :-)
I just noticed that . Unfortunately our house doesn’t have a mud room/ laundry room. A lot of homes in the Midwest don’t really have one. So we were forced to use our Garage as a storage/ laundry room and still room to park one of the cars. My brothers place a friend actually helped them with some remodeling. The entry way now has a rack for their coats, backpacks etc.This actually above a bench. Underneath there’s a space to leave their shoes. Unfortunately our entry way is such a small space with a tiny closet for coats , gloves etc.
I do like the idea. There’s just not enough space in our house for a nice mud room type set up.
Good tips! This is not a criticism, it’s a honest to goodness question. Can anyone explain the trend to hang art right behind the table lamps in a bedroom? It’s something I see a lot but have never heard explained, even by my favorite designers on decorating shows.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Landon, you know who decided to do that? The SAME person who decided we should hang our pictures SO low that my cats try to get things out of the pic!! :-) If you find him, call me and we’ll sit him down and straighten him out!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.lol
You ladies have me laughing with your comments! I love a good sense of humor! :-)
That’s what happens when we’re in the middle of a pandemic and I have too much time on my hands! But glad I am making people smile!! God bless all you guys! :-)