Home in on the new Easy and affordable decor updates - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Interiors Home in on the new Easy and affordable decor updates By You Magazine - January 6, 2019 Looking for a no-fuss refresh? Try these easy – and affordable – decor updates. Create a focal point This is the area the eye naturally ‘lands’ on when entering a room. With the maximalism trend here to stay, 2019 is the year to experiment with bold block colours in innovative ways. Here paint is used as an inventive alternative to wallpaper. From left: pillar painted in pashmina, top wall painted in clay white, ‘tiles’ painted in soft ash, ‘grouting lines’ painted in aftershow, from £14 for 2.5L, crownpaints.co.uk Five fast refreshers 1. Highlight the best feature in a room – such as the fireplace, window or angled wall – with a bold paint colour, or by creating a seating area around it. 2. Revamp one wall with a mural or painting. This works well in smaller areas as it gives the illusion of more space. 3. When a room has two practical uses such as a kitchen/dining area, turn your attention to the part you use the most, such as the kitchen island, and either paint it in a new colour or select a statement surface. 4. Think about shapes. Consider a curved headboard for your bed or a console table and make that the star of the room. 5. Give a painted feature wall more depth by placing a piece of furniture painted in the same shade in front of it. Give your ceiling a lift Sharyn Cairns Photography Why should your walls have all the fun? The ceiling is a blank canvas for you to showcase creative ideas. Here bold lines have been painted on to the ceiling using a stencil to add depth and a point of interest to an otherwise neutral space. The hues to choose now Bed, £2,098, Bethan Gray for Anthropologie, anthropologie.com Rug (170cm x 240cm), £519, heals.com Side tables, £99 for three, made.com Pendant light, £155, madeindesign.co.uk Play to your gallery No time to dip into the paint pot? For an even quicker update, invest in a couple of framed posters or prints. Alternatively, simply rearrange your existing artwork or move it from one room to another. In this room, the muted colour palette means your eye is drawn to the artwork. For similar dining table and chairs, try The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk). Mud Australia (mudaustralia.com) sells similar tableware. For metal floor lights, try Habitat (habitat.co.uk). Image: jeroenvanderspek.com Make your walls work harder 1. Revamp your artwork by reframing it in different colours or styles. For example, pair a vintage frame with a modern piece for a fresh approach. 2. Not all art needs to be hung – add personalised pieces and other mementos to your collection or lean prints against a wall. 3. For unique and original pieces that are also relatively affordable, go to art fairs. Events such as Frieze and London Original Print Fair showcase emerging talent at reasonable prices. 4. If you have fallen out of love with a piece of art, don’t be afraid to put it away for a while. You may change your mind over time and re-home it in a different room. 5. Think carefully about colour choices – what will work in your room over time as your tastes change? Monochrome-inspired gallery walls tend to age better and go with most palettes. A masterpiece for less Art doesn’t need to cost a fortune. Here are a few picks from our favourite affordable brands… Abstract, (A3), £30, notanotherbill.com Love love love love, (50cm x 70cm), £45, habitat.co.uk Monochrome,(A3), £45, made.com Shapes (21cm x 30cm), £6.95, in black frame, £8.95, desenio.co.uk Have fun with faux foliage Is your garden looking less than lush? No outdoor space? Then say hello to plants that you can neglect. Faux jungle plant, £36, rockettstgeorge.co.uk with pot on stand, £18, anartfullife.co.uk Faux monstera plant, £39.59, maisonsdumonde.com with blue pot, £31, amara.com Faux cactus, £26, debenhams.com with gold pot, £29.99, hm.com From left: bamboo basket, £150 for two; planter, £44; rug, £52; floor lamp, £240; wall hanging, £28; chair, £205; cushion, £44; side table, £420, and gold rattan planter, £120, all housedoctor.dk Don’ t have the width Scale up Don’t worry if your garden is more a box – simply incorporate planters that have been specifically designed to help you create a hothouse vibe at home. Plant box, around £161, fermliving.com Planter shelf unit, £69, laredoute.co.uk Three-tier planter, £29, made.com Plant stand, £30, ikea.com Compiled by Charlotte Page RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Aldi s pumpkin-shaped casserole dish is all we want for Halloween 7 of the best money-saving kitchen gadgets to invest in this winter Aldi has restocked miniature velvet chairs and sofas for your dog DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. 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