When it comes to decorating your house, the possibilities are endless. But how do you go about it creatively and uniquely? Here are a few tips to help get you started. First, think about your style and what kind of vibe you want your home to have. Do you prefer a modern look? Rustic charm? Or something in between? Next, take into account the size and layout of your space. Don’t try to cram too many pieces into a small room – it will only make it feel cluttered and cramped. Finally, don’t be afraid to experiment! Play around with different colours, textures and patterns until you find something that feels right for you.
Turn A Stool Into A Side Table.
Repurpose a seat into a handy stand, perfect for pulling up alongside a sofa or easy chair. Try one on its own, or cluster a few (even varied heights work). And remember, less is more: Allow the rest of the room to be basic—try a simple table and sparsely decorated walls—so the quirky chairs stand out.
Change Your Chairs.
Matching dining sets can feel humdrum over time. Trade a couple of seats from the kitchen with ones in the dining room. Place them at the head or centre of the table, so the effect looks intentional.
Take Advantage Of Open Shelves.
Pull out your pretty pitchers or patterned plates and arrange them to be admired.
Rearrange Lamps And Shades.
Swap a bedside lamp with one from your desk or the living room, or switch the shades for a different look.
Redo A Whole Room.
Play around with your furniture configuration—reposition a sofa, rotate a rug, or try dividing the room with an open-backed bookcase or storage unit. Leave sections of the shelf empty to let light through.
Think Creatively.
Use a glass jar as a vase, group ottomans as a coffee table, or try a pretty basket to hold a plain planter.
Style Your Bookshelf.
Since messy shelves can make an entire room look disorganised, pretty yours up. The foolproof way: Arrange hardcover books from tallest to shortest on most shelves. Lay a few too-tall books (or any other) flat to serve as bookends to keep the others in place. “Add decorative items such as pottery or framed photos to one or two shelves,” says Ward. “You don’t want accessories on every shelf, or it appears cluttered.” Use baskets or boxes to hide unattractive DVDs or paperbacks (or stash these elsewhere). Leave space on some shelves here and there so the eye has a place to rest.
Create Visual Symmetry.
You likely buy decorating items as matching duos, and that’s smart: Pairs add balance and tranquillity to a room, says Ward. But if you don’t have two of a kind, make different items look more alike. For instance, place a shorter lamp on a book stack to coordinate with a taller lamp. Or use pieces of comparable height and size, such as a small trunk and an end table, to flank a chair.
Arrange Unique Tablescapes.
Design mini-vignettes on tables, mantels or buffets with keepsakes, from china to figurines. “There’s no point in keeping interesting items if no one ever sees them,” says Ward. Group similar objects, such as mercury glass or coloured bottles, together; single items often get lost among other elements in a room. Stack some pieces at different heights on top of books or a wooden box. Or use a decorative tray or trivet to pull together items to make them appear as a collection.
Pull From Other Rooms.
You hardly ever use that large platter, so rescue it from storage and hang it on the living room wall. Draft your soup tureen into service as an accent piece in the family room. Or use ceramic garden pots or pretty teacups to corral soaps and cotton balls in your bathroom or earrings on your bedroom dresser. Doilies or decorative tablecloths can be draped over curtain rods as no-sew window dressings. A seldom-used ice bucket or log carrier can hold hand towels in the guest bath.

Design A Gallery.
Everybody knows you can cover a wall with family photos or artwork, but what else can you group to make a statement? “Use what makes you feel happy in your space,” suggests Ward, but make each gallery feel unified by sticking to a single theme. For example, hang wire and rattan baskets or postcards on the dining room wall. Display cooking tools such as antique egg beaters, a Bundt pan, cookie cutters or whisks on the kitchen wall. Tack up a few pretty but never-used placemats, one under another in a column to span a vertical space. Space them equally and go for symmetry.
A Bird Lover’s Paradise
If you are an art lover, you can choose this look for your living room. The 3D cityscape-inspired art fixture turns the wall into a story-telling canvas. An area rug, a large L-shaped sectional sofa, some hanging lights, and a low-height coffee table are all you need to get the whole look together and start those fun conversations.
A Blast Of Colours
A splash of colours can do wonders to your family room. The easiest way is to replace your older throw pillows with brighter, fuller, patterned ones to instantly glam up the space. Then, you can blend it with white furniture, some green plants and abstract pictures on a blue-hued wall so that your decor distinctly stands out and instantly makes a statement.
A Peek Into Your Life
Make your stairway more personal by having a dedicated and well-composed gallery wall with mix-and-match picture frames that give visitors a quick glimpse into your life. It adds a lot of thoughtfulness and elegance while, at the same time, it brings in a cohesive, coordinated yet minimalistic look to modern living rooms.
A Warm And Cosy Reading Nook
This look is a complete win-win for avid book readers. This reading corner with the elegant glass floor lamp, a hanging armchair, a plush throw pillow, sleek shelves, nested tables, and natural light falling in from the window creates a warm and soothing vibe. So read your favourite book or chill for hours together, and it will mentally transport you to paradise on earth. So keep calm and beat those Monday blues.
Bring Nature Within
Bring the outside nature within your homes by adding a few unique natural elements to the landscape. Combine your classy and contemporary furniture with some creatively designed pendant lights, a glass divider to smartly demarcate spaces in your home. Bring in those bamboo plants to add texture, colour, and life to the room and good fortune and future growth in all areas of life. Large-sized windows allow most natural light to fall in, making the dining room look bigger and airier.
Decorate Scandinavian Style
If you want to decorate your baby’s room, you can go for the Scandinavian theme with a small-height wooden bed and a large armchair. This decor style speaks of simplicity, functionality, and minimalism, important for your baby’s nurturing and growing years. The white floor, natural wood furniture and a similar shaded rug pair perfectly well with the grey double-shaded accent wall, making the room pretty, cool and not too overwhelming.
Experience The Vintage Vibes
Bring vintage vibes to your small living, a reading room with vintage and classic furniture, a wooden desk, and a chalkboard wall with inspiring quotes to evoke positivity. It also provides you with a blank canvas to pen your daily thoughts and activities. In addition, the hardwood floor makes the room’s landscape look bigger, and a layered yellow area rug provides a more modern look to your home while creating visual interest.
Freeze Memories With Time
Freeze your favourite memories with this well-thought-out time-series theme. The beautiful representation of photographs in a circle around the clock, carefully placed in alignment with each passing hour of the clock, draws attention to itself. It complements well with the beige accent wall and the designer mirror, and the differently-styled side table adds a unique charm to the area and enhances the luxury quotient.
Let The Lights Do The Talking
Even something as small and often undervalued as lighting can sometimes add detail and luxury to your home. The brass table lamp on the side table and a pair of hanging brass pendant lights on the other side make this bedroom look sophisticated and refined. It also contrasts well with the colour-coordinated drapes and sheers. Lights simultaneously brighten up the room in just the right places.
Twice As Nice
Who wouldn’t want everything in their home to be multi-functional? So incorporate this wooden wall divider between the living and dining rooms, which doubles as a display unit. Each section’s differently-levelled and heighted shelves provide perfect places to showcase all your prized possessions and travel souvenirs you have collected over time. Its sleek and polished finish adds beauty and elegance to the space and harmonises with the other decor in the room.
Upcycle The Right Way
If you are the kind of person who believes in making the best out of waste and also advocates upcycling, we are sure that you will fall in love with this living room’s theme. Furniture made of recycled wooden pallets helps you make perfect use of the space and add earthiness to this room’s interiors. In addition, the white-walled living room is visually uplifted with a hanging wheel swing, multi-coloured pouffes and a recycled wooden low height coffee table that makes a bold but beautiful statement.
Welcome Auspiciousness Into Your Home
Seek the blessings of the divine and welcome auspicious into your home by going in for this theme for your entrance hall. The false wooden ceiling above helps define the beauty and lines of the space. It visually demarcates the living room (and other rooms) on the one hand and the dining room (and kitchen) on the other hand. The laminated oakwood sunmica panel on the back wall with a yellow-shaded centre panel adds just the right amount of brightness and makes the Ganesha idol and a white marble-top side table stand out in contrast.
Rearrange
One of the easiest, least expensive things is to rearrange your furniture. Try something different—split up your sectional, put your bed on the opposite wall, or change the end table to the other side of the chair.
Enlist the help of a husband or patient friend, and try switching things up. If you’re very particular about the process, you’ll want to use a measuring tape and sketch out your plan beforehand. If you’re moving very large items, keep in mind the placement of artwork, wall hangings and lighting.
Rearranging can be a simple undertaking or a day-long project. Try changing table items if you’re set on the arrangement or if your furniture only works in one set-up. For example, move the accessories from the living room to the dining room or move a lamp from the bedroom to a corner of your office.

Apply A Fresh Coat
Has any paint lain around? Adding new paint colour to anything can change the whole look. Watch for a thrift store or flea market piece, sand it, add a fresh colour—and voila! Tea carts, end tables, and plant stands can be great to start. Bookshelves stand out when the back is painted. The effect is subtle but gets noticed.
Many stores offer small “sample” paint bottles with enough paint to cover a very small item. Spray paint can also work beautifully and add a lot of oomph for just a few dollars.
If you have a box of outdated knickknacks somewhere, you’ll be amazed at what a coat of white paint can do. Cover picture frames and a few vases or flower pots with glossy white paint. You suddenly have a collection of fine “porcelain” accessories that look amazingly uniform and chic on a bookshelf. Try black, red or any solid colour. (Watch out, though—painting can get addicting!)
You can also paint fabric. Any canvas-like fabric will take well to latex paint. You can easily cover rugs and pillows (although not as comfortable). The old standby of Rit Dye can be used to dye washable fabrics, like throws and curtains. Be sure you test the dye first and don’t colour anything you’re too attached to. Mistakes can happen, of course, but so can happy accidents.
Add Accent Colours For Pop!
Assess your room and look for a contrasting colour to add some life—a few strategically placed items in red or orange or a rosy, happy hue can punch up a room. For example, add red ribbons as tiebacks on blue curtains or add them to trim the edge of a white lampshade in a fun colour.
If you aren’t sure what goes with your current colour scheme, check out a fabric store (many have shipped to home options now). Look for swatches that contain the main colours from your décor, plus an accent. Often you can purchase remnants for deep discounts. Try covering a few throw pillows for a great and easy look. If sewing isn’t your thing, try covering a dining chair seat. Believe it or not—just a little stretching and stapling can give you an instant room makeover with absolutely zero sewing.
Also, look for subtle colours already in the room, like a hint of yellow in an accent rug or a bit of blue in a piece of artwork. Once you’ve found a colour that speaks to you, add it here and there, and watch as it stands out.
Metallic can make a huge statement when in doubt—plus, it goes with everything. You can achieve chrome paint, silver trim or brass accents with a little paint. In addition, new vintage-look drawers can be purchased at home improvement stores and closeouts, adding a lot of bang for your buck.
Get Artsy With Decoupage
Everything old is new again. You can use the 1960s and 70s trend of decoupage in surprisingly fresh and interesting ways to give new life to all sorts of items. For example, a bottle of Mod Podge is just a few dollars and is available online. Follow the instructions and hit the final product with a coat of polyurethane to finish.
Try covering some clear bottles (you can reuse candle jars). The effect is surprisingly glass-like and beautiful, and it can bring out an accent colour. Use washi tape, scrapbook or origami papers in pretty patterns to cover aluminium cans to spice up a desk, use as a cute herb planter in a kitchen window, or use pretty fabric to cover an old cookie sheet for an instant tray.
Frames and boxes also look beautiful with a decoupage cover of wrapping paper or decorative paper. Next, try maps or vintage magazine pictures and clippings for something a little funkier. Finally, go wild and cover a tabletop or surface. The trick to keeping things fresh is to use a uniform colour scheme, such as black and white with blue accents.
Conclusion
So, you want to start decorating your house but have no idea where to start? You’re in luck! We’ve put together a few tips that should help get your creative juices flowing. Of course, everyone has their unique style, and these are just general guidelines, so feel free to mix and match or disregard them altogether.
With that said, let’s get started! When it comes to interior design, one of the most important things to consider is colour. Different colours evoke different emotions and can be used to set the tone for your entire home. Warm colours like red, orange and yellow tend to be energetic and welcoming, while cool colours like blue and green are more calming and relaxing.
Faqs
What Makes A House Look Modern?
The modern design embraces straight lines and flat surfaces. A neutral palette, minimal clutter and glossy materials open up the space and allow the eye to move throughout the room without interruption.
What Gives A House Character?
Even if you don’t have a grand foyer, you can add character by defining your entryway area as its own beautiful space. Achieve this look by getting a comfortable bench with built-in storage. It gives you a place to slip on your shoes in the morning and is great for stowing clutter.
What Is The First Thing To Decorate A Room?
Decorating a room is a little bit like getting yourself dressed in that the order of things matters. Outfitting, for most people, goes something like this: undergarments first, followed by layers of clothes, accessories, shoes, maybe a coat.
Do-It-Yourself Home Decor Meaning?
Abbreviation for do-it-yourself: the activity of decorating or repairing your home, or making things for your home yourself, rather than paying someone else to do it for you: building materials and DIY products.
What Are Home Decors?
Home decor includes:
- Physical items and objects (furniture, art, and accessories).
- Placement of physical items and objects.
- Room colours and materials (flooring, wall coverings, windows, and ceilings).
There are numerous styles of home decor.