Are your un-decked halls looking a bit bare since the Christmas tree came down?
January is the ideal time for a style overhaul and it doesn’t need to cost the earth to turn your home into a welcoming place to lounge in luxury.
Here are seven easy ways to get a whole new look on a budget:
1. Handle it: Replacing the boring knobs and handles on your furniture is a genius way to give it a whole new look. The options are endless. Start by painting that old bedroom dresser and adding these stunning Mounted Mercury Glass Knobs, €5.95, Anthropologie.
2. Use clip-on lighting to illuminate hidden corners and features in your home. For instance, placing one of these near a comfy armchair instantly transforms it into a reading nook. Popping one near your favourite piece of art will make sure it catches the eye immediately. €40.50 from Industry, here.
3. Peg it all: If getting organised is top of your agenda for 2016, check out Kreis, they make aesthetically pleasing peg boards that are as practical as they are beautiful. From €185 here.
4. Add a chair or two: You don’t need to replace all your dining table chairs at once to achieve a whole new look (although this makes a huge impact if you have the funds). All you need to do is choose two contrasting chairs and add them to your table, moving the extra two elsewhere in your home. We love this Tribeca chair, €195 by Helen James at Dunnes Stores.
5. Update the everyday: Treat basic indoor plastic flower pots to a make-over by popping them into stylish white knit-effect planter. €7 here.
6. Style up your storage: This wire wall storage is perfect for the kitchen or the office. Use it to store stationery, utensils or whatever works for you. €33.35 here.
7. Give your table a make-over: The new INBJUDANDE dining accessories range at IKEA is inspired by afternoon tea with friends. It features beautiful floral designs and polka dots in coordinated napkins, aprons, trays and place mats with prices starting at just €1.95.
Main image: Tant Johanna
