52 ways to make your home look more expensive

Dining room tables, stand-out rugs, light fixtures, chandeliers and sofas all have the ability to upgrade a home’s sense of style. Identify a few key pieces that you see and use often (especially if they’re ones that are visible from several other rooms) and decide if it makes sense to budget for a splurge.

Natural lighting and source lighting is very important to a room. “Make sure you don’t block windows, and be sure to add table and floor lamps throughout your space for a huge statement,” Jillian says. The look of a bigger room is priceless. Pricey light fixtures might be better suited for your wedding registry.

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Find plain white towels too ho-hum? Add a simple DIY detailing to basic towels to show off your signature style, suggests luxury interior designer Charmaine Wynter. “Just select a coordinating ribbon colour and pull out your sewing machine,” she says.

The easiest option won’t always pack the biggest punch. “If you have a dresser in a bedroom with a matching mirror, it makes the room much more interesting if you hang a different mirror over the dresser,” says interior designer Myrf Bowry. No need to throw that matching mirror out, she says; just hang it in another room.

Expensive items tend to have weight and volume. Avoid flimsiness at all costs: add an extra panel of curtain to your curtain rod, and search for quality carpets and throws that feel great to the touch. Additionally, accessorise with weighty accent pieces; vases, picture frames, and ornaments should all feel like they’ve got something to them.

“Any badly fitting blind within the recess looks cheap if not sized correctly to the window,” says interior designer and stylist Nicola Croughan. Spending just a little more on a made-to-measure style is much more elegant, she says. She recommends picking plush Roman blinds and wide-slat wood blinds, and says to pick a water-resistant roller blind for bathrooms and kitchens to prevent mould.

If your room lacks a pre-existing focal point, create one using artwork. One option is to create a multi-panel piece (one picture blown up and printed onto three panels hung next to each other) or a gallery-type display of frames.

Follow the rule of threes (objects look best when organised in odd numbers, especially threes) and leave a generous amount of white space on your walls and surfaces. When it comes to looking luxe, less is always more. File paperwork out of sight, find a home for everything, and clear the clutter.

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No matter what your bedding style, increasing the thread count for your sheets will instantly make your sleep space more luxe, says Wynter. Your home won’t just look expensive – it will feel it.

No need to wait for a dinner party to elevate your usual table setting. Something as simple as fresh-cut flowers can make it seem like you’ve put time and effort into your dinner table, says Henry.