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Decoration Ideas

Whether it is fitting paintable wall panels or kitting out a study, these decoration ideas offer ways to decorate areas throughout a home to revive and refresh an interior or even create new useable areas that make home life easier. Each one is focused on how it makes a space feel as well as look, resulting in a more liveable and inviting environment. Many of these home decor ideas feature clever tips and examples from real homes on how to adapt a scheme to suit everyday life, such as including innovative storage solutions, for a house that is functional as well as fashionable.

1. Make an entrance

Refresh a house from top to bottom with new doorways. Different styles are available making it easy to create a co-ordinated look in any property.

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2. Sit in style

Repurpose a solid timber surface and create a custom bench that offers a multifunctional place to perch and store shoes.

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3. Spruce up stairs

As an area that connects many rooms in a home, stairways are easy to tailor for a tied-together look. Try replacing or painting spindles for a quick refit.

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4. Finesse floors

Freshen up floorboards for a budget decor idea. Wooden varieties - real or engineered - can be sanded and stained to make them look as good as new.

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5. Refresh woodwork

Frame walls and entrances in a room with matching skirting and architrave. Often overlooked, these fixtures can be customised for a style statement.

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6. Add texture to walls

Decorative wall panels are having a heydey within home interiors. Quick to fit and repaint, they add texture and colour in an understated way.

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7. Conceal clutter

Sometimes a good clear up does wonder for home decor. Follow @c_rprojects' lead by adding cupboards to disguise clutter for a living area with pizazz.

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8. Opt for ornate details

Take inspiration from stately homes and use decorative mouldings for a dining area. These can be arranged to mimic the look of period panelling.

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9. Create a bespoke closet

Create a harmonious atmosphere come bedtime by housing clothes behind closed doors, just like @our_beach_bungalow's pared-back storing solution.

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10. Better with beading

For a luxury decoration idea, consider adding beading to walls. Easy to fit and paint, this trend shows no sign of slowing for a fast fashion fix.

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11. Define with dados

Solve the dilemma between paint or wallpaper by adding both using dado rails. They will create two spaces that can be customised in different ways.

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12. Add an admin area

Plan an ergonomic study, as shown by @zitajanehome, that can adapt to busy workdays, or even provide dedicated space for admin.

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