Ideas for a simple living room refresh
Give your living room a vibrant makeover for the new year with these simple yet impactful tips to infuse colour and texture, transforming the space without a full-scale redecoration.
You're staring at your living room (or your friend's living room, or your partner's living room, or your parents' living room...) and thinking it's time for a refresher. The new year is the perfect time to change things up a bit and give one of the most popular spaces in any home some new energy.
And when we say 'refresh', we don't mean a full-scale redecoration. Far from it. Instead, we're suggesting some simple ways in which you can change things around in your living room while adding some vital injections of colour and texture. It's surprising how some relatively easy tweaks and additions can create a dramatic transformation of your living space.
Here are our favourite easy but effective tips to update the space:
Add texture
To amp up the tactile experience and create more visual interest, add in a new texture. Textural finishes such as chunky woollen knits, fleece-like bouclé and fringing are big news this season. You can keep them neutral with nature-inspired colours such as beige, browns and greens, or you can go bold with a blast of colour or pattern.
FibreGuard fabrics come in a wide range of textures and are the perfect choice for cushions and upholstery. Not only do they look great, but our embedded, stain-free technology makes them super practical for households with messy kids and pets.
Add a splash of bold colour
You can transform your scheme without the need to redecorate by introducing a few intentional bursts of colour in coordinating tones. The key with the use of an accent colour is to make sure it's dotted throughout the room at least three times in order to draw the look together. If you opt for on-trend yellow, for example, you could choose a high gloss lamp along with a bright yellow footstool and matching vase.
Home Fabrics has great bold colour fabrics that are perfect for accessories such as scatter cushions or to revive an existing ottoman. Visit our showrooms so our team can help with great advice on colours and fabrics.
Add more "you"
Let's face it, your home is a reflection of you. It's a representation of who you are, the things you like, and what you do. That's why it's always worth thinking about personal touches when you're refreshing your living room.
You can personalise your space by choosing highly individual accessories, ornaments and wall art that really mean something to you and your family. These might be souvenirs that bring back memories of special trips, or heirloom pieces that evoke thoughts of much-loved family members. The more intriguing and visually appealing these items are, the better they will work to help create a truly unique living room.
