“My boyfriend and I just moved into our first home. We are on a super tight budget but we want to make a big impact in our space. What can we do?”
Everyone has a budget when it comes to everyday expenses and of course, when it comes to home decor. But don’t panic you can make a big and beautiful impact on your space even with a restricted budget. Best advice for you is – create a feature wall. A strong feature wall will draw the eye, making the rest of the room less on an issue. You can make maximum impact with just minimal materials.
A feature wall could consist of a fireplace (that would be a higher price point), wall paper or bold paint (medium price point depending on the product) – you can get creative with painter’s tape and stencils. How about a feature wall of reclaimed wood planks or a textured brick wall?
You can even create a feature wall using furniture, art and other accessories. Try placing a long rectangular console table against the wall and add lamps, books and/ore decor pieces. The wall behind the table can be home to one large piece of art, a large mirror or even a grouping of many smaller pieces hung in a gallery style.
When it comes to selecting your feature wall – generally a larger wall with lots of open space is the way to go. In other words, a wall with a lot of distractions like lots of light switches, thermostat and other functional elements shouldn’t be the wall of choice. But having a feature wall in a room with all those ‘distractions’ will pull the focus away from those purely functional features in the room.
A feature wall in another great way to colour, texture and/or print into your space and show off the space and your personality!
