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LIFESTYLE

eady for 2020 but your home is you’ll be surprised how well it can blend
feeling so last decade? Even if a full with contemporary décor. On the flip side,
Rhome renovation isn’t on your to-do removing a piece here and there could
list, you can make a big impact with one or create a fresh, new, decluttered space.
SPRUCE
two small changes. Try some of these tips
~ to spruce your space with minimal time Refurbish an old piece. Paint or re-
upholster something you already have –
and effort.
even just one accent chair or a pedestal.
YOUR Furniture Replace cabinet handles with something
more interesting – new or vinatage. Find
No need to make largescale, lifetime
them in the same size so you don’t have to
furniture investments to create a new look.
Try one of these instead: re-drill the holes.
Rearrange your existing furniture. Accent Wall
SPACE Reconsider your layout and move things An accent wall is ideal for a colour or
~ wall, move the couches away from the be overwhelming. Choose just one wall
around. Put your bed against a different
pattern which, if used on all walls, would
or section of wall and cover it in paint,
walls. Change from a symmetrical layout
to an asymmetrical layout (items don’t
what to choose, decide what mood
have to line up or occur in matching pairs). wallpaper or cladding. If you’re not sure
you’re trying to create. You could opt
Add (or remove) a piece. Add just one for something bold and contrasting or
new (additional) furniture piece to a something which blends naturally with
room. Don’t throw out your mother-in- your current scheme.
law’s whole French lounge suite. Keep
an armchair and place it in a corner of Wall Hangings
the bedroom or, space permitting, in the Make a simple wall more exciting by
bathroom. Buy a charming vintage piece adding artwork, photographs or mirrors;
and place it somewhere unexpected – or all the above! Opt for a single large-

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