5 quick ways on how to make a house look expensive with little to no cost!
Want a home that feels like a five star hotel or Airbnb? Are you having guests over for a weekend? Are you staging a home? Here is how you can make a house look expensive with quick and easy budget friendly tips!
This post is all about how to make a house look expensive.
What makes a house look expensive?
A house looks expensive when it is clean, clutter free and has an attention to detail. Fresh cuts flowers, light & fresh wall colors and white linens give a house that luxurious feel.
Declutter the House
A luxurious home is a minimal home
Most celeb homes and expensive homes have a minimal look with beautiful large scale furniture and accents. Realistically, we don’t all have the luxury of hiring a designer or replacing all of our furniture, but we all can declutter!
Decluttering your home can make the home feel more minimalistic. A method that the experts use to declutter, is pretending to view your home like you are a guest walking in for the first time. Look for items that are unpleasant to the eye and work on each room section at a time to avoid getting overwhelmed.
A great place to start is the kitchen. Go through the fridge, pantry, and put away any unnecessary items on the counters. Less is more! Is there something that you haven’t touched in months or items you are holding onto just in case? Donate the items or give them away!
Closets are also a great place to target. Even though the closet isn’t visible to guests most of the time, it is crucial part of the decluttering process. Getting rid of clutter in the closet, can then it open up extra storage space for essential items that are out on the counters or tables.
Clean Up the House
Every expensive home is clean and tidy
A clean home is essential in achieving an expensive looking home. If guests are on the way and you are short on time, start with deep clean in the main bathroom. Make sure the toilet is clean, sink is clean, and handles. Shine is super important! Grab a polish solution for the counters and backsplash and if you are looking for a quick fix, go ahead and Windex everything! Lots of professional cleaners use the same spray to wipe down all the surfaces! Save your money and go Windex crazy!
The next area to clean is the counters in the kitchen and the appliances, again making sure everything is shiny. Try using this all purpose cleaner that way you can tackle multiple surfaces at once (we highly recommend this one in the kitchen).
Lastly, if you are short on time, mopping the floors and polishing them is a quick and simple way to make a house look expensive. We recommend using a floor polish once every few months. We use it and people always comment on how amazing our floors look (little do they know we haven’t polished them in months!).
A candle is always an elegant touch for when guests walk in, then they are greeted with a fresh, clean scent. These are just some quick cleaning tips, but the real key to an expensive looking house is to clean and freshen up the home on a regular basis.
Freshen Up the House
Nothing says expensive like fresh flowers
Cleaning goes hand and hand with freshening up. Changing the sheets, towels, carpets are essential to freshening up. Having fresh cut flowers in a vase always elevates a house! Buy flowers every week with your groceries and disperse them in different rooms. My local grocery store, for instance, has flower bundles that are 3 for $15 and they usually last 1-2 weeks.
Fresh fruit or herbs on the counter are both functional and bring scent and color to the kitchen. Ditch the dusty faux plants and buy some affordable indoor plants. Indoor plants not only look great, but as a result can purify the air while serving as decor.
Lighting in the Home
Great lighting equals expensive
Lighting changes the feel of a house drastically. Think about it, if you go into a dingy garage where there are cool toned lights flickering on and off, that would just give a terrible first impression!
For those on a budget, the easiest and most affordable lighting fix is switching all the bulbs to have the same lighting temperature. If you want all the rooms to have warm tones then buy the same shade of warm toned bulbs. If you find a light bulb “temperature” you love then stock up on them so your bulbs always match!
Under cabinet lighting is easy and inexpensive to install in the kitchen (these Amazon lights are amazing). You can add wall sconces to add spot lighting over paintings, desks, etc.. Our easy guide on hanging wall sconces with no electrician needed will walk you through the simple steps on how to hang wall sconces like a pro.
Lastly, don’t forget about your candles! Candles offer a beautiful glow for that perfect last minute touch!
Staging the Home
Make the house expensive with the final touches
The final touches are what your home feel like a hotel or luxurious stay. Put out a great smelling soap and lotion in the bathroom. Placing disposable hand towels in the bathroom for hand drying is an easy trick that adds an experience in the bathroom. Extra towels and toilet paper in the bathroom make the bathroom feel luxurious and hotel like.
In the main living space, setting a table if you are having a dinner makes the dinner feel more like an experience as well. Display nice wine bottles and wine glasses. Light a fire if you have an indoor fireplace or even light an outdoor fire to welcome guests outside.
Making the bed and fluffing the pillows give the house that expensive hotel feel as well. These are just some of the many ways to make a house feel expensive. Remember, an expensive looking home doesn’t have to be out of reach. Hope this helps you achieve this luxurious feel in your house!
This post is all about how to make a home look expensive.
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