How to Decorate an Interior That Looks Expensive and Save Money

With the help of Leroy Merlin experts, we tell you how to decorate a "luxurious" interior and provide a selection of products that can help.

Using Complex Colors

Deep green, blue, terracotta, gray, and so-called "natural" colors—shades of wood, sand, or grass.

To achieve a certain tone, walls can be painted with matched paint or wallpaper of the desired color. By the way, Leroy Merlin has a collection of wallpapers with the effect of painted walls—dozens of different shades in stock.

You Will Need:
Black Felt Wallpaper Inspire Silk, Leroy Merlin
Living Room and Bedroom Wall Paint Luxens, Leroy Merlin
Violet Felt Wallpaper Inspire Silk, Leroy Merlin

Adding Geometric Prints

Checkered patterns, stripes, hexagons add elegance to the interior. Usually, designers use them as accents.

For example, in this project by Elizaveta Pishneva and Julia Tyur'yakova, they chose wallpaper with a grid pattern and made a wall hanging in the hallway.

Design: Boho Studio
You Will Need:
Aristo Throw, Leroy Merlin
Felt Wallpaper, Leroy Merlin
Decorative Pillow "Zig-Zag", Leroy Merlin

Choose Wood-Effect Finish

Today, it's no longer necessary to lay a natural wood floor. You can choose quality laminate or ceramic tile with a wood-like pattern.

For example, Leroy Merlin's range includes laminate with a wood grain pattern of oak, ash, and pine in various shades.

Design: Kirill Ponomarenko
You Will Need:
Artens "Noble Oak" Laminate, Leroy Merlin
Artens "Kaskanya Pine" Laminate, Leroy Merlin
Artens "Light Ash" Laminate, Leroy Merlin

Use Different Lighting Scenarios

Lighting easily highlights certain items and even alters the shape of a room.

Try these simple lifestyle hacks:

• Install several built-in spotlights instead of one ceiling chandelier.
  
• Add point lighting in the living room sofa area or bedroom bed area.
  
• Create additional task lighting in the kitchen.
  
• Don’t forget about mirror backlighting.
  

Design: Lines Design Bureau
You Will Need:
Decorative Cord Hoopa, Leroy Merlin
LED Lamp Lexman, Leroy Merlin
Decorative Cord Ione, Leroy Merlin

Use Metals

Current metals: copper, bronze, brass. Choose hardware, lampshades, or a faucet for the kitchen or bathroom in matching shades.

Design: Elena Ivanova
You Will Need:
Hangings Anzu, Leroy Merlin
Door Handle Kerron, Leroy Merlin
Kitchen Faucet Delinia Charmy, Leroy Merlin

Don’t Forget About Art Objects

They help make the interior eclectic and draw attention—something often missing in a typical budget design.

Design: Maria Pilypenko and Ekaterina Fedorova
You Will Need:
Mirror with Frame, Leroy Merlin
Mailbox Standers, Leroy Merlin
Poster in Frame "Roses in a Vase", Leroy Merlin

On the Cover: Lines Design Bureau Project