7 Design Tips to Create an Interior as Beautiful as a Magazine Cover

Beautiful interior design of a home or apartment is the owner's calling card. It's by this that one can judge the good taste of the homeowner. How to make the interior of your favorite home glossy in a good sense? It's important to follow not only widely accepted designer rules but also express your imagination.

Alexander Osipov, Concept Maker, Space Designer, Architect

Unified Stylistic Approach

A unified stylistic approach for all rooms is an excellent design trick. To make the interior look like a magazine cover, you need to create a seamless whole space so that the entrance hall smoothly transitions into the living room, then into the dining room and so on. Don't forget that a bathroom in the bedroom is part of the bedroom itself! Usually, it's better not to use multiple decorative materials in finishing but to stick to a single color palette of the interior, a unified field and similar decor.

Design: Natalia Berezina

Noticeable Art Objects

Art objects immediately make a home interior interesting and impressive. These can be design icons such as Le Corbusier's lounge chair or, for example, Bearbrick figurines. A glossy interior is unthinkable without works of art. Some owners create such items themselves. In this case, a lot depends on the availability of free time and imagination.

Design: Alexey Sushkov

Large Volumes

The common belief is that large elements clutter the space. Actually, it's not so. For example, a modern carpet with a graphic pattern visually expands the space. Similarly, a large headboard combined with wall finishing above it makes the room look more spacious.

Design: GEOMETRIUM, Alexey Ivanov and Pavel Gerasimov

Good Lighting

Good lighting significantly affects the overall picture. That's why a well-designed interior in a home is always maximally bright and inviting. Such an approach makes the room look more spacious and cozy, creating a feeling of comfort. Ideally, in a properly designed interior there should be no dark and gloomy corners, but if they exist, these zones should be illuminated with floor lamps or table lamps.

Design: DSGN HUB

Mirrors

Mirrors in interior design solve many tasks. First, they immediately make the interior stylish and trendy. Second, they noticeably expand space. And finally, they serve as an interesting decor item. It's not necessary to choose classic and familiar models since designers offer many uninteresting solutions. The main thing is that mirrors should not stand out from the overall picture and look harmonious. Owners can choose options with unusual frames or compose a composition of mirrors of different sizes but the same shape. The latter creates interesting decor.

Design: Roomba interior Sheverdenok

Bold Accents

Bold accents in design make the interior complete. For example, you can highlight certain decor elements with a bright color or decorate a white sofa with vibrant red cushions. If talking about noticeable details, they can easily be created using pictures in bold frames. Curtains in saturated colors help 'dilute' the interior. Such solutions make the overall design memorable.

Design: Ekaterina Tret'yakova

Things Made with Love

Finally: in a living interior, human warmth plays an important role. Don't just chase stylish pictures. It will look beautiful but not cozy, like in a hotel. Choose furniture and accessories with history. Don't throw away what was inherited from your great-grandmother. Things that carry memory and family history will never go out of style.