The best way to change the apartment is to make in it good repair. But as is well-known, any repair works demand essential investments of finance, time, forces and nerves. For those who have no opportunity to begin such labor-intensive process of works there are several easy and inexpensive ways of updating of interior the hands.
Textiles
Getting used to the existing situation, we often cease to notice its central elements setting the general orientation of design of the room. Opening and closing every day curtain, we pay to them attention only when they begin to need washing. And it is worth changing their arrangement, to replace coloring or texture – and the room will change almost to unrecognizability.
If curtains have classical arrangement, hanging down vertically along window opening, it is worth experimenting with lambrequins, to change length of portieres, to collect fabric in beautiful folds and to tie up them decorative cord.
Not less important element of decor is also the floor covering – simple change of carpet can create miracles with the room. Change of coloring on brighter and saturated is capable to give new note to all interior. Also you should not be afraid that the new carpet will not be combined on color with old furniture – to place several knickknacks of suitable color gamma and consistency of the general style on horizontal surfaces it will be observed and added enough.
To emphasize the new nuances created by curtains and floor covering it is recommended to add several original pillows on chairs and sofas. Fabric of covers of pillows can both be in harmony, and to contrast with coloring of the general color gamma of interior, the main thing is to observe sense of proportion and not to turn bright colors into shouting and causing headache.
Doors
Doors, always first of all catching sight when moving on the apartment, are unlimited scope for creativity. Glass inserts in door cloth can be stuck with figured self-adhesive film, to ornament art paints, imitating stained glass painting, to decorate by means of photowall-paper or to recolour with use of original cliches.
Walls
It is easy to make stylish and unusual panels which can be hung up on walls of scraps of beautiful wall-paper. The only important condition of decor of walls – they should not be blocked up with numerous regiments with books and different knickknacks, otherwise the interior of the room will look coarse and tasteless.
As also quite good decoration of vertical surfaces serve color family photos in graceful framework, stylish collages from favourite pictures or the original appliques which are cut out from old wall-paper.