From wallpapering a window shade to reupholstering furniture with old curtains, these fast and easy makeover tips make a big difference.
Hang an Interior Curtain
In the kitchen of the same Atlanta house, a linen curtain runs on a track spanning the room and can be pulled “to conceal the mess of preparation,” Webb says. Steel-and-glass casements frame views of the pool and garden.
Paint an Inexpensive Piece of Furniture White
This Kansas City house’s dining room, a former loggia, is “light, bright, and airy,” homeowner and designer Zim Loy says. “I accomplished that with lots of white paint.” She bought a beat-up old $60 table at an estate sale and gave it a fresh new look by the painting the base high-gloss white. Its curves echo the arms of the Barbara Cosgrove chandelier.
Dress Up Hallways with Turkish Runners
In the second-floor hallway of a California house, designer Betsy Burnham overlaps Turkish runners from Rugs & Art, drawing the eye to a Moroccan-inspired reading nook. The vintage carpets “can transform a plain hallway into a decorated space,” Burnham says. “A really faded, tattered rug is instantly Bohemian.” The window seat is covered in Tibet woven silk from S. Harris. Pillows by Hollywood at Home; garden stool from Rolling Greens.
