How To Renew The Look Of Your Living Room Furniture

When you go into your living room and the first thing you notice is tired, old living room furniture. Then it is time for a change and it needs to be lively and inviting. When you check your finances to see if there is room in your budget for new living room furniture and you find that your resources are rather low. Then now its time for a new inspiration and alternative ways to create your fresh new look.

You Can Do It Yourself

You find your finances only allow for a do it yourself project. Now the decision is where and how to start. First of all you need to figure out what kind of look you want for your new living room furniture. You will be confined to what you can do because of the frames of your furniture, but there should be no problem in updating with fresh new colors. The next thing you want to do is make your decision on a color pattern for the room and then go looking for fabric for your new living room furniture. If you do not know how to sew there are a lot of books that can teach you to reupholster with a staple gun and hot glue gun. buying one of these books is an great idea if you are going to do your own re upholstery project. After reupholstering your living room furniture it will be a breeze to reupholster your dining room furniture. After you go shopping at the fabric store and pick up the material you want for your plan, go to the home improvement store and pick out the paint for the living room walls and for any thing else that might need a coat of paint or two.

A Fresh Coat Of Paint

Ask for assistance at your local interior design store about the multiple glosses and different textured styles used for painting. You can make captivating and very unique pieces by testing out a variety of finishes on your living room furniture. This can create conversation pieces or a dramatic effect, depending on what finish, texture or color you choose to use. It could be that your end tables and coffee table just need a fresh coat of paint.

 

You'll definitely want to Accessorize

Don't forget to accessorize. Pillows, table lamps, books, candlesticks are all wonderful and vital items to complete the design of your freshly redone living room furniture. You might try adding some attractive pieces that you may have collected from your travels or try adding an sofa table into your newly created living room. It’s mind boggling how some color, accessories, new fabrics and fresh paint can completely change the style of a living room.