Budget Design. "Cheap, but not at all angry!". Unique ideas for stylish and budget apartment decoration Using multi-colored frames

Spring is a period of renewal. The mass exit of all living things from hibernation encourages action. I want to run somewhere, do something!.. Energy over the edge, but with the channel - so far there are problems. Where would you send her? Seasonal discounts in construction stores suggest the thought: "But not whether to make repairs?"

Why not? But the thought of colossal time and money costs scares. However, you can update the interior without starting the "construction of the century." How? Read the Cleo review.

What can be done with the walls?

You are lucky if you are the owner of an apartment with perfectly smooth walls that have been processed for painting. There is no need to invent anything here. Choose a new color and repaint - 70% of the repair is completed. The house looks completely different, and the costs are minimal.

In other cases, designers offer the following solutions:

• Wallpaper. Use to decorate one or more walls, zoning the space.

• Vinyl stickers. Add new elements without changing the base.

• Acrylic paints. Make a painting existing coverage using templates or your own developments.

• Wooden panels or slats. Change the style by introducing natural materials into the interior.

• Brick. Clear part of the walls down to masonry using a trendy decorating technique.

What about the floors?

Again, it all depends on what is available. There are plenty of repair tips out there. But they are all designed for situations where Current state the sexes do not suit the owners. What if everything is fine? If good-quality materials were initially chosen and the presentation is preserved, but you want to add some variety or just refresh the coating?

In the latter case, everything is simple when it comes to a tree. Polish or mastic will help restore shine. Before processing, you can also mask chips and cracks using special means: putties, pencils or wax mixtures.

If you want something new, then there are only two options - to paint the floors in whole or in part.

Despite the abundance of various coloring compositions and examples of their use, experts do not recommend repainting laminate, parquet or wooden canvas fully. In their opinion, such a coating will not stand the test of time. But a partial change in color is a more acceptable option. Moreover, drawings can be applied according to templates. This means that even a non-specialist will cope with the task.

However, we wrote about this method a few years ago. It is a pity that over the past years, manufacturers have not pleased us with new inventions.

In the process of repainting, you need to consider the following points:

• Use polyurethane or alkyd paints
• Before starting work, check the materials for compatibility (if there are leftovers somewhere in the pantry floor covering- this is the most suitable surface for prelaunch experiments)
• Clean the surface with sandpaper, and then wash the floors from dust
• Use an oil based primer
• Coloring in the direction of laying, in two layers (the second after the first has dried)
• Finish the process by applying protective coating- for example, water-based varnish

By the way, in addition to the floors themselves, there are also skirting boards. It seems to be a trifle, but it plays an important role. At the overhaul stage, few dare to spend money on expensive high skirting boards, preferring the usual size. Meanwhile, a non-standard decorative element can become an accent detail in the interior. No wonder it is regularly used professional designers. So why don't amateurs try this technique during the cosmetic repairs? Moreover, manufacturers offer a huge selection of models from the latest composite materials.

Well, if it seems to someone that the price bites, there is an alternative. A little trick will achieve the same effect, but with minimal cost. You will need: a paint brush, paint, primer, liquid nails, ordinary baseboards and sealant. The idea is simple - you need to create the appearance of high skirting boards. To do this, just above the existing finishing elements, glued on liquid nails additional elements. The seams are treated with sealant, then the entire surface is painted in one color, including the area between the skirting boards. Voila - a fashionable design accent is ready!

How to update furniture?

With upholstered furniture, the easiest thing is to change the upholstery. If you are not sure that you can handle it yourself, then you can turn to specialists. Masters who are ready to help pull a sofa, armchair or chairs, apparently invisible. The prices for their services are quite reasonable. What can not be said about the materials. This is where the difference in cost comes into play. But if the family budget allows, you can go for a walk - the end result is worth it: expensive fabrics look better and last longer.

And what about cabinets, chests of drawers, bedside tables? They are undergoing a makeover! You can't even imagine what great amount ways of alteration are offered by connoisseurs. Russian-language search engines alone show fifty million links to sites dedicated to this topic. Naturally, you cannot describe them in one article. But brief digression available.

Let's start with the popular. Which brand of furniture do you think is most often upgraded? Have you thought about the Swedish concern? Correctly! This is not surprising, given that in almost every apartment you can find items made at the factories of this foreign giant. Comfortable, yes, but boring. So consumers want diversity, so that it is not like everyone else.

Do you think the Scandinavians are offended? Do they somehow struggle with those who post instructions for updating and their typical furniture on the Web? And here it is not. As the saying goes: "If you can't win, lead." They have organized entire clubs dedicated to reworking their products. Search the web - very useful and interesting resources.

There is a description of how to designer item from an ordinary coffee table. With a little talent, a permanent marker and polish works wonders.

And if you want something completely strange, then you can take the advice of designer Andrias Bend from Sweden and convert the chairs into ... a floor hanger. How? You just need to go beyond the usual, twisting the structural elements in a different order. What will happen? See photo example.

The rest of the modifications are as follows:

• Coloring. Moreover, there can be a lot of variations: in one color or several, with or without ornament, with aging effects, gradients and many others. With certain skills, any piece of furniture can be turned into a masterpiece.

• Decoupage. A technique well known among furniture restorers that is easily mastered by amateurs. Workshops abound on the Internet: videos, step by step instructions, secrets, descriptions of features of materials.

• Mosaic. Decorators often resort to this technique, despite the laboriousness. The pieces are disassembled by color, adjusted to the desired shape and size with wire cutters, then laid out on tile adhesive with gaps, which are subsequently filled with special mixtures - seams. The output is a designer art object.

• Use of mirror inserts. The advantages of such modernization are speed, relative ease of execution of work, guaranteed impressive results.

If all of the above seems too difficult for you to implement, then you can simply replace the fittings. Believe me, sometimes it is enough to screw the original handles to an ordinary wardrobe or chest of drawers to change the whole style. Try it!

What to do with windows?

Rather, not even with the windows themselves, but with their framing. How about changing curtains and curtains? As in the case of wall painting, new fabrics in the interior can work wonders, completely changing the familiar look of a home. Pick up something radically different from the previous version in color and style. Play up new shades with new pillowcases sofa cushions, bedspreads, rugs.

The owners of golden hands and sewing machines they can easily save tens of thousands of rubles by sewing curtains on their own. The rest will have to be smart. You can reduce costs by:

• By reducing the length of the cornices. Often, if a workshop is engaged in sewing curtains, it is taken as a basis maximum size from wall to wall. But you can limit yourself to a minimum by calculating the length of the window (plus 20 centimeters on each side). The consumption of fabric will decrease - that's the savings!
• Using decorative curtains. You can protect yourself from light by installing blinds or rollers. In this case, there will be no need for sewing full-size curtains. Make them narrow and drape. Yes, you will have to fork out for the curtain. But that's a completely different expense.
• Carefully choosing a manufacturer. Of course, when it comes to dense materials for curtains, the difference in quality is visible to the naked eye. What about thin veils? Can you distinguish Italian tulle from Turkish tulle by eye? That's it. So why overpay?

By the way, curtains can be used not only for decorating windows. You can add variety to the interior in another way. But it is suitable only for those whose apartments have open shelving. AT last years designers are increasingly resorting to this technique, using curtains instead of blind doors. Original and quite comfortable.

In addition, in a similar way, you can zone the space, fencing off, for example, the kitchen from the living quarters. In fact, the layout is changing, but instead of expensive work on the construction of additional partitions, only the installation of guides is carried out. Budget? Undoubtedly!

What to do with lighting?

For some reason, when carrying out cosmetic repairs, the issue of lighting is omitted. The maximum that fantasy is enough is to replace all the burnt out light bulbs and change warm light to cold or vice versa. Meanwhile, the replacement of shades and lampshades alone can significantly change the overall style. And you don't have to buy something new. You can also modify existing structural elements. Lots of examples! For example, with the help of an ordinary twine, you can turn a banal table lamp into an eco-style art object.

Inexpensive, but how effective. Or another option that does not require large expenses - decorating a lampshade ... with buttons!

How much easier. And the result looks amazing, attracting the attention of others. Well why not budget way update the interior?

Oh, and don't forget the switches. Usually they are hardly noticeable. But why not fix it? Again, back to the question of low cost and minimal effort. Do you know how you can make a quick upgrade to switches? With regular nail polish! You just need to twist the existing lids and lower them into the bowl with warm water, into which varnishes of different colors were previously poured. You just need to do everything very quickly!

The output will be catchy and unusual lighting elements. And each drawing will be unique. How much do you think such switches could cost if some well-known design company produced them? That's it. And you will spend pennies.

So let's recap. The common belief that there is no repair without big expenses is wrong. People's ingenuity and numerous tips from practitioners allow you to change the situation with a minimal budget. Good luck with your interior renovation!

Any designer knows that beautiful does not mean expensive. And vice versa: expensive is not always beautiful. With any budget, you can get both a stylish and cozy interior and a nightmarish bad taste. By the way, a modest budget saves many from ugly luxury. Not having large funds, a person is forced to strive for something simple, unpretentious. But it is simplicity, as you know, that is the most beautiful and pretty.

P. I. Tchaikovsky wrote: “Beauty in music does not consist in a heap of effects and harmonic curiosities, but in simplicity and naturalness.” These words are true for most types of art, including architecture and design.

So, a small budget is not an obstacle to creating a beautiful, harmonious interior. But certain difficulties, of course, may arise. How and on what can you save? How, having spent a minimum, squeeze out a maximum and achieve harmony?

We bring to your attention several simple rules and secrets. There is no need to follow them inside and out. These are not dogmas, but just tips, following which will make it easier for you to solve the problem.

1. Start by choosing a style

If you have to create on a low budget, it’s better not to aim at luxurious styles. , art deco, neo-baroque, traditional classics, Moroccan style, etc. - in the direction of these directions it is not worth looking. Their low-budget incarnation is unlikely to come out worthy. Quite capricious and Provence style.

Much less demanding are styles such as minimalism, scandinavian, modern european and industrial.

Scandinavian

Scandinavian

Modern European with elements of Scandinavian

Interior in modern style

Industrial style. Design: Odnushechka studio

Industrial style (aka loft)

If you like refinement and strict balance, you can give preference modern classics. This style gives more freedom and allows a lot of liberties, unlike traditional classics. Where there are fewer frames and conventions, it is easier to save money there.

2. Develop a detailed plan

In order not to spend money on the purchase of unnecessary and, in fact, unnecessary items, it is worthwhile to make a list of all the necessary furniture in advance.

It is advisable to draw a plan of the dwelling and bring furniture into it, having decided on its optimal location. A clear plan will help you avoid unnecessary expenses.

Next, you need to decide what materials will be used. If you want to wallpaper the wall behind the bed, you can do without filigree surface preparation in this place. If a fragment of the wall under the TV is sheathed with a board opposite the bed, there is no point in perfectly leveling this area. Preliminary planning and drafting will allow you to immediately mark those surfaces that need to be carefully prepared. This work, as you know, is not cheap. Partial preparation walls will save money, because payment is taken per square meter.

The same with the ceiling. If it is decided in advance to use a stretch fabric in the bathrooms, it makes no sense to level the surface of the ceiling. Simply clean and wash it.

By planning the construction of built-in wardrobes and pantries and immediately deciding on their location and size, you can save a little on wall and ceiling decoration. There is no need to use expensive materials inside these nooks and crannies. If you plan to install a large wardrobe, finishing the wall behind it is also pointless.

3. Choose simple furniture

Budget furniture with an intricate design and a claim to luxury often loudly "screams" about its cheapness.

If the budget is limited, it is better to opt for simple, laconic furniture in restrained tones.

Working with neutral furniture is easy. To make it play, it is enough to decorate it with accessories and decorative elements. So, a simple inexpressive table will instantly change if you put an attractive table lamp on it. A gray or beige minimalist sofa will become more comfortable and elegant if you decorate it with pillows and a blanket.

It is better not to stick out large cabinets. Let them blend in with the environment as much as possible.

Design: Tatiana Ivanova

To bring brightness and showiness, use medium-sized pieces of furniture. Complement, for example, a laconic neutral sofa with an expressive one. If an almost inconspicuous closet is installed in the hallway, defuse the situation with a spectacular bench.

4. Save money with built-in wardrobes

The construction of cabinets and closets (for example, from drywall) is usually cheaper than buying ready-made or custom-made furniture.

Design: Katerina Lashmanova

For such a cabinet, you will only need to buy shelves and a door. However, instead of a door, a curtain can be used, which is important for bedrooms and bathrooms.

Having built a pantry in the kitchen, it will be possible to have a headset. This will significantly reduce its cost.

5. Choose finishing materials with a simple design

Laminate, linoleum, cheap tiles - why not? After all, our goal is to make a budget interior beautiful and elegant, not luxurious. But there is one important rule: how cheaper material- the simpler it should be. Laminate - only under a tree. Linoleum - under a laminate or plain. However, it can also imitate tiles, but monochromatic is better.

Inexpensive tiles or panels with a marble pattern create a ripple effect. This finish looks clumsy and colorful. When choosing a budget tile, it is better to stop at the simplest, one-color one.

Cheap imitations of expensive parquet and precious stone look ridiculous in a budget interior. Such a discrepancy deprives him of harmony.

Carefully select and interior doors. If everything around is distinguished by restraint and minimalism, doors with a claim to luxury simply will not fit into the situation. Smooth blank canvases and strict paneled doors, including shaker-style frame samples, are always and everywhere appropriate. If you want to install doors with glass, then let it be a traditional rectangular or arched insert made of transparent or corrugated glass. Inserts of complex curvilinear shapes, including those decorated with patterns, are no longer relevant. In addition, they do not fit with a moderate budget environment.

6. Combine cheap finishes with more expensive ones

It is not necessary to cover the entire bathroom - from floor to ceiling - with cheap tiles. Yes, this will save you money, but will such an interior please you? You can buy more expensive tiles and cover the walls with it only halfway, and paint on top. Or do it differently: for example, line three walls with cheap tiles or paint, and finish the wall behind the washbasin, toilet or bathroom with expensive tiles or mosaics.

Design: Yulia Piskareva

Don't be afraid of paint. Unlike wallpaper and tiles, you determine its color yourself. Thanks to her interesting color you can achieve amazing results.

Design: Vera Tarlovskaya

If you really liked expensive wallpapers or, for example, facing bricks, buy this material in small quantities. Create accent areas with it. For example, cover only one wall in the bedroom with expensive wallpaper - behind the bed. The rest of the walls can be pasted over with budget non-woven wallpaper and put them under painting.

partial apron

Design: Vera Tarlovskaya

7. If the possibilities and the chosen style allow, leave some surfaces without finishing

In new buildings, and sometimes in old houses, you can find good concrete or good brickwork. Some of these surfaces can be left in their original form, saving on finishing. Of course, some processing is still required, but it will cost incomparably cheaper.

Of course, the decision must be made depending on the style direction of the interior. For modern, Scandinavian and industrial styles, the presence of such rough surfaces is very characteristic. If you chose light elegant classics or elegant Provence - this option is not for you.

Design: Odnushechka studio

8. Use curtains instead of partitions and doors

No, this is not yesterday and not grandmother's design. The use of textiles is very important now. The fabric and the curtain holder will certainly cost less than the construction of walls and the purchase of doors. There are very decent fabrics in the budget segment. Of course, a thin chintz cloth will not decorate the interior, but heavy velvet curtains will also be out of place here.

9. Think carefully about the interior palette

A win-win solution is a neutral gamma. If you use white, gray, beige or gray-beige as a base, it will be much easier to create an elegant interior.

Saturated, deep colors are very binding. Everything should be neat and of high quality, because any imperfections will immediately catch the eye. Neutral gamma, on the contrary, smooths out imperfections.

Bright colors are best introduced in doses, in the form of accents. Including in the form of accent areas on walls and floors.

10. Bet on decor

Any cheap item with a simple design can be beaten with decor. A rustic dining group will be transformed if you decorate it with an interesting pendant lamp, a textile path and a vase of flowers. Is it possible to purchase a bed with a spectacular headboard? No problem! Select simple bed and buy a good cover and pillows for it. Decorate the bed with textiles, and it will take on a completely different look - more sophisticated and elegant. Does a white tiled bathroom look too spartan? Pick up an unusual mirror, hang neon-colored towels and decorate the wall with a creative poster.

Decor can be quite inexpensive, even cheap. It is only important to choose the right color, texture, shape and quality.

In a word, if the budget is small, it is better to bet not on the showiness of furniture, but on the expressiveness of the decor.

And finally. Rejecting complex cabinets, doors with squiggles, curly suspended ceilings, drywall niches and ridiculous arches, that is, from much that has long been set on edge, you can save a lot. This money is better spent on nice decor: for table and wall lamps, pillows, vases, mirrors, posters, rugs, houseplants, wall clocks, etc. Neutral discreet base and lovingly selected decor - this is the secret of success for a budget interior.

Finally! It's done. Finished another article.
This time I want to touch on a very burning topic.

Many people are convinced that design is only available to people with a big wallet, and if the budget for repairs is very limited, then you can forget about beauty and harmony. I would like, if possible, to dispel this misconception.

Of course, with sufficient funds, beauty is much easier than without them. But just as having money does not guarantee a good result, so modest finances are not a reason to give up.

I want to warn you right away - this article is not about how you can save on construction work. Rather, it is about how, even with a very small amount, you can get not only a “simple repair” that meets certain practical requirements but create stylish harmonious interior in line with current trends.

Before revealing simple secrets, I want to separately note three things on which in no case can't save if you make an apartment yourself and for a long time .

1. Technical communications. Pipe laying, plumbing, electrical, low power, heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Their repair, replacement and installation after the repair will cost you not only additional costs but also nerves.

2. Base preparation: (floor, walls, ceiling) front fine finish. Make a high-quality screed, align the walls and ceiling (if you do not intend to use a tension one).

No expensive wallpaper can distract from slanting, crooked and humpbacked walls. And it will be especially noticeable at the joints of ceramic tiles.

Think in advance how to close the pipes in the bathrooms and in the kitchen, as well as the pipe from the hood to the air duct. Take care of the cable channels in which you can hide the wires from the TV or computer to auxiliary equipment.
Nothing spoils any interior so much as protruding wires and pipes.

3. Redevelopment. I put it in last place only because not everyone needs it. But, in fact, a competent planning solution is what you need to start all thoughts about repair with.

You can probably handle on one's own, if:
- the apartment is located in a typical "socket". The possibilities of redevelopment in them are very limited and all possible options, as a rule, are easy to find on the Internet.
- you plan a lot minor changes. Move the wall a little or move the opening ... Just make sure that the notorious wall is not a capital one. And you, by your actions, do not violate the law on redevelopment. Do not try, for example, to enlarge the bathroom at the expense of the room, or vice versa, to expand the bedroom at the expense of the kitchen or toilet.

In other cases, you need contact specialists, if:
- you decided to break down all non-bearing walls and build them again, more rationally.
- you bought an apartment free planning, and the layout proposed by the Developer does not suit you.
- you want to radically change the distribution of space. For example, make a three-ruble note out of a kopeck piece. And even carve out a dressing room.
- your apartment is atypical and you did not find any options.
- this is especially true for apartments with original architecture: radius walls and corners other than 90 degrees. ( In this case, I do not mean the "jamb" of the builders, but the architect's idea)

It will be very difficult for you to cope with such tasks yourself. It is unlikely that you will be able to find a BETTER solution for such objects.

Contrary to the opinion that designers are a very expensive pleasure, you can order a PLANNING DECISION for quite reasonable money. ( In the Moscow region, this is about 200-300 rubles. per sq.m.)

However, it will allow you to:
- Assess the potential of your home.
- Choose the most best option tailored to your family's needs.
- Get the most out of every see area.
- Act within the framework of the law on the reconstruction of premises.
Because you will be unpleasantly surprised if, after the repair is already completed, it will not be possible to legalize it, and you are unlikely to be happy if an angry neighbor appears on the threshold, waving a subpoena, because your toilet was exactly above his son's crib.
- Do without sloping walls and ridiculously protruding corners.
- Choose the most rational and least expensive solutions for further implementation.

Let's say we have decided on the layout. Now the final result will depend to a greater extent on how competently we decide on the style direction and color scheme, select the right finishing materials and furniture.

STYLE
Don't fool yourself... It's quite obvious (although probably not for everyone) that royal apartments, interiors of palaces and residences on a limited budget do not shine for you! We will never win a race called "expensive-rich" in such conditions.
You should not aim at such “expensive” styles as ART DECO

Or
MODERN (I mean the name of a style that appeared at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is also called Art Nouveau, Liberty or Jugendstil)

The easiest way to achieve a good result, not only morally, but also financially, will help you MINIMALISM.

The so-called Scandinavian style.

There are practically no contraindications for them.
It is also almost always appropriate Contemporary.

To select other styles, the rule good manners reads:
The style of the apartment should match the architecture of the house as much as possible.
- Choice CLASSICS, if your apartment is in the "Stalin", it is quite justified. But low ceilings are completely contraindicated for this style.

Also, it should be remembered that the classics will require symmetry in the arrangement. You will have to give up corner sofa and other asymmetric interior items.

And yet, this choice will definitely increase your budget. Decor, furniture and accessories in classical style are significantly more expensive.
- Makes life easier and reduces costs Light Classic- a modernized version of classic interiors.

Style COUNTRY- appropriate in the country or in country house, but not always suitable for apartments. To recreate it in concrete walls you will also incur additional costs.

good old PROVENCE - will also open up best in a separate house with wooden ceilings or in the attic, but at the same time it easily fits into the interior of the apartment. Light and graceful - it is more suitable for women. A man may feel a little uncomfortable in it.

Style LOFT, under certain circumstances, will allow you not to sew up pipes and ventilation on the ceiling, help save on finishing, leaving exposed brick and old boards, if they existed there before. But it will look extremely absurd in a cramped low socket, in which, from birth, there were no bricks or boards. And you still have to spend money on their imitation, which is not always successful, besides.

Style Fusion characterizes the "combination of the incongruous", i.e. complete unification different ideas from different, seemingly incompatible styles, but in such a way that they do not lose their integrity and harmony.

Fusion might seem like "easy prey", thanks to the seeming permissiveness. If it weren't for the last clause "not to lose the integrity and harmony of the image." This is a much more difficult task than it might seem at first. Therefore, to independent use it is the least recommended.

If you have any rare pieces of furniture or decor left from your grandmother, it makes sense to take a chance. However, you must be creative person for this and be absolutely sure of your taste. Well, or you have in mind, there is such a person with whom you could constantly consult. ( Keyword"constantly".)

Thus, the use of existing architectural features buildings in the interior, as well as available significant objects, will allow you not only to better convey the atmosphere, mood, but also save your finances.

Conversely, any violence to style entails additional funding.

COLOUR
The choice of colors should also be approached wisely, based not only on personal preferences.
Of course, not only does everyone have their favorite color, but they also have their own relationships that have developed over the years with each color.

Someone white walls are associated with cleanliness, freshness and spaciousness. To others, this cleanliness seems too "surgical" and suggests a hospital.

(Although, in fairness, there are few places where there are sterile white hospital wards and even the gowns of doctors in surgery may not be white at all)

sky blue can carry airiness and lightness to one, while others seem cold and uncomfortable.

Similarly, warm peach, sandy beige shades - for some, a guarantee of comfort, for others - "stuffy, cloying, beaten."

Someone can only exist surrounded by pastel shades,

and another absolutely needs the energy of bright colors.

And someone is very comfortable in a black-black room.

There are no ugly flowers. Not even incompatible combinations. With a skillful approach, you can make friends with absolutely all colors.
But for independent work you will need fundamental knowledge on the topic and specific experience. Well, or perfect taste and unmistakable intuition. And better than both, and the other, and the third ...

And if you don't have any of these, and detailed study there is no problem, neither time nor desire - the only way to "not screw up" in a big way is to minimize the risks. ( A radical way is to call a designer for help, we do not consider here).

A huge number of people choose a calm beige palette for their home.

(Designers even have such a term « bezhevenko » , not too flattering)

But in principle, they are right. Especially those who prefer grey-beige tones.

In general, the choice as a background light neutral range: white, more or less light shades gray and gray-beige - the most reliable way to make your life easier and avoid serious mistakes in the design of the space.

They are perfectly combined with each other, including various shades and derivatives, and are ready to make friends with almost any other color.

Saturated gray colors, as well as almost black and pure black look unusual for many as a background, but nevertheless, they always find a companion in any palette without any problems.

And here, beloved by the people, peach beige and its various modifications with the addition of yellow and pink shade far from harmless. Firstly, the yellow-beige brother cannot stand his pink-beige relative (this also applies to “wooden” textures). And both of them do not get along well with bright pure colors. Of the strong contrasts, he is shown only pure black (he is friends with everyone without looking back) and selective shades of dark brown.

But, no matter how seductive the path of least resistance, we must remember that the color, its competent use in the interior - is powerful decorative technique and practically free. (A can of paint with some unusual color costs almost the same as beige.)

But the risk the right choice colors are increased. Moreover, it is difficult to combine several rich colors. Naturally, there are difficulties in the selection of finishing materials and furniture.

https://color.adobe.com/en/create/color-wheel/
There are also entire sites with ready-made palettes.

http://color.romanuke.com/
But you also need to be able to use these cheat sheets correctly.

Imagine that the recipe for semolina porridge indicates the necessary ingredients: cereals, milk, butter, sugar, salt - but not a word about how much each product is needed and in what order to apply them ...
“Mishkina porridge” immediately comes to mind, doesn’t it?

Often, the same "Mishkina porridge" is obtained in the interior, even if you have chosen the right combination.
Obviously, in addition to good compatibility, many different aspects must be taken into account.

It is completely unrealistic to learn how to work with color within the framework of one article, but some useful rules yet it can be mastered.

The first thing you need to pay attention to is the proportions.
- do not use two colors of the same saturation in equal volume in the interior. The ratio is approximately: 2/3 main color, 1/3 - additional.

- the brighter the color, the smaller the amount needed to be noticed and paid attention to.

Therefore, bright and pure colors should not be used as background. And even for large pieces of furniture and interior. You run the risk of soon hating even your favorite color.

On the other hand, they are great as a bright touch: a stripe on the wallpaper, a frame or a bright spot in a picture or on a carpet, a vase or a lampshade, pillows on a sofa. And for the background, a muted version is more suitable.

- to make the interior bright and energetic, it is not necessary to make a blue floor, paint the walls green and order a red kitchen. If the result disappoints you (too dark, too bright, too colorful, doesn't match well) it will be extremely difficult and very, very costly to fix the mistake.

It is much easier to add color to a completely neutral interior in the form of textiles and decorative elements. Carpet and curtains, a bedspread on the bed, pillows on the sofa, a bright picture or a lampshade - and the result will be just as good! On the other hand, you can radically change it, spending much less effort and money.

Separately, I would like to talk about the zoning of rooms using color.

You often hear:
- Bought two (or even three) types of wallpaper, how and where to stick them?
- I really want to highlight one of the walls with color, which one? Or maybe two?
So, when is it appropriate to highlight the wall with color, and when is it not worth it?

Rooms - « EXTENDED RECTANGLE" - the most common option.
- by color, we zone the room into two equal, or almost equal parts, for example, into a bedroom and a living room, into a bedroom and a nursery ...

- Color zoning is especially “useful” for rooms that are too long and narrow. Here we can highlight the center of the room with color, visually “chopping off” the edges, depriving them of color.

- perhaps we want to make one of the walls accent with the help of color. The frontal wall (the one opposite the entrance to the room or diagonally from the entrance) is best suited for this.

- for rooms that are too elongated, it is advisable to highlight the short end wall with color.

If we want to focus on long wall- it is worth highlighting not the entire wall, but only its significant part.
For example:
1. zone in the living room where the TV hangs.

2. part of the wall in the bedroom behind the headboard.

Rooms IRREGULAR SHAPE
- color we can "cut off" superfluous corners of the room that interfere with us.
- it is quite logical to highlight niches, alcoves or ledges with a different color. ( But it doesn't have to be done a priori.).

Rooms SQUARE and close to a square .
Everything that you read about above them in most cases is categorically contraindicated!
- do not highlight one of the walls with color, do not select a piece of the wall, or a corner. This will seriously harm the original geometry of the room.
- you should not emphasize with color a lone ledge or an asymmetrical niche.
To emphasize the correct symmetrical shape of the room, we can:
- use inserts of a different color or companion wallpaper in the frame.

For rooms with relatively high ceilings, horizontal zoning around the perimeter can be applied.
It can also be used in rectangular rooms, but you should not do this in too elongated ones.
- with an average height, the wall is divided into 1/3 and 2/3 parts.

For higher rooms, it is permissible to highlight the upper part of the wall (about 1/4 or 1/5)

DECORATION MATERIALS
When choosing finishing materials, we cannot always afford the quality that we would like. It is sad.

But even worse, if the dream of luxury plays a cruel joke on us.

Linoleum, which pretends to be type-setting parquet or marble.

A cheap, small-format tile with a poorly applied marble pattern that is the same on every tile.

Plastic panels - "natural malachite"

- "samovar" gold and silver

Such fakes will never be able to create the illusion of an expensive interior in your apartment, but will only turn your apartment into an evil and cruel caricature of “expensive-boHato”.
If, due to circumstances, you are forced to use budget segment materials, your motto will be:
"BEAUTY IN SIMPLICITY"

"True sophistication is especially noticeable when it is close to simplicity."
Henry Ward Beecher

Buy laminate or linoleum "with taste" of a regular board . Neither expensive type-setting parquet, nor exotic breeds, nor marble, nor leather, nor fur will look organically on the surface of linoleum, cheap tiles, plastic panels and budget wallpaper coated with foamed vinyl.

When purchasing budget tiles, give preference to monochromatic collections, do not overuse decors. It is they who, with their poor-quality performance and tasteless pattern (to create cheap collections good designers attract rarely), often give out the true price of a tile.

Instead of decors, ( cheap often only in appearance, but not in price) make a “cool” mosaic with a thin strip. At high price 1-2 meters may be enough for you.

Cunning. Lay the tiles not to the ceiling, but to the middle of the wall. Currently, there are modern, very high quality paints for bathrooms. They will protect your walls like tiles. . By saving on the number of tiles, you can afford a more expensive and spectacular collection.

If you disassemble the models of budget doors, then even blank canvases or classic modest panels look much more solid than home-grown "type design" models.

BAD

WELL

Walls. Do not paste over the premises of a small area, and even with low ceiling, wallpaper with large flowers, patterns, chic "damask". You yourself steal precious meters from yourself, making the room even cramped and low.

The word hall already says a lot: they receive guests there, arrange "home" holidays, perhaps children play right there. The hall is a multifunctional place where most of the home time is spent, it can hardly be called a place of solitude, rather a place of meetings and leisure. How to choose an interior for such a difficult place in an apartment, in a house where coziness and comfort will be combined, and at the same time openness. After all, the hall is the face of the owners, its emotional component.

Deciding on the interior, having reviewed a thousand sites, we awkwardly ask the question: “How much will it cost to make repairs, equip, decorate the living room?” Of course, the phrase “expensive and beautiful” immediately appears in the mind, but many cannot afford such delights. But how to make a budget option to meet personal requirements. After all, in pursuit of cheap materials, you can just lose. We are faced with the task of choosing an interior without “hitting your pocket”. However, it should be stylish, not arrogant and at the same time cozy.

There are many trends in the interior, the most popular are:

• Classic style;
• Modern;
• High tech;
• Loft;
• Minimalism;
• Pop Art;
• Eco style;
• Art Deco.

From the above, the style is awkwardly striking - "minimalism". A style characterized by simplicity and at the same time brevity and brightness of the composition. There should be a little of everything, which is suitable for an inexpensive budget.

Pop art can also be suitable, where color accents are placed on a white background. Loft where it is possible to leave the walls uncovered.

And also, modern ideas living room interior design can be found in the material:

The interior of the hall in the apartment: photos of budget options

Having decided on the style of the interior (for example, minimalism). We select the color scheme of the walls, floor, ceiling. The simplest, non-pressing colors are light, warm. White will go well glossy ceiling with a coffee floor, plain colors are also suitable here.

It is possible to put a plain fleecy carpet in the middle, giving softness and comfort to the room.

It is necessary not to burden the living room by placing only necessary furniture- a sofa, a couple of ottomans, perhaps a simple coffee table. You should not clutter up the living room with cabinets; instead of them, it is better to organize shelves on the wall where the TV, speakers, and decor elements will be placed. You need to furnish the room to a minimum.

How to cheaply decorate a hall: design and decoration

After the repair and arrangement of furniture, sometimes one gets the feeling that the room is “naked”, empty. In order to “dress” the space, so to speak, it is necessary to decorate it. There are the most various options how to decorate a living room. These are flowers, glossy paintings, stylish photo collages, various souvenirs, figurines, decorative elements. To save the budget, it is possible only to make decorations for the hall with your own hands.

Flowers, they can be arranged around the perimeter of the living room. What flowers to choose? Possibly alive. But they need to be looked after, watered, replanted, loosened the ground. The choice of colors depends on the lighting and location of the room, not everyone likes the scorching sun near the window, or a dark corner.

It is necessary to choose plants depending on the interior. Exotic (palm trees, ferns), with fragrant flowers (lilies) or even mini-greenhouses.

Perhaps pick up artificial flowers. They do not require such care as living ones, however, it is necessary to wipe and wash them from time to time. Make your own herbarium, from dried country plants covered with varnish and glitter.

On the wall, on the shelves, you can place ready-made family photo collages, where the most emotional moments are captured, giving the mood to the living room. Or hang a picture that you can draw yourself. It does not matter that there will be fuzzy lines that are far from reality, you can draw abstractly. Or frame an old photograph, a funny note left from school days, an expensive autograph of your favorite star.

On the shelves, it is possible to place transparent vases of interesting shape, filled with colored pebbles, balls.

Curtains help emphasize the chosen style in an original way. Perhaps these will be classic curtains, London, Italian, roller blinds or even blinds, it really tastes. You can also sew it yourself, choosing the color and texture of the material.

The carpet will also bring a mood that you can weave yourself from old things. It will bring exclusivity, originality and home warmth. The selected decor element will give an accent, mood and fullness to the room.

How to make repairs without extra costs? The main thing is to choose nice wallpaper. Our tips will help you:

Universal living room: an economical decoration option

Make the living room inexpensive and stylish, perhaps without spending a lot of time and money. You can also save on wall coverings by leaving brick or concrete without wallpaper. Get a cottage atmosphere. And if there is a desire to hide all the flaws of the wall, then non-woven or vinyl wallpapers, textured plaster. The most budget option for floors is linoleum, which can be easily covered with a carpet.

It is necessary to carefully approach the choice of furniture. When we have decided on the image of the interior, we gradually fill the living room. You should not shove accidentally caught furniture, otherwise the style of the interior will be distorted.

Curtains and carpet are important elements, they will give softness, conciseness to the living room. Wall shelves are one of the simplest and most inexpensive decorations. empty wall. Making shelves with your own hands is not difficult and inexpensive, you just need fasteners, boards and possibly paint. Shelves can be made in a variety of configurations, color bright colors, or even just rub it with sandpaper.

And what about lighting? The most budget option is hanging lamp. The fixtures are also available in a variety of configurations. During the day, it will serve as an element of decor, and in the evening, spot lighting will add romance and comfort.

Expert advice: budget interior of the hall (video)

Having made repairs, arranged furniture, hung a lamp and curtains, laid a carpet, filled the hall with our own made decorations, we ask the question: "Did you manage to save money?" options, try and dare!

Examples of the budget interior of the hall (photo)

Do not be deceived and think that repair is a cheap pleasure, as it is always quite expensive. Nevertheless, there are simple ways to transform the interior without making major changes in it. You will be helped by successful things that can refresh the whole room. All of them are quite budgetary, so the ones described below design ideas suitable for any income.

new color

This is simplest way achieve great results without doing overhaul. Just repaint the walls in a different color! Even if the furniture and carpets remain the same, the room takes on new life and becomes completely different.

Rearrangement of furniture

Rearranging furniture is a completely free way to transform a room and is highly recommended by many designers. Placing a sofa or bed against another wall allows you to look at the room in a completely different light. Also, you can try using coffee table or chairs from another room.

Change of little things on the coffee table

You may not believe it, but books and candles on the coffee table greatly affect the mood in your room. You can remove all accessories from the room and replace them with others. Try items like houseplants, candles, and framed pictures.

Pillow change

If you want your home to be a cozy place, you definitely need pillows. In addition to comfort, they also have a plus - they are easy to change. You do not even need to look for new ones, just pick up a few sets of cases. In this case, the room can always be quickly transformed.

Using wallpaper

Contemporary wallpaper can make a room incredibly stylish and luxurious. They are easy to stick, besides, you can decorate only one wall. If you want to try something unusual, wallpaper the ceiling.

Use of walls

Walls attract most of the attention, so the transformation of space can begin with them. Use the walls functionally, for example, place on them bookshelves or make a thematic photo exhibition. This works incredibly well for changing the space.

Moving paintings

If you want to quickly transform your space, start with paintings. Remove absolutely everything, this also applies to mirrors. Then start hanging again, in a different combination. Start with the biggest ones. Walk around the house and think about where the ideal places for each of them will be. If the largest one has always hung over your sofa, it may be time to find another place for it, and instead make an exhibition of small paintings.

Changing multiple accents

Buying kitchen furniture can be quite expensive. Better just replace a few chairs that will attract attention. A spectacular shape or bright fabric of the seats will help transform the entire room.

Using new patterns

Too much a large number of fabric textures and accessories can do appearance the rooms are not entirely successful. Try using patterns in just a few places to create accents in the room. Changing the rug or lamp on the wall is not difficult, and the effect is immediately noticeable.

Change of bed linen

The blanket on the bed can be the center of attention, so sometimes just replacing it is enough. Give up the old blanket that you have long been accustomed to, find something that inspires and pleases you.

Replacement of furniture covers

If you have the same sofa for many years, you can replace the cover on it - you do not have to spend a lot of money, but the effect will be simply amazing. The covers can be washed and cleaned, so it's also convenient.

Using colored frames

If you always only buy wooden or black frames, try using different colors. It brings your photos to life and allows you to see them in a new light.

Carpet replacement

Carpet is the thing that unites the entire room, the first thing people notice. You can try to replace only it. Do not be afraid to show your individuality, act boldly.

Ceiling transformation

If you can't paint the walls, it's enough to transform the ceiling. This greatly affects how you perceive the room!

Replacement of shades

This is the easiest way to create an atmosphere in a room. It is enough to buy new ceiling lamps for the lamps, and you will see a completely different room. The effect will be especially pronounced when you turn on the light.