Categories: Home Improvement

Design Tips to Make Your Home Interior Livelier

A lively home is an inviting one. However, design mistakes can suck the life out of your space. If you’re planning an interior remodeling project, Up and Above Contractors shares fresh ideas to energize your favorite rooms:

Add Plants to the Bathroom

Any savvy remodeling company would say nature never fails to add life to a tired bath. Since bathrooms generally have a serene color palette, potted plants would pop with their vibrant hues. Add a touch of serenity with dark green foliage.

But, you need to think about proper placement. Understand the unique needs of your ornamentals to keep them healthy and beautiful. The ledge of a bay window over the sink seems like a natural destination for sun-loving greenery.

Bring the Sun Into the Kitchen

The kitchen, especially the cooking area, needs great illumination. Although you want to install artificial lights strategically for maximum visual performance, using glass generously can work wonders. If you don’t want to lose precious wall space for storage, any home improvement company will recommend having a glass backsplash instead.

A glass backsplash serves many purposes. In addition to pulling the sun in, it offers instant surveillance, opens up the space and creates a seamless connection with the outside world.

Use an Open Floor Plan for the Basement

Considering that basements usually don’t have the luxury of having large windows, extend the gaze with an open floor plan. Light from any sources can easily spread throughout a room without walls. In turn, you can enjoy a spacious and airy basement.

Talk to Up and Above Contractors to give your home interior a dramatic makeover. Call us at (973) 300-0636 to get your project started, and get a free estimate. We serve Wantage, Hackettstown and Sparta, NJ.

Gary Powers

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