**Adding a Touch of Luxury to Your Space: Tips and Tricks**

When it comes to decorating your home, there are many ways to add a touch of luxury without breaking the bank. One of the most important things to consider is the rug that you choose for your space. Velvet sofas can pair perfectly with cotton rugs that have a high-quality look to them, but if you're looking to dress up your casual furniture, consider some silk rugs. Yes, you read that right - silk rugs can be surprisingly affordable and are often less expensive than you might think.

In fact, having a solid-colored silk rug can make your space feel more luxurious, while lesser patterns may actually give the same effect. And with faux silk rugs on the market, it's easier than ever to add a touch of luxury to your space without breaking the bank. When shopping for a rug, don't forget to check the maintenance rating - this will give you an idea of how easy or difficult it is to clean and maintain.

For many people, one of the most important things when decorating their home is adding curtains. Not only do they add a touch of elegance to any room, but they can also help to block out light and keep your space feeling cozy. When choosing curtains, consider the type of fabric you want to use - linen, velvet, or even something more delicate like gauze. Having them tailored will make all the difference in creating a luxurious feel in your space.

Another key thing to remember when decorating your home is that it's all about adding those little details that take your space from basic to luxurious. For example, adding velvet pillows, big coffee table books, and even small brass accents like knots can instantly transform your space. And don't forget the power of lighting - choosing the right fixtures can make a huge impact on how your space feels.

**The Importance of Maintenance**

One of the most important things when decorating your home is to consider the maintenance of your chosen items. This is especially true when it comes to rugs, which can be a major investment for any room. By looking at the maintenance rating on websites like West Elm, you can get an idea of how easy or difficult it is to clean and maintain your rug.

For many people, the biggest challenge when decorating their home on a budget is knowing where to start. But the truth is, there are many ways to add a touch of luxury to your space without breaking the bank. It's all about choosing the right items and paying attention to the little details that make a big impact.

**Styling Tips from a Seasoned Pro**

As someone who has been in the design business for years, I've learned a thing or two about what makes a space feel luxurious and well-designed. One of my favorite tips is to add curtains - not just any curtains, but beautiful, tailored ones that make your space feel like a million bucks.

I also love adding big coffee table books, velvet pillows, and small brass accents like knots. These little details can instantly transform your space and make it feel more luxurious. And don't forget about the power of lighting - choosing the right fixtures can make a huge impact on how your space feels.

**A Personal Touch**

As someone who is always looking for new ways to decorate my own home, I've found that adding personal touches can make all the difference. One of my favorite things to do is stage my listings by adding curtains and other decorative elements to each room. And you know what? People actually want to live in those spaces! They love how I've curated each room to feel like a luxurious retreat.

And if you're interested in learning more about decorating your own space, don't worry - I'm here to help. Stay tuned for future videos and tips on everything from styling rugs to choosing the perfect lighting fixtures. And don't forget to hit that subscribe button and leave me a comment below if you have any questions or just want to say hi!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you so much to skillshare for being our video sponsor today um i was thinking about it i was like what does that actually mean like how do you actually define luxurious lighting well hi and welcome to the house of valentina i'm valentina and today we are talking about quick fixes that you can make to your home that will give a luxurious feel to your home these are instant fixes that i think you're going to really enjoy and there's something that you'll be surprised how easy they are to execute in your own home and how quickly it can transform your space if that sounds like something that you're excited about make sure you hit subscribe give the video a thumbs up and leave us a comment and let us know that you want more luxurious interior styling tips and hacks in the future so without further ado let's jump in for tip number one you want to make sure to add some velvet there's just something about velvet it just gives your space an instantaneously luxurious feeling it's soft it's plush and when you add velvet pillows to your bed you add them to you have limitless budget there's always some velvet out there for you so you can do solid velvet it's really nice to do maybe some solid whites and creams on a white sofa you could also add a little bit of color and infuse it with maybe some dark mocha or some deep gray colors onto your sofa and these will just really give you a nice little jump you can do that on your bed you can do it on your sofa but you can also think about your upholstery as you're purchasing items for your home an instantaneous lift to your space would be bar stools that have velvet on them this would velvet and brass would be even better i think but this is how you can really quickly transform your spaces without necessarily having to buy everything new i'll leave some links below for some of my favorite velvet pillows and velvet bar stools and things that that way you can shop our favorites and be able to find something quick and easy i'll make sure to include all all budgets for you that way you can really have some fun tip number two is to add luxurious lighting and when i say luxurious lighting um i was thinking about it i was like what does that actually mean like how do you actually define luxurious lighting well to me luxurious lighting has something a little bit extra about it it's the quality is really good the details are really thought out the materials are just something a little extra so maybe you might be looking for a lamp that has alabaster or marble you're looking for a really high quality brass finished lamp there's something classic but also something that just feels really really special and i think that the easiest way to do this is to update your table lamps and your floor lamps because obviously you don't need an electrician for that job i mean if you happen to be an electrician then perfect go order some new sconces and some overhead lights and just go to town but if you're looking for a quick fix i really suggest that you look at your table lamps and your floor lamps because your lighting is probably on besides the furniture and the paint in the room that's probably the most impactful thing that you're going to do in the space because it really carries the weight of the space so if it's really really casual basic lighting it will tend to pull the entire space down a little bit so if you add something that has a more luxurious feel then it will really give your space a really good lift i'll leave some links as well down below for items that i think you should definitely be shopping it's not about budget it's really about eyeing those details and those finishes and really getting the most for your money so i'll try to give you a variety no matter what your budget is something that you might want to look at that'll maybe even just inspire you or maybe something you might want to purchase as well tip number three is to add accessories to your space that will really add a luxurious feel so if you have a lot of rustic wood in your space if you have a lot of things that are distressed that will definitely give your space a more casual more rural vibe so if you're trying to do the opposite of that and give it a more luxurious feel then you really want to think about the materials that you're adding just like the lamps those materials are materials that you can really just add over and over to your space so marble brass you want to think about your finishes on those items that really makes a big difference too you can use clear glass that's something that just really has just a more luxurious feel to it i think that coffee table books you guys know if you've hung around this channel for for very long you know i'm really passionate about the coffee table books you really need to invest in some nice big coffee table books if you have little piles of lots of little things it doesn't give off a very luxurious look so try clearing off your coffee table clearing out your spaces and think about adding larger accessories that are upscaled and have a really high quality to them and i think that will instantaneously add luxurious feel to your space oh and i'll probably leave some links for you guys for that as well i just have fun i i i'm shopping all day long so it's fun to be able to give you guys links and you'll have to let me know if you find that helpful or not and then if you do then maybe we'll do some more of them because i always love an excuse to shop anyways i wanted to take just a moment and thank skillshare for being our video sponsor today you guys know that we absolutely love skillshare it is such an amazing platform it it really is this home for those of us that are lifelong learners creatives and apparently i've discovered there's all kinds of amazing classes on the site that i didn't even know existed because we were talking about luxury today i just simply typed in the word luxury on the website to see what kinds of things came up and wow was i pleasantly surprised so some of my personal favorites that i am now going to be watching are where and how to find global jobs on luxury yachts by sri pod vaidya i don't know about you but if they can tell me how to get a job on a luxury yacht i am all in that sounds like a lot of fun doesn't it what i love so much about skillshare is that it is less than ten dollars a month to have a membership with them skillshare has very kindly hooked us up so the first 1000 people to use the link in my description will get a free trial of skillshare premium membership so you can explore your creativity everything's down in the description box and thank you again to skillshare for being our video sponsor tip number four is to roll out a rug a lot of times what i see when i visit other people's homes is that they either forget to use a rug or the rug has gotten a little bit dingy i mean i know what it's like i've got kids and dogs and it's it happens right it's just the rugs a lot of times can look a little bit tattered they can look a little bit worn so switching out your rug can make a huge difference but you need to switch it out with the right kind of rug and i was thinking about all the different scenarios with the rugs because i was like oh so add a silk rug because that's beautiful and it's really soft but you could also potentially roll out a striped uh cotton rug if the materials for the rest of the room had a more elevated feel so i don't want to narrow you down too much but i want this to actually be helpful so you can actually execute it so think about your overall space if you have a velvet sofa you might be able to get away with a cotton rug that has a nice high quality look to it you could do a persian with that you could do cotton but if you really have casual furniture and you're wanting to dress up your space think about some of the silk rugs i've seen them on west elm i've seen them on amazon again i will leave you guys links for items that i am looking at myself items that i've used in homes it's it's actually surprising you think oh it's made with silk it must cost a fortune actually sometimes those rugs are not very expensive i think a lot of times having less pattern in the rug can also read more luxurious so if you're just getting started you may want to do a solid silk like rug and they have a lot of faux silk rugs nowadays that actually are really really affordable so whatever wherever your budget is there is a rug out there for you one of the things that i always do as well is that i look i was looking on west elm last night from my own room um because i'm wanting to update my own rugs in my own home and i noticed that they have a rating that shows you maintenance on them how easy they are to clean how how easy they are to maintain and they've got that really nice little rating down below and i think that's really helpful because it can be a little bit overwhelming when you're spending if it's an eight by ten rug it might be under a thousand dollars but it could be ten thousand dollars for a rug or even more so it's really important to make good decisions for the spaces that you're putting them into and i hope that you'll find these little tips really helpful tip number five is to hang curtains now if you've watched any of my home tours then you know i don't have a lot of curtains in my house but when i go to stage my listings when we're designing our spaces i've honestly been adding curtains to pretty much every single room for a while and i'm actually i've got people that have come out to measure to put curtains up in my own space because i just feel that curtains really add a feeling of luxury to your space a lot of it comes down to adding the right kind of curtains so you can absolutely use linen you can use even something that's like a really gauzy um just really almost transparent material but having them tailored is really important having the volume there and even if you're adding velvet you just want that sort of luxurious feel it just the layers that it adds to the wall into the space it just feels like all the details have been attended to and that's what i think really separates a luxurious home from just a basic functional home we're trying to add something a little bit extra to it and so that's why i think add the curtains finish out all the details it will really transform your space and stay tuned for the channel here as you see us putting up curtains at our own house that way you'll see how it's going to transform our home and and i know how what it's like when you're working on a budget and you're just trying to get the basics into a space but this video is really meant when you've got the basics and you're wanting to take it up to the next level these are the kinds of things that you can do think back to your own space and think about what you have and how these tips if you applied each of them how quickly that would completely revolutionize the space itself so if you added velvet pillows you add a couple really nice big coffee table books and uh maybe one of those little gold knots that i just i love those brass knots i think that's such a great accessory and then you dress the walls and you put down a beautiful rug you can see really quickly let's finish out the lighting while we're at it right you can instantaneously transform your space by just choosing the right things it really isn't about budget it's really about choosing something that's just a little bit extra and if you do that it will have a huge impact on your space so i hope that you have found these tips helpful for you i know that i always love when you guys stop by um we're with lots of projects that we're working on and i hope to be able to show you some of these ideas in action in the next few weeks so definitely stay tuned hit the subscribe button if you haven't already give the video a thumbs up if you like these kinds of tips and tricks for styling up your space and um yeah leave us a comment say hi let us know that you enjoyed it so thank you again for stopping by and um cheers i'll see you the next one that's louie i promise youthank you so much to skillshare for being our video sponsor today um i was thinking about it i was like what does that actually mean like how do you actually define luxurious lighting well hi and welcome to the house of valentina i'm valentina and today we are talking about quick fixes that you can make to your home that will give a luxurious feel to your home these are instant fixes that i think you're going to really enjoy and there's something that you'll be surprised how easy they are to execute in your own home and how quickly it can transform your space if that sounds like something that you're excited about make sure you hit subscribe give the video a thumbs up and leave us a comment and let us know that you want more luxurious interior styling tips and hacks in the future so without further ado let's jump in for tip number one you want to make sure to add some velvet there's just something about velvet it just gives your space an instantaneously luxurious feeling it's soft it's plush and when you add velvet pillows to your bed you add them to you have limitless budget there's always some velvet out there for you so you can do solid velvet it's really nice to do maybe some solid whites and creams on a white sofa you could also add a little bit of color and infuse it with maybe some dark mocha or some deep gray colors onto your sofa and these will just really give you a nice little jump you can do that on your bed you can do it on your sofa but you can also think about your upholstery as you're purchasing items for your home an instantaneous lift to your space would be bar stools that have velvet on them this would velvet and brass would be even better i think but this is how you can really quickly transform your spaces without necessarily having to buy everything new i'll leave some links below for some of my favorite velvet pillows and velvet bar stools and things that that way you can shop our favorites and be able to find something quick and easy i'll make sure to include all all budgets for you that way you can really have some fun tip number two is to add luxurious lighting and when i say luxurious lighting um i was thinking about it i was like what does that actually mean like how do you actually define luxurious lighting well to me luxurious lighting has something a little bit extra about it it's the quality is really good the details are really thought out the materials are just something a little extra so maybe you might be looking for a lamp that has alabaster or marble you're looking for a really high quality brass finished lamp there's something classic but also something that just feels really really special and i think that the easiest way to do this is to update your table lamps and your floor lamps because obviously you don't need an electrician for that job i mean if you happen to be an electrician then perfect go order some new sconces and some overhead lights and just go to town but if you're looking for a quick fix i really suggest that you look at your table lamps and your floor lamps because your lighting is probably on besides the furniture and the paint in the room that's probably the most impactful thing that you're going to do in the space because it really carries the weight of the space so if it's really really casual basic lighting it will tend to pull the entire space down a little bit so if you add something that has a more luxurious feel then it will really give your space a really good lift i'll leave some links as well down below for items that i think you should definitely be shopping it's not about budget it's really about eyeing those details and those finishes and really getting the most for your money so i'll try to give you a variety no matter what your budget is something that you might want to look at that'll maybe even just inspire you or maybe something you might want to purchase as well tip number three is to add accessories to your space that will really add a luxurious feel so if you have a lot of rustic wood in your space if you have a lot of things that are distressed that will definitely give your space a more casual more rural vibe so if you're trying to do the opposite of that and give it a more luxurious feel then you really want to think about the materials that you're adding just like the lamps those materials are materials that you can really just add over and over to your space so marble brass you want to think about your finishes on those items that really makes a big difference too you can use clear glass that's something that just really has just a more luxurious feel to it i think that coffee table books you guys know if you've hung around this channel for for very long you know i'm really passionate about the coffee table books you really need to invest in some nice big coffee table books if you have little piles of lots of little things it doesn't give off a very luxurious look so try clearing off your coffee table clearing out your spaces and think about adding larger accessories that are upscaled and have a really high quality to them and i think that will instantaneously add luxurious feel to your space oh and i'll probably leave some links for you guys for that as well i just have fun i i i'm shopping all day long so it's fun to be able to give you guys links and you'll have to let me know if you find that helpful or not and then if you do then maybe we'll do some more of them because i always love an excuse to shop anyways i wanted to take just a moment and thank skillshare for being our video sponsor today you guys know that we absolutely love skillshare it is such an amazing platform it it really is this home for those of us that are lifelong learners creatives and apparently i've discovered there's all kinds of amazing classes on the site that i didn't even know existed because we were talking about luxury today i just simply typed in the word luxury on the website to see what kinds of things came up and wow was i pleasantly surprised so some of my personal favorites that i am now going to be watching are where and how to find global jobs on luxury yachts by sri pod vaidya i don't know about you but if they can tell me how to get a job on a luxury yacht i am all in that sounds like a lot of fun doesn't it what i love so much about skillshare is that it is less than ten dollars a month to have a membership with them skillshare has very kindly hooked us up so the first 1000 people to use the link in my description will get a free trial of skillshare premium membership so you can explore your creativity everything's down in the description box and thank you again to skillshare for being our video sponsor tip number four is to roll out a rug a lot of times what i see when i visit other people's homes is that they either forget to use a rug or the rug has gotten a little bit dingy i mean i know what it's like i've got kids and dogs and it's it happens right it's just the rugs a lot of times can look a little bit tattered they can look a little bit worn so switching out your rug can make a huge difference but you need to switch it out with the right kind of rug and i was thinking about all the different scenarios with the rugs because i was like oh so add a silk rug because that's beautiful and it's really soft but you could also potentially roll out a striped uh cotton rug if the materials for the rest of the room had a more elevated feel so i don't want to narrow you down too much but i want this to actually be helpful so you can actually execute it so think about your overall space if you have a velvet sofa you might be able to get away with a cotton rug that has a nice high quality look to it you could do a persian with that you could do cotton but if you really have casual furniture and you're wanting to dress up your space think about some of the silk rugs i've seen them on west elm i've seen them on amazon again i will leave you guys links for items that i am looking at myself items that i've used in homes it's it's actually surprising you think oh it's made with silk it must cost a fortune actually sometimes those rugs are not very expensive i think a lot of times having less pattern in the rug can also read more luxurious so if you're just getting started you may want to do a solid silk like rug and they have a lot of faux silk rugs nowadays that actually are really really affordable so whatever wherever your budget is there is a rug out there for you one of the things that i always do as well is that i look i was looking on west elm last night from my own room um because i'm wanting to update my own rugs in my own home and i noticed that they have a rating that shows you maintenance on them how easy they are to clean how how easy they are to maintain and they've got that really nice little rating down below and i think that's really helpful because it can be a little bit overwhelming when you're spending if it's an eight by ten rug it might be under a thousand dollars but it could be ten thousand dollars for a rug or even more so it's really important to make good decisions for the spaces that you're putting them into and i hope that you'll find these little tips really helpful tip number five is to hang curtains now if you've watched any of my home tours then you know i don't have a lot of curtains in my house but when i go to stage my listings when we're designing our spaces i've honestly been adding curtains to pretty much every single room for a while and i'm actually i've got people that have come out to measure to put curtains up in my own space because i just feel that curtains really add a feeling of luxury to your space a lot of it comes down to adding the right kind of curtains so you can absolutely use linen you can use even something that's like a really gauzy um just really almost transparent material but having them tailored is really important having the volume there and even if you're adding velvet you just want that sort of luxurious feel it just the layers that it adds to the wall into the space it just feels like all the details have been attended to and that's what i think really separates a luxurious home from just a basic functional home we're trying to add something a little bit extra to it and so that's why i think add the curtains finish out all the details it will really transform your space and stay tuned for the channel here as you see us putting up curtains at our own house that way you'll see how it's going to transform our home and and i know how what it's like when you're working on a budget and you're just trying to get the basics into a space but this video is really meant when you've got the basics and you're wanting to take it up to the next level these are the kinds of things that you can do think back to your own space and think about what you have and how these tips if you applied each of them how quickly that would completely revolutionize the space itself so if you added velvet pillows you add a couple really nice big coffee table books and uh maybe one of those little gold knots that i just i love those brass knots i think that's such a great accessory and then you dress the walls and you put down a beautiful rug you can see really quickly let's finish out the lighting while we're at it right you can instantaneously transform your space by just choosing the right things it really isn't about budget it's really about choosing something that's just a little bit extra and if you do that it will have a huge impact on your space so i hope that you have found these tips helpful for you i know that i always love when you guys stop by um we're with lots of projects that we're working on and i hope to be able to show you some of these ideas in action in the next few weeks so definitely stay tuned hit the subscribe button if you haven't already give the video a thumbs up if you like these kinds of tips and tricks for styling up your space and um yeah leave us a comment say hi let us know that you enjoyed it so thank you again for stopping by and um cheers i'll see you the next one that's louie i promise you\n"