The 82 Best Home Decor Ideas, According To Top Designers

Decorating a home can be a long and exhausting process, but also revigorating and exciting. You can play with different styles, furniture and lighting options, as well as color palettes and textures. If you’re looking for some incredible inspiration, this is the ultimate guide you need! These 82 best home decor ideas told to us by some top designers will surely help you in your process of decorating any space.


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01. WORK WITH ARCHITECTURAL QUIRKS

Kirk Davis Swinehart

02. BE BOLD WITH COLOR

Stephen Kent Johnson

03. PLAY UP YOUR LOCATION

Stephan Julliard

04. MAKE YOUR MANTEL A MASTERPIECE

Alex Lukey

05. PATTERN ON PATTERN ON PATTERN

Nicole Franzen

06. USE MIRRORS TO ENHANCE NATURAL LIGHT

Stephen Kent Johnson

 

07. GO FOR BROKE WITH BOOKSHELVES

Guido Taroni

08. MIMIC ARCHITECTURAL SHAPES

Christian Harder

09. FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION

Stephen Kent Johnson

10. TO THE WINDOW (WITH NO WALLS!)

Pernille Loof

11. USE YOUR WALL SPACE

Ricardo Labougle

12. DRAPE A BRIGHT RUG

Frank Frances

13. CREATE A BOLD GALLERY

Maxime Brouillet

14. DEPLOY COLOR ON THE FLOOR

Emily Gilbert

15. GO BOLD IN SMALL SPACES

Paul Costello

16. EXPERIMENT WITH PATTERNS

Nicole Cohen

17. USE COLOR IN A HALLWAY

Simon Upton

18. DISPLAY COLLECTIBLES ON A TABLE

James Merrell

19. GROUP ANTIQUES BY COLOR

Rebecca Robertson

20. MIX YOUR TIME PERIODS

Trevor Tondro

21. TRY FLOOR-TO-CEILING SHELVING

Marie Flanigan Interiors

22. LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE

Douglas Friedman

23. EMBRACE THE FEAR OF COMMITMENT

Stephen Kent Johnson

24. USE YOUR WALLS AS A CANVAS

Simon Upton

25. ANCHOR YOUR ROOM WITH A CLASSIC

Richard Powers

26. CREATE MOODY CONTRAST WITH COLOR

Stephan Julliard

27. ADD PLAYFULNESS WITH REPURPOSED ITEMS

William Abramowicz

28. USE FABRICS BEYOND SOFT FURNISHINGS

Douglas Friedman

29. BALANCE NEW AND OLD

Dominique Vorillon

30. MIX METALS FOR ADDED WARMTH

Simon Upton

31. DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF HIGH-LOW DESIGN

Max Zambelli

32. INVITE NATURE INDOORS

Rikki Snyder

33. LAYER DECOR OVER THE YEARS

Björn Wallander

34. INSTALLING SHIPLAP? GO HORIZONTAL (USUALLY)

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35. DON’T SACRIFICE COMFORT

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36. ALWAYS SHOP FOR A RUG IN PERSON

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37. LET A LOCALE INSPIRE YOUR SPACE

Jessica Alexander

38. NEVER SETTLE ON ONE LOOK

HomeGoods/Reid Rolls

39. USE CURTAINS AS A BACKDROP FOR ART

HomeGoods/Reid Rolls

40. UPHOLSTER ANTIQUE FURNITURE WITH A MODERN FABRIC

Genevieve Garruppo

41. CHOOSE ONE PIECE OF ARTWORK TO ANCHOR THE ROOM

HomeGoods/Matt Harrington

42. SHIP SMARTER

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43. DO YOUR HOMEWORK

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44. INVEST WHERE IT MATTERS

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45. SCALE TO YOUR SOFA

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46. BRING OUTDOOR FABRIC IN

Kathryn MacDonald

47. PRACTICE BEFORE YOU PAINT

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48. GO DARK IN DIM PLACES

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49. LET THE LIGHT BE YOUR GUIDE

Brittany Ambridge

50. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

MARILI FORASTIERI

51. EMBRACE CUSTOM FURNITURE

Mikkel Vang

52. USE LADDERS AS STORAGE

Roger Davies

53. KICK UP CLASSICS

Oriana Koren

54. KEEP BEDROOM FABRICS SIMPLE

Alyssa Rosenheck/Designed By Chad James

55. YOUR CHAIRS DON’T HAVE TO MATCH

Thomas Kuoh/ Design by Emilie Munroe

56. CENTER YOUR FURNITURE ON A RUG

IKEA

57. CREATE AN INVITING ENTRYWAY WITH MIRRORS

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58. PAINT YOUR CLOSETS

LA Closet Design

59. MAKE A ROOM LOOK BIGGER WITH WHITE FURNITURE

Christopher Sturman

60. MAXIMIZE DAYLIGHT WITH MIRRORS

Jon Call

61. EDIT, EDIT, EDIT

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62. REMEMBER THE RULE OF THREES

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63. CHANGE YOUR COFFEE TABLE DECOR REGULARLY

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64. COLOR-COORDINATE

Ron Wendt

65. MIX AND MATCH CHINA

Mikkel Vang

66. CHOOSE NEUTRAL UPHOLSTERY

Douglas Friedman/Designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard

67. DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE CEILING

Stephen Busken

68. DON’T FOLLOW TRENDS

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69. LAYER UP

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70. DIM THE LIGHTS

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71. ADD GREENERY

Jana Williams

72. HANG CURTAINS HIGH

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73. KEEP CURTAINS SIMPLE

Adam Kuehl/Designed by Paula Wallace

74. REMEMBER THAT NEWER ISN’T ALWAYS BETTER

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75. EXPAND A ROOM WITH RUGS

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76. START COLLECTING NOW

Paolo Petrignani

77. SPILL-PROOF YOUR SPACE

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78. MIX TEXTURES

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79. FIND BALANCE

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80. OPT FOR CARPET OVER WOOD FLOORS

Andrew Twort/Designed by Michael Reeves

81. FORGET THE FORMAL GRID

Helen Norman

82. BRING LIGHTING OUTSIDE

Melanie Acevedo

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