Celebrities clad up their multi-million cribs with expensive furniture pieces and elegant fixtures. Irregardless of the price tag, these costly furniture pieces definitely add up glamour and aesthetic appeal in their mansion/house.
But for some of us that can't afford the third Duke of Beaufort, Henry Somerset's Badminton Chest which is priced at $36.7 million or the Janjaap Ruijssenaar's $1.6 million magnetic bed, there's a simple way that we can achieve a customize, expensive look for our old furniture.
Steven Alan's Furniture designer and Expert woodworker Jason Pickens share their tricks to spruce up some spice and achieve a high-priced look for our pieces in the article of PopSugar.
Know, adopt these steps and transform your pieces anew.
1. Handles and Pulls for Cabinets and Drawers
Is your cabinet spelling out the word "boring" aloud? Pickens advise to "add your own pulls or handles to any drawers or doors." Stay fun on this addition, choose unexpected pulls, knobs, etc. Go metallic, polka dots, floral...This small addition will create a big difference and definitely add "funkiness" in your cabinets and drawers.
2. Faux that Flaunts
Faux Finishes don't only replicate details from expensive materials such as a marble, granite, etc., these types of finishes create depth and drama. Overall, a faux finish will greatly complement your old pieces.
Adding up to this, "Jason recommends adding a faux finish to the insides of drawers, cabinets, and shelves for really polished results."
3. Upholster your pieces and add cushion in your fabric-based furniture.
4. Transform your Pieces with Paint
Spray paint or learn wood painting, there are many options in the craft store that you can use and it's not really hard learning this.
5. Alter Some Changes with Metal
Adding some metal touch in your chair's legs or cabinet's handle will instantly hit the illusion that it is expensive. Pickens advise "Change the surface of furniture - add brass, sheet metal, wood, copper, or any other material."
