Interior design and how you choose to decorate your own home is an entirely personal endeavour. Your own sense of style and simply what you like should be almost palpable when stepping inside your home.
Whether you are planning on redecorating the entire property, or else are concentrating on one room at a time, the more luxurious and relaxing your new décor feels, the happier and more at home you will feel.
With that being said, here are some of the top must-have materials to use in your home’s interior design to create a luxury feel.
When you take a tour around a country mansion, or else visit a palace or castle still in its original condition, you will inevitably see original marble structures throughout.
Now, unless you are incredibly fortunate and reside in your own mansion, marble may well be slightly too much, but a beautiful alternative which looks and feels luxurious is that of semi-precious stones. Lapis, Geodes, Quartz and Agate – all of which are back in fashion. You can have small touches in light fittings, be the envy of your friends with a larger coffee table, or even have an elaborate fireplace surround sourced in the most gorgeous blue, purple and green tones.
Brass fixtures and fittings instantly draw the eye and when positioned and installed correctly, just a scattering of brass can make a huge difference to the ostentatious feel of the space.
Both the bathroom and the kitchen are perfect rooms to use brass, especially as pure and raw brass never rusts, making it ideal for wet areas such as your sinks and taps. However, you should always pair brass with high quality materials, to avoid it looking dated or cheap. For instance in a bathroom you should invest in limestone tiles from mystonefloor.com to really give the wow factor – this will give your brass fixtures an opulent aesthetic and will make you want to spend way more time in the bath.
This next suggestion is exceedingly fashionable, but shows absolutely no sign of changing in the future; charred or burnt wood from Cypress trees which is known in the design world as Shou Sugi Ban.
A Japanese, 18th century, technique, these days Westerners have adopted this style of wood and usually use spruce, birch or pine to create a similar effect. Not only is Shou Sigi Ban incredibly beautiful to look at, but it is highly sustainable and durable as well, so you will not only have a luxurious living room but will also be doing your bit for the environment.
Finally, less of simply a material and more of an entire structure, if you are serious about adding a layer of luxury and class to your interior living spaces, then look no further than a designer radiator and a heated towel rail in the bathroom too.
Designer radiators, naturally, do exactly the same core function as the radiators which were initially installed in your house do, but are not just much more attractive, they are usually more effective in heating the room as well.