Are you eager to design and decorate your home?
Perhaps your home is a blank canvas and you’re ready to start adorning it with luxury furniture, beautiful artwork, and tasteful accessories. Maybe you’re a long-time homeowner whose space has become stale or outdated.
In any case, it’s never too late to start from square one and invest in residential interior design services to create the ideal look for your residential space. Here are four important steps you’ll need to take along the way!
1. Compile Your Space’s Measurements
Whether you plan to decorate a single room or your entire home, you won’t get very far without knowing the dimensions and the unique limitations of your space.
Take some time to measure the length, width, and height of your area, and make note of any structures that you will need to work with—from stairs and doorways to rails, columns, and more.
Using these measurements and important details, sketch up a floor plan to scale. This will help you visualize the layout of your furniture!
2. Create a Budget for Your Project
With a visual representation of your space in hand, it’s time to make a budget for your project. Create a spreadsheet that includes a total dollar amount you can afford, as well as a list of items sorted into three buckets—priorities, wants, and extras.
Keep in mind that you usually get what you pay for when buying furniture, interior décor, and accessories. Any extra funds you can put towards your project will allow you to invest in durable, high-quality, luxury pieces that not only wow family, friends, and guests but also last for many years to come—ultimately saving you money in the long run!
3. Start Drawing Inspiration
Ready for the fun part? It’s time to start dreaming of how you might decorate your space. Of course, the internet is an incredible resource you can use to your advantage. Draw inspiration from online home decorating stores and interior design blogs. Bookmark your favourite pieces and concepts so that you can easily refer to them later.
You might even choose to visit a high-end furniture store in person and browse the various styles, materials, and colours that are available.
4. Leave the Legwork to a Residential Interior Designer
If this already sounds like a ton of work, that’s because it is! The truth is that many homeowners lack the time, energy, or skills to bring their dream design to life.
Fortunately, a professional designer or decorator has the expertise to help you achieve your dream look. At Direct Interiors, we have several credentialed designers on staff who specialize in transforming residential spaces. Leveraging our interior design services will help you nail your design on time and on budget.
Read our blog ‘Benefits of Hiring an Interior Designer‘ for additional information.
What’s more, we have our very own two-floor, 50,000 square foot luxury furniture store in Ontario where you will find thousands of furniture and interior décor options from dozens of world-renowned brands. Take advantage of this one-stop location to transform your space as quickly as possible!
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Your coffee table called. It wants a personality upgrade. 👀
Forget the perfectly matched accessories. Think colourful coffee table books, sculptural vases, unexpected textures, and a little greenery.
The trick is making it look collected, not overly decorated.
Because the best coffee tables have something worth talking about. 📚✨
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Sleepover plans at 4 p.m. Somehow, three kids are staying over by 8. 😅
That’s when a kids’ room that does double duty earns its keep. The trundle rolls out when an extra bed is needed, then tucks back underneath when morning comes, giving them more room for friends without giving up more room every day. It can even step in as extra storage between sleepovers.
Double duty, without the double footprint. Now all you need to figure out is whether they’re actually going to sleep. 😉
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Subtle? We don`t know her. 💜🔥
A wall full of colour, a little gold, sculptural accents, and a pop of emerald green. Every detail in this setup has a personality of its own, yet somehow, they all get along.
Proof that bold design isn`t about choosing one statement piece. It`s about knowing how to make them work together. ✨
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Natural texture has a way of making a room feel less designed and more lived in. These sculptural wood tables bring warmth, irregularity and just the right amount of contrast to an otherwise soft, neutral space. 🤎
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What if your walls could move? 🕊️
Not literally, of course. But there`s something about a flock of birds in flight that makes an entire room feel alive.
The contrast, the movement, the way your eye follows every little detail. This is how you make a statement without adding a single piece of furniture.
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Some artwork doesn`t just hang on the wall. It owns the room. 🐎
The dramatic black backdrop, soft white mane, and incredible detail make this oversized horse portrait impossible to walk past without taking a second look.
And sometimes, that`s exactly what a room needs. One piece that does all the talking. 🤍
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New arrivals just gave us another reason to rearrange the living room. 👀
Sculptural coffee tables, beautifully curved seating, layered textures, and statement accessories. This latest showroom setup is all about interesting shapes, unexpected contrasts, and pieces that look even better together.
Fresh on the floor. Worth seeing in person. 🤍
Come take a look at what`s new at Direct Interiors!
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The forecast says stay in. Your home office says gladly. 🍂
Shorter days and cooler weather make the spaces we spend our time in matter a little more. A desk worth sitting down at? Consider it an indoor-season essential.
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The difference between a furnished room and a finished room? The styling. 👀
A sculptural vase, a few well-placed accessories, layered cushions, and artwork that ties it all together.
It`s not about adding more. It`s about knowing what belongs where.
Sometimes the smallest details make the biggest difference. ✨
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October’s colour palette understood the assignment. 🍂
Espresso brown, cognac, cream, aged brass and just enough black. Rich without feeling heavy, warm without a single pumpkin in sight.
This is fall, interior-design coded.
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Who said everything on the wall has to be framed art? 👀
Three circular mirrors, a little sculptural drama, and suddenly the entire wall becomes the conversation piece.
The trick? Repetition creates rhythm, while unexpected textures keep things interesting. Same shape. Different perspective. ✨
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Full table. Favourite people. Seconds encouraged. 🍂
Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with good food, great conversation, and plenty of reasons to stay at the table a little longer.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Direct Interiors. 🤎
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