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How to do renovations for pennies and look like a millionaire: a designer's secret
14.02.2025 12:00
You can use self-adhesive film under marble instead of natural and expensive stone.
If you want, you can find more expensive options, but this is not a way to make quality repairs. Plastic and other synthetic substitutes quickly lose quality.
Secret number one: repaint old furniture
You can repaint anything, even a wardrobe. Do you need to buy quality paint and apply it in an even layer?
As a result, any old furniture can be transformed into an art object.
Secret two - modern, but from an antique store
A door can also decorate an interior, even if it is not solid wood or a model from a fashionable salon.
Buy bronze handles at an antique store or flea market. Even a cheap door with vintage hardware will seem designer.
An option for the most daring
Paint the ceiling black. This will visually "lift" it and add drama.
Architect Miles Redd says in AD: "The black ceiling is a trick used in $10 million penthouses."
Popular mistakes
Don't use cheap stretch ceilings - they sag after a year. Instead, use frosted glass paint.
The brick tiles look fake. It's better to paint the wall and paint the seams white.
Secret three: floor-length mirrors
They double the space and light. "Choose frameless models - they do not overload the interior," advises designer Jean-Louis Denis.