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Budget Room Makeovers: How to Easily Freshen Up your Dull Rooms

Budget Room Makeovers How to Easily Freshen Up your Dull Rooms

What can you do to freshen up your rooms on a budget?

  1. Be clean and organized
  2. Add pops of color
  3. Mix in patterns
  4. Add layers and texture

 

There are a lot of things that you can do to give your rooms a new style. In the Philippines, the price of tiles aren’t anything that you should take note of a lot—especially since there are inexpensive options that bring about quality and good design.

A room makeover is easy when you have the right resources and concepts. In fact, you can do so within the weekend if you really know what you’re doing. As bland as some of your rooms might be, it might just take a simple rearrangement of furniture, repainting of the walls, or a new set of tiles to make it as vibrant as it can be.

All you need is to have the initiative to do so. Check out our list of quick, easy, and budget-friendly ways to give your room a makeover!

Be Clean and OrganizedBe Clean and Organized

Sometimes, the main reason rooms become bland is that there is too much clutter everywhere. A room that’s disorganized and full of unnecessary things might not be dull on its own—but it’s most certainly a sight for sore eyes.

This would usually be the first step with every room makeover, and for some, it’s the only thing that you should do. By organizing your room, you can easily make it more spacious, cleaner, and feel more appealing

To add more depth to the clean look, try using muted colors such as white and beige. They make your room feel a lot more refreshed. You may also choose to change up your flooring into something classier. Our Classic 60×60cm polished collection offers tiles of nine different designs that will fit perfectly into your clean and refreshing new room.

Add Pops of ColorAdd pops of color

To further enhance your makeovers, you can simply add color to an otherwise monotonous design. This is the most common practice when people want to spice up a room that has a predominantly neutral tone.

You can do this through pieces of décor, bed sheets, throw pillows curtains that have a different, more striking color than the tone of the room. Choose colors that will set themselves apart, those that are contrasting to the dominant color scheme.

Again, you can make use of your floor and wall tiles to help set the neutral tone, or you can let it contribute to the vibrant colors you can add. The Travertine Collection is perfect for setting up neutral tones, while the Chroma collection can help add vibrancy to your makeover.

Mix in PatternsMix in Patterns

Adding patterns to a room is one of the quickest ways to add another level of design to it. People would usually make use of wallpaper to quickly cover up bland walls with interesting designs and patterns that catch the attention of most visitors.

You can also emulate this by hanging up décor of different rhythmic designs and patterns. You can also create your own patterns with furniture, collectible items, and your windows. See our Zeno collection. These have interesting patterns that can help add depth and structure to the rest of your design.

Patterns don’t necessarily need to be eye-catching nor does it need something new. Try to experiment with your current decorations and other items on what can showcase patterns when placed correctly.

Add Layers and TextureAdd layers and texture

Bedrooms and living rooms are often filled with layers. Layers of blankets, pillows, comforters and the likes. However, these layers might not provide the same depth of aesthetic as other decorations give.

The same goes for texture. Different fabrics, raw materials, and shading of colors can bring about texture, but the wrong combination can make it dull and plain. When adding layers and textures, you have to make sure that you consider adding depth to the design.

For example, give purpose to layering on your bed and add a bit of fluff to it to make the bed look classy and incredibly comfy. Likewise, use textures that make sense to create a feeling of completeness – match wooden furniture with polished floor tiles and smooth curtains for a classic look.

In this case, floor tiles can play a vital role in completing the design—so you have to be careful when choosing to change them up as well. If you will, we recommend considering the Graze and Cabana Collection for more texture while also giving room for layering to take place.

Key Takeaway

Redesigning your rooms in a budget is easier than most people think. You can fully rely on your current furniture and just rearrange them. Oftentimes, a room makeover will only need a few new things. That being said, with the prices of tiles in the Philippines, it’s fully possible to have a change of floor or wall tiles as part of a complete budget room makeover!

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Advice on Patterns and their Unique Effect on Design

Advice on Patterns and their Unique Effect on Design

What should you know about patterns and their effect on design?

  1. Natural patterns
  2. The illusion of movement
  3. Beauty in the delicate
  4. Blending of colors

 

In the Philippines, the tiles price is usually based on how customizable it is, how durable it is, how easy it is to make, and how beautiful it is. All of these considerations are important; however, some people often prioritize one or two of them when they choose what they want to use.

When it comes to design, tiles are practically a blank slate. It can be as simple, or as complicated as you want. A lot of people can express themselves intently through the use of tiles as flooring, or as part of their walls.
There are many variations of tiles that have different kinds of patterns.

To some, they just add a bit more of an aesthetic to the area, however, for those with an eye for design, patterns are so much more. With the right pattern, the design of a certain room, or of the whole floor can change dramatically.

 

Natural Patterns

Natural Patterns
Most of the patterns and designs that people create are inspired by the patterns found in nature. Even the smallest things in nature can have intricate and amazing patterns in them. Snowflakes, rock formations, leaves, and branches.

All of them have patterns that are very beautiful and can serve as inspiration for most designers. In fact, natural stone tiles are often chosen because of these very natural patterns that add to the aesthetic beauty of the tiles. You can also see patterns in natural stones processed into other kinds of tiles for more aesthetic value.

One of our collections features six interesting designs all based on natural stone. The Slate Collection features tiles with a variety of patterns and designs that can add texture and depth to your floor design.

 

The Illusion of Movement

The Illusion of Movement
Presented with the right patterns, your eyes can be tricked into seeing motion. Often this can catch people’s attention. Most of the time, this can be found in optical illusions. Seldom is it really put into designs, however those who make use of it can create amazing artworks that can add more depth to their designs.

The illusion of movement basically makes static, flat designs into something more alive. This can easily transform a simple design concept into something that many people will appreciate!

Some floor tiles are emulated to show this illusion of movement, while others rely on the tile pattern that will be used. Our Cobblestone Collection 30×30cm especially L33 Braid, L35 Warm, and L36 Light, can all be used to create this illusion in an outright fashion.

 

Beauty in the Delicate

Beauty in the DelicateYou don’t always need striking patterns to make a design stand out. There are times when thinner, more streamlined patterns such as simple geometric shapes can be just as functional and beautiful as the more pronounced ones.

In fact, these can lead to more elegant and professional design concepts.

Remember, you don’t always have to show off prominent patterns—you can easily achieve the same level of impact with relaxed shapes.
Great examples of these delicate patterns can be found in our Avant Collection, particularly the Y1 Emblem piece.

 

Blending of Colors
Blending of Colors

Of course, patterns aren’t just filled with lines and shapes—one of the most eye-catching features of these patterns are the colors used. In fact, even with just colors alone, you can create great patterns that are perfect for a variety of applications.

You can choose to create gradients to add depth to your designs, or you can create portraits using mosaic tiles. There are so many things that you can do when you play around with the color of your tiles.

One of the simplest things that you can do is to make use of single colored tiles and lay them down in a pattern of your choice. You can create lines, shapes, and even portraits just by laying multiple tiles of different colors onto your floor. The Chroma Collection we have is filled with single colored tiles that have no inlaid designs. They are perfect for these kinds of applications!

 

Key Takeaway

A tile price in the Philippines takes into consideration all that is important to the consumers. The design of the tile is one of the largest contributors to this because many people want tiles that are aesthetically pleasing.

Patterns are some of the most intricate designs that tiles can have—and they’re also something that is quite attractive to a number of people. See more of our products here to maximize these design tips!