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Creating an elegant, luxury interior isn’t all about splashing the cash. As anyone with great taste knows, aesthetics and ambiance are about much more than just the price tag. Luxury is about the way a space makes you feel. From sourcing antiques to keeping your space warm and even creating elegant scents yourself, we reveal four top ways to create a luxury interior without over spending.

Personalized Luxury Scents

Smells can make us feel amazing. And a home with a great aroma instantly lifts everyone who is in it. Those of us with a discerning sense of smell can always tell the difference between high-quality and low-quality scents, so it’s important to get it right. But the good news is that you can not only create luxury candles and room scents yourself, but you can even personalize them to your own preferences. Shop online for ingredients, avoid paraffin, and invest only in good-quality soy or rapeseed wax. Blend only with organic essential oils, never perfume oils. With just these two ingredients (wax and oil), you can make candles that easily compete with the world’s most luxurious offerings. There are nearly 100 different types of essential oil, so combining two or three different oils for each candle offers hundreds of thousands of possibilities.

Finding Antiques

It’s often said that the oldest things are always the best, which is often true of home interiors. We recommend combining the best of modern design and homewares with a few key antique pieces to create a space that is rich in narrative and heritage, as well as function. Shopping for antiques doesn’t mean breaking the bank. And if you know what you’re looking for, the internet, flea markets, antique fairs, and even garage sales can prove rich pickings. Look out for pieces from well-known manufacturers, and try to stick with items that are genuinely purposeful.

Creating the Perfect Climatic Ambience

There is no good in working hard to foster a luxury aesthetic if guests don’t feel comfortable in your space. The perfect interior is neither too hot nor too cold. Where possible, you should try to create the ideal temperature and ambiance naturally. During summer, fresh air is better than conditioned air, and during the chilly months, heat from a wood-burning stove is preferable to skin-drying gas central heating.

You can help to stay cool in summer with breathable bed sheets. Whilst it’s easy to warm up a space beautifully in winter with the use of fine wool blankets, designer rugs, and fluffy cushions. It’s also advisable to check your windows for gaps and cracks in winter and repair them yourself using a flexible and durable sealant if necessary.

The Finer Details: Go Big with Smaller Homewares

If you’re unable to invest in designer furniture, you can still make an impact with the finer details. Think about those smaller items that are always on show, such as vases, mirrors, works of art, cushions, and throws. Seek out beautiful, design-led items that make a small but bold statement. Also, consider the items that your guests may use when they come around. They won’t see the kettle, but they will spot the mugs and glasses you serve drinks in. Make sure you have at least one elegant, chic item, however small, in every room.

Adding a touch of luxury to your interior is easier than you think, especially when you start to consider the finer details, as well as the feel of a room and not just the aesthetic. But intrinsically knowing what looks good by picking out timeless antiques rather than being led by trends is another way to create a chic space for less. Luxury isn’t always about the big price tags; luxury is a state of mind.

All Images/Interiors by KOKET

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