• A home can be re-decorated with free or low-cost decorating tips. By de-cluttering a room and creating more space, the room will appear larger. Choosing neutral shades for your decor is preferable to choosing dark colors for walls. A simple paint job can completely change the appearance of the room. Updating the decor of a room by changing your wallpaper or carpeting will give it a more modern appearance.
  
  

De-clutter Your Home

• Depending on the square-footage of a room, the furnishings for the room should be chosen appropriately. Some people who have down-sized to a smaller dwelling make the mistake of bringing furniture from a much larger home into a smaller dwelling-place. It is preferable to furnish your rooms sparsely, to create the illusion of space. As a starter, you should go through each room of your home and determine whether there is any furniture that you should be getting rid of. If you have a small living-room, you would be better off with a loveseat rather than a full-sized sofa. The same goes with your dining-room. There is no point in cramming in a large dining-room table into a small dining-room. It would be preferable to take out the leaf of your dining-room table to make it smaller and more suitable for a small dining-room. Some people have a propensity for cramming in knick-knacks into any available space. This is also clearly a mistake, from the point of the interior decorating or your home. It is advisable to get rid of an excess of knick-knacks and pack them away in storage, if they have sentimental value.
  
  

Choosing the right color scheme

• In choosing a color scheme for your home, it is best to go with neutral shades. If you peruse interior decorating magazines, you will find that most of these homes are decorated with neutral colors. One woman who liked the color royal blue painted all the walls of her home royal blue. This was a commonly-made design error. When you choose a color scheme for your home, you always have to consider the re-sale of your home to prospective purchasers. While you might have a preference for the color royal blue, this may not fit in with the preferences of future buyers of your home. Neutral shades remain preferable.
  
  

Updating The Style Of Your Home

• If a room was wallpapered 10 years ago, it is time to get new wallpaper. This updates the look of the room. Textured wallpaper remains in vogue. If you purchased the carpeting for your floors ten years ago, it is also time to replace your carpet. Despite the best cleaning efforts, a worn carpet shows.