18 simple and inexpensive ideas to make your apartment look great

To make your apartment look stylish and luxurious, you don’t need to spend a lot of money. In fact, all you have to do is use your imagination, and the interior of your home can be transformed for the better.

We at Smalljoys has compiled 18 simple ideas to help you in this most pleasant task.

Braiding will add elegance to ordinary curtains.

A plain white refrigerator can be transformed into a designer model with the aid of decorative tape.

Mirrors on doors help to give the impression of more living space.

You can decorate your shower curtain with ribbons.

Multi-coloured, transparent curtains can really brighten things up.

Old lampshades or fastenings can be used as curtain holders.

The right way to lay a carpet in a bedroom.

A cake stand will give your bathroom a vintage look.

A decorative ventilation panel looks much more appealing, don’t you think?

Bright curtains fastened with magnets are a simple way to make the interior of your home more colourful.

Unsightly shelves can be hidden behind drapes.

Television cables can be concealed by using rods for shower curtains.

Vinyl stickers make for an interesting interior decoration.

If you fix curtain rails to the ceiling above your bed, your room will look much more interesting.

Curved curtain rails make windows seem much bigger.

If you paint the lower two thirds of the walls, the ceiling will seem higher.

Try putting flat-screen TVs in picture frames; it’s easy to do, and looks very stylish.

Painting the sides of draws can give a children’s bedroom a more cheerful look.

Bobby Pin Magnet – I am constantly finding bobby pins throughout my house, especially buried deep in the fabric. Get them organized by attaching a magnetic string in your bathroom where you know they belong. Stick them on there and you’ll always  know where they are.

Pots And Pan Lids – Use a towel rack attached to the inside of a kitchen cabinet to hang up pots and pan lids. This will free up cabinet space along with keeping them organized so you know exactly where the lid you need is.

Grocery Bag Holder – Inside of a kitchen cabinet, attach an empty tissue box. Then you can stuff it with empty grocery bags rather than throwing them away, and they won’t take up a ton of space.

Tension Rod Under The Sink – By hanging a tension rod under your sink, you can hang all of your spray bottles that contain household cleaners. This frees up space on the bottom of the cabinet.

Hanging Suitcases – Hang up suitcases in your storage areas to free up more space on the ground. You’ll also never be searching for your favorite suitcase before you go on vacation.

Crown Molding Shoe Hanger – For all those ladies that have a ton of high heel shoes, this is a great way to hang up all of those shoes and have them on display so you never have to dig through your shoes to find the other pair.

Bathroom Organizer – I hate having my hair straightener and blow dryer on the counter, but with this easy fix, they are on display and out of the way.

Pull-Out Cutting Board – If you have a little bit of space in your kitchen, a pull out cutting board is a great way to use this space. It is out of the way when you don’t need it, and is in the perfect spot for when you do need it.

Lazy Susan For Pots And Pans – A Lazy Susan is great for pots and pans. Rather than them taking up a ton of space in a cabinet, install a Lazy Susan in a corner cabinet, making it easy to spin it around to find that much needed pan.

Paper Towel Holder – If you have a spare drawer that you’re not using, but have a ton of stuff on your counter tops, install this paper towel holder!

Measuring Cup Door – I absolutely love this idea. As someone who cooks a ton, I am always having to go online to see what the conversions of different cups are. I will definitely be adding this one to my kitchen.

Magnetic Spice Rack – This is such an easy way to organize your spices. Hang your most used spices up on the fridge using magnetic holders. They’re cute, easily accessible, and can be found for very cheap.

Bamboo Knife Holder – If you have a cute vase, along with some bamboo skewers, you can make this cute and natural looking knife holder.

Kitchen Vertical Organizer – By organizing your kitchen vertically, you will free up some much needed counter space. With this you’ll need laminated fabric along with a cork board. Then you can attach empty shampoo and soap bottles for little cubby holes. 

Pegboard Jewelry Organizer – Take a pegboard and cut it down to whatever size you need. Then you can paint it or leave it plain, attached hooks for the jewelry, and you’ve got a super cute jewelry organizer.

Hanging Hangers – This may seem like an odd organizational tip, but if you are always in a hurry in the morning, getting your clothes ready the night before is a huge time saver. You can hang these hangers from a wall or ceiling and it’ll ensure your clothes don’t get wrinkly.

Kitchen Food Dispensers – If your pantry is overflowing, and you have a few staple items that you constantly use, hanging up food dispensers is a great way to free up some space while keeping these staple items handy.

Built In Dish Rack – This is a great idea if you want to de-clutter your house and have a spare cabinet over the sink. If you put the racks on shelves that pull out, you’ll never have your dirty/clean dishes too far out of reach.

Over The Sink Cutting Board – If you love to cook, you know it’s a pain to wash your food, cut it up, carry the scraps to the garbage, etc. With this over the counter cutting board, you can do all of that right in one sp2ot. If you cut a hole in the cutting board and turn it into a small garbage can, or even a strainer you’ll cut down on your food prep even more!

Hanging Chip Hooks – These hooks can be found at most big box stores, but they’ll help free up space in your pantry and it’ll also keep these chips very fresh.