This one trick will make your home feel ‘expensive’ instantly – and it costs nothing

An interior design expert has revealed how you can make your home look more expensive in minutes – and all you need to do is make one simple change.

Ohio’s Tayler Lowden regularly shares tips on how to upgrade your home on a budget.

And in her most recent video, she said the simple act of removing your sofa from the wall elevates the living space and gives it a “more opulent” feel.

“If the back of their couch hits the wall, they’re not rich,” she said. “Rich people just have their couches there.”

To prove her point, Tayler demonstrated the move in a video and immediately transformed her living room.

Most professionals argue that embracing “floating furniture” is the best long-term solution for your home’s aesthetics.

To do this, you just need to start decorating in the center of the room and then space your furniture apart so that nothing is pressed against the wall.

Contrary to popular belief, floating furniture makes the room feel and look bigger because you create a more intimate seating arrangement while freeing up wall space.

Contrary to popular belief, floating furniture makes the room feel and look bigger because you create a more intimate seating arrangement while freeing up wall space.

Another mistake most people make is placing the wrong size artwork on the wall, which immediately makes the house look cheaper.

Julie Sousa has worked in the interior design and content creation industries for years and often shares advice online on how to spruce up properties.

She recommended using a simple calculation to measure the ideal frame size – and thousands admit it has ‘saved’ their living room.

‘Multiply the length of the wall by 0.60 to get the minimum length needed, then multiply the length of the wall by 0.75 to get the maximum length. Both numbers serve as a range for the correct length for your artwork. Repeat these steps for the width,” she said.

Julie Sousa has worked in the interior design and content creation industries for years and often shares advice online on how to spruce up properties

The expert recently shared that having the wrong sized artwork for walls instantly makes the space look cheaper

The interior designer showed an example of a wall in her home where she replaced a small piece of art with a larger one, instantly making it look more striking.

The rule also helps if a piece of art or a picture frame is too large for the walls and draws the attention of the rest of the room.

Ms Sousa gave further advice for different scenarios.

‘In a narrow hallway I would suggest using mirrors. Unless there is an entrance where your body is looking directly at the art, art is a good option. And yes, the same measurements would apply,” she advised.

The expert also revealed that when placing a piece of furniture – such as a console table – against the wall, it is important to measure only the empty space and not the entire wall.

‘If you have a piece of furniture against the wall, only the wall space above the furniture is taken into account. Perhaps choose the smaller size, closer to 0.60, to leave enough negative space around the edges,” she added.

Use this simple calculation to determine the ideal range for a piece of art in your home

Hundreds were impressed by her simple tip.

“I have to say this is an absolutely phenomenal tip!” said one.

“Now it actually looks expensive,” another added.

‘Perfect scale for the artwork! Looks so much better!’ said a third.