With remote and hybrid work increasingly becoming the norm, elevating the home environment has become important to many people across the world. One way to beautify your space is with luxury home decor pieces to create a personalised and luxurious sanctuary.
Tip #1: Foundational Furniture Pieces
Investing in high-quality furniture saves you money in the long run, ensures that your furniture is durable for the foreseeable future, and adds that luxurious feel to your space. Foundational furniture includes homeware essentials made of solid materials and lush fabrics, usually designed in a timeless style that pulls a space together cohesively. Think along the lines of your great aunt’s dining room table or your grandfather's desk he worked countless nights at in his study. Sturdy designs, elegant lines; a piece that can tell many stories.
Tip #2: Luxurious Textiles and Soft Furnishings
The trick to making a space feel indulgent is incorporating texture and warmth with luxurious textiles, such as plush rugs, high-thread-count linens and rich cushions. Mix and match styles with textures and embrace boldly warm-toned colours to keep your eye moving around your space. There are various aspects to consider when choosing textiles and furnishings to suit your style best.
- Consider Mood and Ambience: The fabrics you choose will directly affect the mood and ambience of a room. Look at incorporating silk, velvet, thick wools produced locally or a sneaky pop of brocade fabrics to bring out the swanky side of your style.
- Explore Patterns: Create personality and character with a variety of fabric patterns–think plain paired with patterned, smooth paired with textured, heavy paired with light, or bold paired with neutral.
- Consider Texture: Layer and balance textures with patterns and colours to create a cohesive space. Three main textures to study include natural (plant/animal-based), synthetic (man-made), and hybrid fibres.
- Identify the Function of Fabrics: Choose fabrics appropriate for their function. Look for upholstery fabrics that are durable and stain-resistant for furniture pieces. Find black-out materials for curtains or blinds. Think about curating your blend of fabrics for custom decor and furniture pieces.
- Longevity: One of the most important aspects to consider is longevity. Choose high-quality fabrics, textiles and other materials to ensure your luxurious design lasts for more than a couple of seasons. Nothing screams luxury more than spaces that have stood the test of time.
Tip #3: Artisanal and Unique Decor Pieces
Luxurious spaces feel personal to the people moving around and living in them. That’s because the space is filled with artisanal, one-of-a-kind decor pieces that showcase the owner’s unique character. Embrace your style and celebrate the milestones you’ve achieved throughout your life by showcasing them with trinkets gathered along the way, gifts received from loved ones and decor pieces bought from local, quirky homeware stores.
Luxury doesn’t always come from extravagant colour schemes or opulent textiles; it can be found in a vase you bought at a flea market made from repurposed wood, or your grandmother’s treasured spoon holder or your grandfather’s favourite cuckoo clock reminding you of Sunday lunches. We strongly believe that you create your luxury by boldly embracing your style.
Tip #4: Elegant Lighting Solutions
Lighting plays a crucial role in interior design, especially when designing a luxurious atmosphere. It enhances the visual appeal, sets the mood and highlights architectural features and artwork. Add depth, warmth and elegance to your space through strategic combinations of ambient, task and accent lighting.
Tip #5: Functional Yet Stylish Storage Solutions
When most people talk about storage solutions, Westpack or Builders Express might pop into your head–emphasis on functional and not so much the stylish. However, when the team at ZAZAAN starts discussing storage solutions, we think of bold pops of colour, chic textiles and multi-functional elements. Luxurious spaces are not all about aesthetics but about balancing aesthetics and functionality. We love designing storage solutions that are as stylish as they are practical.
Create Luxury in True ZAZAAN Style
Whether you’re looking to buy foundational furniture, luxurious textiles, unique home decor, elegant lighting or functional storage, our online store, specialising in home decor in Johannesburg, has certainly got you covered.
We provide homemakers of all kinds access to our curated collection of decor pieces, originally designed for the homes of Sarah Watermeyer Design’s clients and now specifically curated for homeowners and interior decorators.
Start your design journey with ZAZAAN to create the ultimate luxurious spaces in your home–invest in pieces that will enhance your home, reflecting your personal style and celebrating your life! Our team collaborates with expert craftsmen and women to create original and inspiring pieces using ethically sourced materials from local suppliers.
Explore our curated collection online, or contact us to discuss how we can achieve your design vision.