Decorating your home can be such a surreal experience once it’s completely put together. The feeling that comes over you can be satisfying — you’ve created a space that emphasizes your personal style while maximizing your comfort. From the furnishing choices and color schemes to the pillows, blankets and other accents, there are so many important elements that come together to make your home whole.
When you’re first putting this space together, however, you may find that there are a few eyesores throughout your house that are making it difficult to achieve the look you’re going for — maybe it’s a phone jack, an old radiator or a mark in the carpet that won’t come up. Thankfully, with the right decorative approach and simple techniques, you can hide these things with ease and finally make your living space feel like home.
Here’s how you can disguise common eyesores around the house:
1. Place a decorative canvas over the phone jack
The most common place to find a phone jack in the home is in the kitchen — of course, one of the high-traffic areas in your home that guests and family members gather on a regular basis. Instead of pretending like the phone jack doesn’t exist, it’s time to cover it up! Something as simple as an art canvas can be placed right on top of the phone jack and style up your kitchen with ease.
2. Hang a window treatment over the water heater
Sometimes, the water heater is located in less-than-convenient spaces, such as the main bathroom. Instead of making your guests stare at this eyesore everything they go to freshen up, install a decorative window treatment that hangs perfectly in front of the water heater.
3. Lay a large area rug over an unsightly flooring
Dated carpeting or flooring is such an obvious eyesore, and unfortunately, it can make you feel negative about your living space, even when the rest of the room looks perfect. If you have plans to install new carpeting or different flooring in the future but need a quick fix in the meantime, a large decorative area rug can do the trick. This can hide a majority of the foundation and can completely transform the room.