Knowing how to soften up living spaces is a crucial skill to make your home look, and feel, great. Here’s our top tips for creating a well-balanced space!

Styling a home is much different than staging one! We love creating crisp lines and filling spaces with neutrals and pops of colour when staging homes. For styling, there’s room for looser lines and mixed colours/prints. We love the grouping of accessories in the image above. The mix of textures has so much interest, but doesn’t look too busy since it’s all neutral colours.

The shag rug and fluffy cushions make this white-wash space feel a bit warmer. Adding fresh flowers to a marble tabletop brings life to it. And the scattered houseplants around the room give the space a fresh feel!

We love the loosely sketched feel of this metallic art print. The fireplace and light wood stains make this rustic space shine.

A common thread in these images is the use of soft textiles. Add casual feeling cushions and area rugs make a modern space feel more lived-in. The fun ceramics and decor add to this space too!

Since this space is all-white, adding ornate shapes and metallic accessories will soften it up. We love this tray, where can we buy one!?

These wood shelves pop against the modern subway tiling. The grouping of plants and brass pendant lights round out this kitchen.

This soft grey lamp, woven side table, ottoman, and pile of cushions make this structured grey sofa more cozy.

Faded colours always warm up a space. This paprika coloured throw is an amazing addition to this living room. Try leaning art instead of hanging it for a more casual feel!

This dining space is the perfect mixture of rustic and modern. The Eames chairs with leather covers are perfection. The salvaged dining table against the ultra-modern kitchen really shows how a successfully balanced space can feel.

There’s so many tips to pull from these inspiration images, but these are Flüff’s favourite tips. Happy styling!