7 Steps to Make Your Living Room #instagramready

To ensure that your living room is #instagramready, it all comes down to the details. Simply purchasing furniture for your living room is only the first step to designing a room that everyone daydreams about. You know the rooms we're talking about…those living rooms that have thousands of likes on Homepolish’s feed every day. Here you'll find a few Homepolish designer secrets to make sure that the next time you take a photo of your living room you are going to get a whole lot of hearts on your Instagram feed. Homepolish provides beautiful interior design by the hour with over 450 interior designers nationally.

An area rug is what anchors a room, so it’s the most important accessory in a well-designed living room to tie everything together. When it comes to selecting a rug for your space, it’s important to make sure the design of the rug doesn’t overpower the rest of the room. The rug can either be the focal point in the room with lots of colors and pattern, or it can be understated with a neutral color palette and subtle pattern. Either option can play well with other elements in the room, as long as you know how to work in the color scheme. Room designed by Jennifer Talbot.

Making sure you have a statement piece of artwork, a frame story, or even a mirror can make a big difference in a room. It can be intimidating to select the right artwork or even to configure the exact layout on your wall. When in doubt, hang a simple grid frame wall. You will never go wrong with this layout. Once you have your grid laid out, simply select images you love, and you’re done! Even the fanciest designers stick to this basic trick. Whatever you do, don’t leave the walls bare and all alone. Room designed by Louisa Roeder.

Oftentimes people ignore their windows. It seems to often be the last thing in the design process, because to truly do it right, you may need to invest more time and money than you budgeted for. But it’s worth it! Adding statement window treatments to a living room can rejuvenate a space, not to mention they help to insulate a room. And it creates that photogenic diffused light look. Tell us you don’t swoon over these curtains! Room designed by Nina Jizhar.

Nine times out of ten, the existing light in your place isn’t doing the room justice because the lighting is inadequate or the aesthetics of the light fixture leave a lot to be desired. Invest in lighting your living room with the right fixtures from overhead pendants, floor and table lamps, accent lights, or even fancy bejeweled chandeliers. Room designed by Paige Morse.

Adding accessories to the room like pillows, vases, and objects that mean something to you is really important. You should consider these accessories the jewelry in the room that add some bling to the space. These pieces allow you to put your personal stamp on the living room. As seen here, you can add in plenty of accessories without overpowering the space. No one wants a hoarder on their hands! Room designed by Haley Weidenbaum.

Selecting the right accent chair for the room is another opportunity to infuse your style into the space. The sofa might be the safe large-scale piece in the room, but the accent chairs do not need to the follow the same rules. Whether you go decide to go with a vintage piece or buy a new chair, consider selecting chairs that have an interesting shape and put them in pairs, or mix and match chairs for an eccentric twist. These beautiful mid-century Eames and Bertoia chairs make the space. Room designed by Savannah Metcalf.

Now is a great time to flaunt your book collection and stack it up. Your coffee table should have curated layers of books, flowers, and items that express your style. Also, add a tray to the coffee table. You can use it later for entertaining, and trays can help organize your objects. Leave it to a magazine editor to embrace curated layers in his apartment, pictured here.