Is your home beginning to feel a little tired? If you feel like a change but don't want to spend a fortune on new furniture or redecorating, here are a few quick tips on how to give your home a fresh feel:

1. Scatter Cushions - These are a very simple and inexpensive way of changing the look of your furniture. They can give a old sofa a new lease of life, soften leather upholstery, even make your bedding look opulent. And don't forget that once you've bought your first set you only need to buy the covers when you fancy another change. Try different colour schemes for different times of year. If you're feeling really adventurous you can even coordinate them with your curtains, linen, or artwork.

2. Artwork - A simple way of making a change to your home is to change your existing artwork. Good artwork is becoming more and more affordable. You can switch from contemporary to traditional to exotic in a flash. Coordinated well with objet d'art flowers and scatters, this can have a large impact of the feel of any room.

3. Sofa Covers - Tired of your sofa but don't want to spend a fortune buying a new one? A simple and fairly inexpensive way of injecting some new life into an old sofa is to have sofa covers made. Not only do they completely change the feel of your sofa but they also enable you to change the setting in which your sofa is used. For example a traditional styled sofa with a simple light sofa cover can easily be used in a contemporary environment, opening up a whole world of design ideas for you.

   Bryan Lown is a consultant and designer with Emblem Furniture providing Show Home Interior Design and Home Staging Services.