Yes, husbands everywhere groan when they hear this tip, but setting up a new design for furniture can work wonders. Let's start with some of the biggest changes and work down to the smaller, quicker fixes.

In fact, many of these top tips from interior designers are so simple to do that an energetic decorator can revive an entire house in a single weekend, and without breaking the household budget. Can't go into your living room or bedroom any more without wanting to rant at the drab, boring look. What's more, most of these suggestions can be accomplished in the space of a few minutes, or at most in a single day. In living rooms especially, work. It's absolutely amazing how a simple coat of paint can revitalize a room, especially when paint is used to create a focal point. Simply choose one wall of any room and select a shade from the room's color scheme to spice up the visual appeal.

Take heart, gentle decorator, because there are simple things to revive even the most tired home decorating scheme.