<p class="ingestion featured-caption">A living room can look high-end with a few simple touches. Alan Barry</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I'm an interior designer, and I use affordable <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cheap-ways-make-home-look-expensive-according-to-interior-designers">tricks to make living rooms look expensive</a>.</li><li>These include incorporating large-scale art and layering lighting to <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-ways-to-make-living-room-better-from-interior-designer-2022-3">give a room a luxurious feel</a>.</li></ul><p>A living room doesn't have to be expensive to look expensive.</p><p>As an interior designer, I've found that small, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cheap-improvements-best-part-of-home-renovation-airbnb-2024-6">strategic changes can make a big impact</a> for a low cost. </p><p>Here are five budget-friendly tricks I use to elevate my clients' living rooms and give them that luxurious feel.</p>