I’m an interior design expert - how to make your dining room look expensive with my 'juxtaposition' hack

THE route to redesign is never easy, but a "juxtaposition hack" may make things easier.

One TikTok design expert believes her method can make any space luxurious, even with cheaper furniture.

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You could buy luxury furniture or designer dishes, and the room might be expensive, but it may not "look" expensive.

Julie Sousa is a DIY and interior design master.

She posted a video on how to make a dining room look expensive using just one hack.

There's a method to her madness, but you may not be able to see the vision right away.

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Julie begins the video by saying: "Avoid matching dining sets as they'll make your space look dated."

Now, you're probably think that matching dining room sets do the opposite.

If a table and chairs match, the room looks organized, and put together.

But Julie disagrees and instead suggests mixing things up.

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Rather than taking the cohesive route, Julie says to take the juxtaposition route.

Julie's juxtaposition hack consists of mixing and matching materials and textures.

In the video, you see a big wooden dining room table.

Julie explains that getting the chairs that are the same material as the table doesn't make the space look expensive.

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An expensive dining room would maybe pair a green velvet set of chairs or circular chairs with different coloring than the table.

Julie says: "This is called juxtaposition, and it's critical for creating visually interesting rooms."

Even if they had never thought much about it before, viewers agreed that the mix-matched dining room set looked better.

One viewer had already done a similar design.

"Yes! People ask me why I don’t have a dining set. I have a barn wood table and parson like chairs," she says.