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Have you ever walked into a hotel and wondered, “How can I get my place to look like this?” Every piece and corner is carefully curated to feel like home; your home. And yet no matter how hard you try, you always end up with “What I bought versus what I got.”

They say money can’t buy taste. In some cases, it might be true. One only needs to look across garish cityscapes for uninspired architectural designs that look better in the dark. But what you can buy is time and some sage advice from the experts.

We’ll explain how below.

You’re Coordinating an Experience

If Vogue declares that great hotels are “experiences,” then it must be fact. In other words, they smell nice and hide the remote.

 Your goal is to recreate that without accidentally making your home look like an airport lounge. Layer fabrics like you layer excuses for being late to Pilates. Think velvet cushions, linen curtains, and a throw so large it could double as a parachute.

 Want to sound fancy? Call it “mixing materials for depth and warmth.” Translation: buying random stuff in beige until it looks expensive.

OK, enough with the sarky humor. Interior designer James Thurstan Waterworth tells Vogue not to be afraid to experiment with antique fabrics. They end up being one-of-a-kind pieces that only you have.

Go Up in Style

You know what screams, “You’re so money!” A home elevator. Homes throughout the UAE are kitted out with these essential luxuries. Perfect for modern living.

 In fact, a home lift in Dubai is as natural as having gold-plated taps in the guest powder room. If you want to emulate the sheik lifestyle, that’s where it’s at.

Think of residential lifts as a vertical mobility upgrade that has a machine room hidden behind the living room. Still not sold on the idea? Elevator company Cibes Lift describes modern lifts as combining Scandinavian design and safety with pure elegance. And one can never have enough of pure elegance.

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Declutter Like You Have Help

You know those hotel rooms where not a single cable, charger, or crumb is in sight?

That’s because someone else cleans it. Better Homes & Gardens says that the trick to a polished hotel suite is ruthless minimalism.

 So, hide your chaos. Shove everything into drawers, closets, or better yet, a storage unit across town. Because nothing says refined like pretending you don’t own anything.

 Oh, and when in doubt? Buy matching trays. Put your keys, your candle, your existential dread, all on a tray.

Turn Down the Lights

Hotels are masters of mood lighting. They make some people look like they have a personality even when they don’t.

 Decor experts swear by layered lighting: table lamps, sconces, and dimmers. You want to glow, not squint. If it feels like a dentist’s office, you’ve failed.

 Opt for soft, flattering, Instagram-ready light. Add a chandelier if you must. And stay away from a giant crystal orb hovering over a dining table you never use.

A Bed That Hugs You Back

Ever notice how hotel beds feel like sleeping on a cloud? That’s because they’re layered within an inch of their life.

 The Independent recommends investing in high-thread-count sheets and multiple pillows. Here’s the formula: Layer large, square pillows at the back for height. Follow with smaller, rectangular cushions. Arrange them symmetrically and avoid clutter.

 Yes, we know you’re tempted to go for all-white bedding. Please don’t. Rather, introduce soft neutrals and muted blues as the surrounding color palette.

Add a Statement Piece

Hotels always have that one thing: a sculpture, a mirror, or a painting that makes you question your sanity. Be bold. Confuse your guests.

 Architectural Digest Middle East profiled a boutique-hotel-style apartment where small spaces feel luxurious thanks to dramatic focal points. Translation: hang one weird, oversized thing and pretend it’s art.

 Take a cue from Stevie Nicks, whose entryway mural looks like a spiritual awakening. You don’t need to understand it. You just need it to match your aura.

Channel ‘I Don’t Live Here’ Energy

Remember: boutique hotels are designed to appear like nobody actually lives there.

That’s the point. Your home should replicate the effortless opulence, not “I’ve been here since 2005, and the Wi-Fi still cuts out in the kitchen”.

 Follow Homes & Gardens’s lead and stage everything like a celebrity walkthrough. Beds made. Cushions fluffed. Fruit bowl suspiciously full of identical apples.

 If someone asks where the TV remote is, look them dead in the eye and say, “What remote?”

 So pour yourself something sparkling. Light that overpriced candle. Take a deep breath and admire your masterpiece: a home that embodies a boutique hotel.

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