The Living Room Details That Make a Room Read as Money

Designers say a short list of understated adjustments can make a living room look meaningfully more expensive than it is. The changes are modest — the kind of editing that happens before a house is shown, not a renovation — yet they shift how a room reads the moment someone walks in. In a market where presentation carries as much weight as the listing itself, that distinction is worth noting.

With reporting from Veranda.