Amanda Holden's interior designer reveals her secrets for making a home look expensive – without the high price tag

A modern living room with a pink two-seater sofa and a curved coffee table with a kitchen in the background.

Knowing how to make your home look expensive on a budget is not only a useful skill in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis – it can also be an exercise in creativity as it pushes you to think outside the box and go out there on something of a treasure hunt. This has become even clearer to us after talking to interior designer, stylist and TV presenter Anouska Lancaster who’s shared some of her top budget decorating ideas with us.

Being a resident presenter on QVC and an award-winning interior designer to the stars - having recently renovated her QVC co-presenter Amanda Holden’s home - Anouska Lancaster knows a thing or two about how to go about injecting a space with a bit of wow factor.