Do you want to add some personality, life, and atmosphere to your house? There are a plethora of resources from which to draw inspiration for your next project. In the end, though, it comes down to personal touches like decorations and embellishments.
Your home, regardless of the style that’s popular at the moment, should be a representation of who you are. Follow these guidelines to design a home that is perfect for your loved ones and your tastes.
Have Meaningful Items On Display
Customising your home to reflect your interests and hobbies is a great way to give it a unique feel. You can bring in anything from your prized thimble collection to your stamp collection, your photos (to relive the good old days), your child’s artwork, or even a theatre ticket stub from a memorable show. Whatever it is, it will serve to individualise your home and make it your own.
If you keep these things in order and display them thoughtfully, your home will also serve as a source of inspiration and creativity. Photos and other paper mementos look more put together when displayed in frames. Reserve a shelf or two for showcasing collections and other unique objects. Or you can install some hooks and hang items if that makes sense and it looks good.
Have A Feature Wall
You don’t have the time or the motivation to paint all four walls of a room? Why not just paint one, then?
A lot of homeowners (and interior design professionals) would say that painting the whole room isn’t as appealing to the eye as painting just one wall. On top of that, it saves a lot of time and looks great. And don’t think this can only be done with paint, either; you can use all kinds of wall coverings, from wallpaper to silk, to make your feature wall stand out.
Bespoke Furniture
If your budget is a large one, you can find a furniture maker to create something entirely new and different just for you. This could be a sofa, armchair, table, bookcase, or anything else. That would definitely make your home unique.
However, if you don’t have the budget for this, don’t worry – you can still have furniture that’s exactly how you want it. Search online, and you’ll find you can buy custom chest of drawers and dressers that you can mix and match to make your own, fitting them into any space you want. This is a great budget-friendly way to have bespoke furniture and to keep your home unique.
Change Your Lighting
Far too few people know how important lighting is for the look of a home. Lighting not only gives light, but it also adds to the look of your home. This is why it’s so crucial to pay attention to it and to understand what does and does not work in terms of making your home unique (and sticking to your own personal style).
Don’t like the lights your house came with? That’s easy to fix. Change out your boring hallway sconces for a beautiful chandelier (but make sure there’s enough room for your head), and add a floor or table lamp to your living room’s ceiling light, for example.