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Monday, December 25th, 2017
This Christmas season is your chance to personalize your space and make it feel more like a home.
Designing buildings and decorating the interiors of homes aren’t just jobs. They are the very foundations of a structure that can become someone’s home. Yet it’s not the sturdy arch or the lovely furniture pieces that make up a home. So what are the features that can transform a house into your own home?
Personalize It
Taking the so-called personalized approach to designing your home requires fun. The most challenging phases are not those steps on how to make the house beautiful but how to make it appear and feel like you.
If you want a home that reflects who you are and not just what’s hot in the interior design industry, then define what you really want.
Ask yourself some questions such as what inspires you, what relaxes you, and what you value most in your life. You also need to define what activities will be held inside the rooms of your home. If you’re a bibliophile, then it won’t be surprising to find rows of books inside your living room.
Flaunt Your Hobby
If you have a hobby or some collections, then don’t be afraid to flaunt them. Even if you think that your hobby does not reflect the usual kind of décor, just display them. Incorporating your Star Wars collectibles on open shelves is a way to welcome your guests with a bang.
Make a Vision
As soon as you know what things inspire you, create a vision board. This is a good way to explore the design or themes that you would like to experiment with. Creating this board will give you a tangible thing to look at while you’re still planning everything in your head.
If setting up a corkboard is too much for you, then just make a digital collection of your online clippings. As soon as you have a vision, you will that it becomes so much easier to follow-through on your creative collage.
Don’t feel pressured to transform your house into a home overnight. Just start slow. Begin with a single piece then add other items.
Positive Vibes Only
Bring in anything that adds a jolt of positive energy to your home. These are things that make you feel awesome when they’re around or when you see them. This is now the time to create your positivity ecosystem.
Bring in some potted plants so that lively energy will flow into your home. Flowers and foliage do not just make you feel great, they also bring with them lovely colors and textures. So, even the blandest spaces will instantly come to life when you have some greeneries to boost.
Nature is everyone’s happy pill so even if you capture just a bit of nature in your home, you are sure to boost the energy in that area.
Natural décor isn’t just limited to potted plants and flowers in vases. You can also add crystals for their beauty, texture, and unique colors. Plus it is believed that they can make people feel great. Every crystal is known to bring a different kind of energy.
Decorate with Meaning
While you are encouraged to personalize your house so it slowly becomes a home, this doesn’t mean that you just throw in stuff at random. You might have bought that pottery somewhere in Asia but if it does not look suitable inside your contemporary home, then don’t force it. It’s that or you’d have to alter your current theme. Else, that piece of pottery would become an eyesore instead of a focal point.
Choose furniture pieces also that represent your taste and who you are as a person. Even accessories such as area rugs, lighting fixtures, and window treatments need to signify your totality.
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Monday, December 4th, 2017
This room would have been cold without the warmth and contrasting effects of the lamps, the unique vase on the nightstand, and the bowl of magazines. Featured here is the Constance King Sleigh Bed from Fine Furniture Design’s Meritage Collection.
Having a one-of-a-kind home does not mean buying the latest appliances or adding heavy wood furniture at every corner. While furniture and appliances can help make a place appear cozy, there is a much better way to achieve a unique look – add personal touches.
You just have to add personal touches if you want to make your house feel like a home. You can even tell stories as you display your collections. Other than showing the world your book or action figure collections, here are other things that can help customize your dwelling place –
Personalized Lettering
There are now a lot of shops that offer personalized vinyl lettering for your signs, sayings, and monograms. You can now place your favorite quote to welcome your visitors at your main door.
Dashes and Splashes of Color
What’s your favorite color? Use that to anchor the rest of your design elements. This can also serve as the color for your accent wall. If you don’t want purple splashed all across the walls of your living room, then use it as an accent hue instead.
Create a statement by adding a colorful piece of furniture. If you have a neutral-colored backdrop and furnishings, then add colorful throws to offset the muted palette. Remember that the right addition of color can tie your style together effectively.
Eclectic Art
Find an artwork that speaks to you and display that in a prominent area. The artwork must not just make you happy but also capture the imagination of other beholders.
If you’re still not sure where to begin, try looking for prints of the best global holiday destinations, preferably the ones that you have already visited. Have you kept your pictures in Paris? Then it’s time to look for art pieces that are connected to this expedition.
Motivational quotes can also jumpstart your personalization project.
Candles and Tealights
Candles have always been the go-to element when it comes to romanticizing a place. Apart from these, there are also tea lights which come in small tin cans which can burn for 3-5 hours.
Scented and uniquely-shaped candles will look particularly charming during this holiday season. Have some stunning candle holders display your selection of tea lights. Even citrus peelings, eggshells, green or red apples, glued pistachio shells, and a small stump of wood, can serve as candle holders for your cute tea lights.
Memorabilia
Most of the time, it is a challenge to infuse your collection into an existing theme in your home. If you don’t want your collectibles to turn into clutter, then you need to know how to properly display them. First, have a memory table set up at the center of the living room right where the center table is supposed to go. You can also arrange your collection on an open shelf according to finishes and sizes. Create depth as you combine according to color or thickness.
Does your son have a huge collection of matchbox toys? How about coaxing him to have those cars displayed on the wall? Set up a matchbox car mural right where he can see them every day as he eats his cereal.
Do you have quilted works? Then have them displayed right by the door of your living room. Use a short ladder to hang the different-patterned quilts.
What about those people who love to collect lunch boxes? Just like the matchbox mural, you can also create an accent wall using a tall shelf for your lunch box collectibles. This can be done as a floor-to-ceiling kind of display or just a dedicated section of the wall.
You see, there are so many ways to personalize your home. The limit is only that of what’s conceived in your mind.
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
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Do you remember your first thoughts when you took your first step into your new home? It is but natural that you would want to put a personal stamp in this new space, more so if this is your dream home. If this house was pre-loved, then the walls, finishes and fixtures were probably chosen by the previous owner. So where should you begin when you want to personalize your new home?
Personalize by Painting the Door
Painting the front door is non-committal task compared to painting the exterior right away. While you’re picking a new paint color, see also if you would like to update the structure as well. This might not change the outer appearance but it could up other factors such as safety in the case of changed locks.
Changing the faucets and showerheads will also help. Most of these have probably seen better days so it is best to swap them for sleeker ones.
Personalize by Painting a Wall or Two
Beginning by painting the entire house can be a daunting decision to make. So, if you’re still uncertain, just paint a wall or two. Again, this is not a commitment. Painting a single wall will bring you with a beautiful accent wall. Paint this accent wall with your favorite color so the house would feel more like you.
Personalize by Hanging Photos
Get some of your favorite photos and hang them on the wall. This is the easiest way that you could make a new house feel like home. If you aren’t sure about drilling holes into the walls just yet, then use some removable strips instead of nails.
Personalize by Bringing Nature In
Do you love nature? Then go ahead and bring in a bouquet of fresh flowers. Whether this came from your own backyard or the grocery, it has the power to instantly alter the room and make it look friendlier. Have the same flower species arranged in different bud vases then have them displayed throughout the house.
If you’re allergic to pollen, then you could also bring in some potted green plant. It would have the same effect as the flowers in vases.
Personalize with Wallpaper
Begin this wallpaper project with the powder room. A statement wallpaper will be able to put a stamp on the bath or the powder room. These are spaces that have less foot traffic so they are the perfect experiment space for bolder patterns and colors.
A word of caution: Make sure that you use wallpaper that can withstand humidity inside the bathroom.
FFDM American Cherry: Use this side table to display your metal or glass collections.
Personalize with a Rug
Even when you think bare floor is the best choice, have at least a single space decorated with a lovely rug. This should make the house feel a little more comfortable and lived-in. if you’re not a huge fan of cleaning up rugs, then put them away from heavy foot traffic areas.
Personalize by Decluttering
Use the power of scent to personalize your home. There are many great-smelling products which you can clean your home with. This scent should be a familiar scent to you so that the place would feel more like home.
Personalize with Lighting
You can swap the boring and outdated lighting fixture for a more stylish and updated one. Find places that could use some overhead fixtures then have a professional electrician install them. Don’t live with inconveniences, you have to fix ‘em. Remember that the expense you might shell out now will pay dividends in the years that you won’t have to worry about lighting repairs.
Now that you’ve moved into your new home, try these simple remodeling projects and you’d soon feel that the place is a lot more familiar.
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Saturday, May 28th, 2016
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As you moved into your new home, isn’t it your first desire to create your personal stamp on the new space? But if you are buying a pre-loved home, then the finishes, paint colors and fixtures have all been chosen according to the previous owner’s preference.
Here are some guidelines that you can follow to personalize your home –
A Painted Front Door
One good way to make your home look and feel like you is to paint it. This has far less obligation than when you have to repaint your entire home.
When you’re out to choose the paint color, consider if you would also like to update the hardware such as the locks. Of course, if you are buying a house with existing locks, it is always a great idea to change them.
Personalize with Photos
It’s time to get some of your favorite pictures up on your walls. This is a great and effective way to feel at home right away. So never put off this project. Hang those beautiful family pictures or those travel photos that you have long kept.
Swap for a New Kitchen Faucet
One of the most used things inside a home is the faucet. See if you could swap the old kitchen faucet for a newer, sleeker one. This may seem like a menial task but it is something that can have a huge impact on the overall look of your kitchen (or bathroom).
Just make sure that you coordinate with every existing hardware; or you would be left with an unbalanced room design.
Paint the Walls
It can be a daunting task to pick colors that you will use for the entire house. Don’t go through this difficult phase, save yourself some trouble and just paint a wall or two.
Painting the walls will make you be able to determine the theme or palette that you will use for your entire home.
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Bring In Mother Nature
One of the best and most effortless ways to personalize your home is to bring in fresh flowers or potted plants. A room will definitely look a lot friendlier with a touch of nature in a vase or a pot.
Wallpaper ‘Em
If you are in for a bigger project, then you can buy a set of wallpapers. This is also a time-tested way of altering the look inside your home. Put your personal stamp by wallpapering. Use bold patterns if you dare to do so. Neutrals and simpler patterns are for the simpler people.
Clean Up
Use great-smelling products to make your home more appealing. Have a familiar scent, one that you would soon associate with your home.
It also pays to keep clutter from becoming a huge mound. Buy cabinets and drawers where you can store stuff that you don’t use at the moment.
Make it a point to designate a place for your keys and other small items. Have a row of hooks lined up for the special purpose of holding your keys.
Stairs and Window Treatments
The stairs needn’t be boring parts of your home. Paint it white then add shades to the treads. Install a runner if you have a carpeted staircase. Place a runner that is in the color that you most love. A fluffy carpet is great especially for areas with less foot traffic.
You can also upgrade the window treatments. You can go for tailored textured bamboo, Roman blinds, or the basic roller shades. Create a layered look using curtains. Find a window treatment that describes you best. Choose the same fabric for your curtains or draperies so you’ll have a more consistent look on the outside.
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