The 5 Personal touches that make a house feel like a Home
A house is not just four walls, it is our personal sanctuary to escape the world. That's why it is so important to find ways to incorporate those familiar touches so that your house feels like a home. Often a new space can feel like a blank canvas waiting for you to imprint your personality. Here are some ways we suggest for you to take a considered approach to making your house feel like a home.
1. Art
Art is deeply personal, select the pieces that speak to you, that evoke emotion and uplift you. It's important to let art stand on its own, don't try to match the colour of your interior to your art. Look to the mood you wish to evoke through the art and let that dictate your interior.
2. Memory
Is there a style of kitchen you are drawn to because it reminds you of a holiday you went on or a childhood home you grew up in? The creativity lies in how you incorporate this into your new home to make it feel familiar. You can take classic styles from the past and reinvigorate them with modern touches for the present. This can give you that sense of being at home in a new space.
3. Lifestyle
As the old adage states, 'home is where the heart is'. Think about how you want to use your space. Do you have a young family or do you like entertaining friends? If it is entertaining that makes your heart sing, make it personal by adding chairs around the island bench so your guests can talk to your while you prepare. Incorporate a wine fridge or design a big pantry to allow for extra preparation bench space. What is it that fills your heart when you are at home, design your house around this.
4. Comfort
Comfort is so important, that feeling of being cosy and comfortable in your space is what makes a house a home. Comfort is not always soft furnishings, its all in the detail, it could be the side table you use to put your coffee cup on in the morning when you sit down to watch the news. Or the big fluffy blanket you sit under for family movie night. What are those personal, creature comforts you love that make your house feel more homely.
5. Personality
Whether you live with a house full of people or on your own, make sure you dedicate a space, even a corner of a room that is all you. A space you can retreat to that replenishes you and makes you feel truly at ease and at home. It could be your bath, with candles you like, or perhaps it is your dressing table or a chair by the window you like to read at. Just make sure you allow for this space for yourself. Somewhere you can feel truly you.
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