Trigger house envy with artsy interior design tips for your new home
Your home needs a touch of inspiration now and then for the chance to shine and break out of dimming styles. Your home is also a canvas to express yourself. Why stop at a scented candle or a vase of fresh flowers when you can try a whole list of things to transform your home interior? Moving into a new home brings the fresh opportunity to unleash your inner designer. We have put together interior design tips from experts that epitomise stylish living.
Whether your style is minimalist, traditionalist, or modernist, the aesthetic environment within the home is just as important as the one outside. According to Dak Kopec, an architectural psychologist, interior design has a direct impact on our subconscious and behaviour, affecting emotions, perceptions, and well-being. It can also boost your property value.
So, start creating spaces that bring you homely bliss.
Interior design tips for your new home
Floor Plan
Spatial planning is integral for practical interior designing. It ensures furniture, rugs, lighting, and objects you choose are the right size and do not hinder movement. Having the room layout on paper gives you a bird’s eye view of the floor plan. Your design ideas must work with scale, if not, things can look out of proportion, especially for open-plan designs, and you will waste the opportunity to achieve space efficiency.
Budget
There are some things worth a splurge, and there are those which need holding back. While engineered wood is cheaper, a piece of furniture like the dining table deserves the real thing. Invest in natural or reclaimed wood for the dining room table and the one in the kitchen. They withstand the test of time and even become generational items. Buy large area rugs for the living room; you can resize an oversized one, but never a one too small. Spend on accent lighting and dimmable lights and lamps.
Colours and Textures
Neutral paint colour and textures have better lasting qualities. Combine neutrals with dark accents to make spaces come alive. Add art to white walls. Wallpaper brings colour and pattern to niche spaces. You can choose peel and stick options. If you are not partial to wallpaper, try a large, bold piece of art in a contained space. Wall colour changes with the light at different times of the day. Always paint a piece of paper about 24 x 36 inches with the colour you prefer, and stick it to one of the walls. So, you see how it looks at different times of the day.
Furniture
Before moving, give away the pieces that do not bring you joy. Vintage items are timeless; hold onto those and acquire a few from the flea market. Use small ornamental boxes on bedside tables to keep the surface space tidy. Find furniture pieces that double as storage – Ottomans can serve as coffee tables, and dressers aren’t just for the bedroom. Make sure you have a statement piece among them, anything from coffee tables to lampshades. A bright coat of paint or polish can renew some of your old furniture.
Indoor Plants, Art Displays, and Mirrors
Peace Lily, pots of Jade, Fig, Schefflera, Palm, Bonsai – preened or overgrown can cheer up spaces. Species with darker, waxier leaves are low maintenance. Antique brass pots make great planters.
Do not be intimidated to commission a piece of art from an artist you like. Emerging artists love the chance to display their work. Photographs are reasonable wall art too.
Mirrors reflect light and enhance space. Go big with mirrors; it can be just as effective as a window.
Style
Set up a mood board to find décor ideas that reflect your personality. We are talking about a real-life assemblage of swatches and photos that translate your vision into physical reality. Instead of hopelessly scrolling the internet, look for design ideas from a particular interior designer and notable publications.
A new home is a blank canvass to put your decorative stamp on it. Do not shy away from it. Prepare your home for the ultimate interior designing with excellent home renovations by GS Brown Construction.
