Finding a home decor style that truly reflects your personality and lifestyle can transform your living space into a sanctuary and somewhere you really love to be. It’s all about creating an environment where you feel happy and inspired and want to spend your time. After all, when you’re not at work, this is the place you spend the majority of your time and you want it to be right. It can be difficult when searching through interior blogs or on social media to figure out what works as a whole but also that feels like a bit of you. Here’s a guide to help you discover your unique decor style.
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IDENTIFY YOUR PREFERENCES
The first thing you need to do when trying to find a home decor style that feels like you, is to identify your preference. What is it you like? Is there a particular era you feel inspired by? Do you like things that are patterned, plain, colourful? Do you resonate to a particular material? Once you have established what you like, you can use this to inspire you with everything from the flooring – perhaps you’ll want LVT flooring, or carpet? To the walls, from decals, to panelling, to wallpaper.
TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS
It can be really easy to be swayed by others when you are trying to find a home decor style and people might tell you certain aspects don’t work or go together. Try not to let yourself be swayed by their opinions and instead give your ideas a go. Experiment, see how things go together and soon you will find it much easier to establish your own unique style. After all, if everyone just liked the same interior design, it would be dull and unoriginal! Use your own creativity and eye for detail to bring what you love into your home. Remember, you’re the one living with it so who cares if it’s not to everyone else’s taste!
LOOK FOR INSPIRATION
There are so many places you can go to find inspiration for your home decor. One of the best ways is to get out and about and visit thrift stores and antique markets, or to home shows. These tend to have the greatest variety of items that you can visualise together in your space and can emulate a wide range of design styles. After all, you never know what might catch your eye!
These are a few things you can do that can help you to find a home decor that suits your style. Whether you’re doing up a new home that you’ve just moved into and want to make it more to your taste, if you want to make a change with the decor that is in your current home that you may be loved in the past, but don’t anymore, there’s no better time to do so. What are some top tips you have for designing a home decor that suits your style? Let us know in the comments below, we’d love to hear from you.
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