Some Of My Best Lessons While Designing My Home

Whether you are renovating your home, redecorating a room, or building a home from scratch with Simply Living Homes, you must personalise the designs to suit your taste. 

Your property is just a building until you add your personal touches to it to make it your home. You are going to spend a lot of time there, and hopefully, be living in this space for years to come. It is therefore vital that you take the time to personalise it to suit your needs, your lifestyle and your style preferences. You want to be able to relax in your home, create an oasis away from the hustle and bustle of life and enjoy your time there. If you are uncomfortable in your own home, then you are going to be stressed and anxious, which in turn, is going to lead to a very unhappy life. 

Make sure you invest your time in making your house your own and bringing your design dreams to life. To help you get started, here are some top tips. 

#1 Budget 

It doesn’t matter if you are just redesigning a bedroom, or if you are designing a home from scratch. You first need to review your financial situation and determine your budget. This will set the tone of the work, and the timeline. You should do some research to find out the costs involved in the project that you wish to embark on, so you can make sure you have the funds available. If you don’t, you can create a plan and set some goals that will help you save the necessary funds. Make sure you don’t rush into anything until you are financially ready to do so. You should always have more money than you need, which will serve as an emergency fund in case anything goes wrong or unforeseen circumstances arise. 

#2 Design

The design should be one of the most exciting parts of the project. Here you can go crazy and express yourself. Put together mood boards with the inspiration you can find online, such as from Pinterest or Instagram. This is a great place to start as you can discover all the latest trends, and learn about the designs you like and dislike. You can create the designs yourself, or if you are working on a bigger project, like building your home, then you can share this information with your interior designer and architect. 

You must consider the practicalities of your design. While it might look nice, you need to ensure your designs make your home functional as well. For example, if you have chosen dark colours because you want to have a gothic theme in your home, this might help you relax and enjoy your space, but it might not be practical in your home office design and instead, you might opt for something more bright and spacious to help you work. 

#3 Time 

With any project, it is going to take time. It is important to understand how much time it is going to take to gather the funds together that you need to get started, so you can create a timeline. It is also important that you consider how long the project is going to take you and how much disruption it is going to cause to your life, so you can accommodate for this. For example, if you are designing your bedroom, you might be able to complete this within a week and sleep in another room. However, if you are designing a new home, it is going to take a lot longer to design and build. 

When designing your home, make sure you balance your personal preferences with your available time and budget to ensure a successful project.