3 Tips for Developing Your Home Decor Personal Style
Decorating your home is a fun and exciting project. The way your living spaces look can have a significant effect on the way you feel each day. Coming home to a place that suits your aesthetic and needs is essential for you and your family, but knowing where to start can be tricky. We’ve all been there before, wanting our home to look nice, but even when we try to buy new items or redecorate, it never seems to come together with the way we hope. Or sometimes you love one room, but it doesn’t blend with the rest of your house. A key component of successfully decorating your home is developing your personal style. Developing a solid understanding of what you like will help you focus your energy and better define your ideas to move forward. Below are a few tips to help you get started refining your style for your home.
Look for Inspiration
Looking for inspiration is a great place to start on your home decor journey. There are many places to find inspiration. Look through Pinterest boards, browse style and home-shopping websites, and take notice of restaurants, coffee shops, and friends’ houses. Be intentional about noting what things you like and what things you don’t like, and start keeping a list.
Go Through Your Belongings
Before you start buying new things for your home, take a day to go through the items you already own. Chances are you’ve accumulated a fair amount of stuff for your home over the years. Maybe you inherited an armchair from one of your grandparents, or you purchased that ultra-modern vase when going through a minimalist phase. Perhaps you bought that mid-century floor lamp at a fantastic thrift store while traveling. While it’s possible that you may love individual items, it is essential to consider how everything works together and how it comes across in the room. What worked at one point in your life, in one home, may not work for the new space you are trying to create. Plus, if you move everything you already own into a room and then try to add a more defined style on top of that, there’s a good chance you won’t be satisfied with the result. Think carefully about what your style inspiration is and how you want your ideal room to look. Then, go through the items you own with that picture in your mind and try to figure out what works and what doesn’t.
Decide Where to Splurge and Where to Save
When realizing your newly defined personal style in your home, it is essential to remember that everything does not have to happen all at once. You don’t need to spend a ton of money on one shopping spree to create the home of your dreams. Plus, if you bought every piece of home decor all at once, what fun would that be? Part of the journey to developing your style is picking up interesting and unique pieces along the way, which will take time. Identify what items you need in the immediate future and what things you are willing to wait for. You may be able to identify specific items that you know you will want to keep for a long time, like a dining room table. Items like this are worth splurging on as they will need to have lasting power and be central to your home. A funky lamp or throw pillows may change over time, which could be a great place to save. The key is having your inspiration in mind at all times, so when you do come across something great, you’ll know how it will fit into your space.
I hope this list helps you on your style discovery journey! Of course, one of the ultimate keys to decorating your space is having a home you love. If you are looking to upgrade your house or are a first-time homebuyer, I can help you find the perfect place to call home. Reach out to me through my website or give me a call at (302) 545-8569, and follow my blog for more home-related tips!