Whether you’ve just purchased your starter home, are looking to remodel, breathe some new style into your home, or add seating to your backyard, designing and decorating your home can be expensive and stressful. If you are rather new to all this or don’t have an artful eye for design, it can be especially overwhelming and you may not know where to begin. If this sounds like you, please read on. Here are 3 home design tips for amateurs.
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Start With The Kitchen
For many people, kitchen design and decor is the hardest part of home design. The kitchen is often the heart of the home- a centrally located space where loved ones come to gather, cook, and eat together. It is a place where families tell each other about their days and give each other food with which to nourish their bodies.
Because a kitchen needs to be functional above all else, however, decorating may fall to the wayside or become an afterthought which can cause it to feel and look too sterile or not very warm and welcoming.
For this reason, it is smart to start with the kitchen first, even if you plan on designing or redesigning multiple different areas of your home. That way you can get it over with and also have the opportunity to plan the rest of your home design around the kitchen.
Once you’re done, it won’t be just a place where you cook meals for your family but also a beautiful part of the home that you will genuinely enjoy spending time in.
DIY When You Can
Design and decor don’t always have to be left to the professionals. In fact, it’s your home and it should reflect your own style, personality, and preferences. Ultimately, you will be the one living there and spending time there, so it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks!
Because of this, you may want to consider doing things yourself whenever possible. Not only will this ensure that everything turns out looking exactly how you want it to, but it will also end up saving you a ton of money in the end. If you aren’t confident in your abilities, there are lots of articles and videos online about how to execute home design projects, and you may end up being impressed with yourself!
Choose A Theme Or Color Scheme
There really aren’t rules when it comes to home design, but if you’re feeling lost it might be helpful for you to choose some sort of general theme or loose color scheme. This will help make choosing colors and textiles easier for you and will help to tie each room together if that is something you’re worried about. Remember, this is not something that needs to be super strict or that you have to stick to, but it is more meant to make the entire experience less overwhelming for you.
Home design may not be everyone’s forte or passion, but that doesn’t mean you won’t do a great job at making your home the perfect space for yourself and your family.