How To Make Your House Feel More Like A Home

Curating your house to feel like a home is no easy task. Doing so requires that you are in tune with your own preferences and desires, as well as the design elements that work to make those choices flow well within a home. Creating your own space to feel more like your home really requires that you take the time to understand what makes you happy and comfortable and how you can implement those design preferences in a meaningful way. It takes some time to really understand the design elements necessary and resources necessary to make your home beautiful within any budget. This article intends to outline specific changes that you can make to your home while capturing your own unique preferences and choices. 

Add More Natural Light

One of the best ways to make your house feel more like a warm and inviting place to be is to find ways to add more natural sunlight. Research has shown that more light in the home can increase levels of dopamine and improve mood. If you’re noticing a lack of sunlight in the most important rooms in the home, like the living room or kitchen, it’s worth considering adding glass doors, which give you optimal sunlight and can completely change the look and feel of your home. Optimizing the natural light in your home can be as simple as purchasing a new set of curtains, and as complicated as adding completely new windows. Adding more natural light in the home also gives you the ability to create an environment in which houseplants can thrive. Adding more live plants to your home can also improve the look and feel of your interior spaces, so think carefully about the natural light in your home and plan accordingly. 

Get Unique Artwork 

 Hanging art in the home is an excellent way to add a style dynamic to the home while also creating more visual interest that is pleasing to the eye. Blank walls often feel sanitized and depersonalized which can detract from the feeling of a lived in space that you want to be focusing on. Instead of buying bad reproductions usually found in big box stores, focus instead on purchasing or even creating unique art that works well within your space. You can find unique art from local artists, or even family and friends. Not only will you be supporting local artists with less resources, but you will also be adding unique art to your home that can completely change the look and feel of the room. 

Combine Beauty And Function 

Really changing up your space to make it feel like a home isn’t just focused on style, but combining style elements with functionality. In order to feel like your home is yours, you want to make sure that you’re able to use it in ways that work for you and your lifestyle. Focus intently on what you want out of your space, and think creatively in how you can make the functional spaces in your home both stylish and usable. Use your storage spaces to store your most treasured items in a beautiful way, or integrate your office space with lighting that helps you be more productive. 

Think About Comfort 

Not too long ago, the traditional Danish interior design idea of hygge went viral. The word itself is difficult to translate, but within it contains the key to making your home feel comfortable and inviting. The design elements unique to hygge usually involves adding pillows, plush blankets, and enough seating for all your friends and family. It takes the idea of coziness to another level. If hyper coziness isn’t your style, it’s still important to think about the ways in which you can make your house feel more comfortable in every different room. If you want to snuggle up on the couch to watch a movie with friends, consider adding enough seating, luxuriously soft pillows and blankets, and soft colors to make this design element turn your house into your home.