As a Winnipeg realtor, we know how important it is to add a bit of your personality to your personal space. So let's say you’ve moved into your new home and it feels like a blank canvas. Or you’ve already lived in your home for some time but it just doesn’t feel like YOUR home yet. Now you desperately need to add some character to your living space. So here are four tips to get you started!
Put Your Hobbies/Interests on Display
Your home should represent you and who you are. Maybe you collect something like old beer bottles or action figures! Get a see-through case or wall shelving and display them that way! Something as simple as hanging up a guitar, displaying a trophy, or putting up your favourite artwork, can help you feel at home in your space. Not to mention these items become great conversation pieces when friends and family stop by!
Pick Out the Right Furniture
Finding the perfect furniture that is practical, comfortable, and suits your style is a must. Do you need a pull-out couch for guests? Will it match the rest of the living area or do you want to go for a more mix-match, eclectic style? Will it be comfortable enough for snuggling up with your partner to watch some Netflix? You don’t want to be stuck with a piece of furniture that has you wondering if you’ll like it a couple years down the road! This is one part about home design that you want to spend the most time on.
Never Underestimate Good Lighting
Don’t spend all that time and energy making a room look beautiful, just to put in a dull, dim light overhead. If you want your lighting to be simple, you’ll want to go with soft lighting, coming from different areas of the room. Try to avoid harsh spotlights unless you have a dimmer switch. But maybe you’re more eccentric! If so, we suggest stringing up Christmas lights in certain areas of your home, or even buying those colour-changing strip lights that you can control with a remote. When done correctly, lighting is the final element that brings the rest of your home design together.
The Power of Paint
This may seem like an obvious one but bare with us. The colours of your walls have the power to affect your mood and to change the look of your home entirely. For example, light colours make a room look bigger, brighter, happier, while dark shades can absorb light, making rooms feel smaller and more dreary. It’s very important to pick colours that not only look good, but that make you feel happy and suite your style.
Remember, your hobbies and personality are very important to the style of your home! If something makes you happy, incorporate it into the design of your home and it will be sure to shine with your personality when you're done. Take it from a Winnipeg realtor: make your home, YOUR home.