We hire interior designers and spend big bucks to design a house that is functional, attractive, and appealing. However, no matter how beautiful a house is, it is not really likeable, if there isn’t a personal touch to the interiors. If there is not a ‘me or us’ feeling attached to it. Because, at the end of the day, your home should appeal to you more than anybody else. It is what makes it distinctively yours.
There are many ways of adding personal touch and style to your home. From homemade furniture to personal photos, here are some cool tips to infuse your personality into your home:
Create a gallery wall
It is one of the most obvious and popular methods to add personality, colour and vibes to any room.
Regardless of the ocean of digital pictures all around, there is a familiar feeling about framed family photos that make them super special. If you love painting or creating artworks, you can create a combination of handmade art, mirrors, and family photos to make the gallery wall stand out.
Gallery walls can be created anywhere – the living room, dining room, bedroom, kids’ room, staircase or even at the entryways. A simple Google search will give you a list of countless accessories you can use to make your gallery wall even more interesting. You can arrange the photos in matching or contrasting frames, put them in a pattern or at random or just place them using ledges.
An entire wall full of your family photos! What can be more personal than that!
Highlight who you are
Each of us has a hobby (yes, everyone!). It can be something artistic like playing the guitar or something simple like gardening.
Highlighting your hobbies and interest in your space is a great way to infuse your personality into it.
For example, if you love sketching, hang handmade portraits to personalise the space. Do you have a green hand? Make a balcony garden or add indoor plants all around. If you love a particular colour, integrate that colour in the house’s interior to make it appealing for you.
Be it displaying a collection of books with a bookshelf wall or displaying your favourite collectables, incorporate ‘who you are’ into the interior of your house, and it naturally will feel personalised.
Decide what you want to feel when you enter the house
This is one of the most important points to consider when designing a room. How do you want to feel as soon as you enter the room? Do you want it to feel open and airy or do you want to feel it crisp and organised?
Ask yourself this question and seek answers before you go ahead with the decor. Repeat the question for every corner of the room. Of course, the answer won’t come right away and you might need to spend some time thinking, reading, going over designs or visiting other people’s houses.
However, once you find things that make you happy and content, you will know. Pinterest is a great way to scan through designs and see if this is how you want your house to be. Talk to others and seek opinions from friends and family members but in the end, stick to things that make you happy.
For example, if you want your home to feel airy and bright, choose a light-coloured paint and keep the furniture minimal.
Remember, the space you live in largely affects your mood and that is why it should be a reflection of your personality.
