Tips for Designing Your New Home

Planning to move or moved already to your new home? We know that designing your new home is an exciting process. You have an opportunity to start fresh and coordinate each room according to your personal style. Since there are so many options to choose from, you may not know where to begin. It is best to start with a general idea of what you want your home to look like. Remember to have fun with the whole experience and not to stress! Below are some tips on how to get started.

1. Tips: Find Inspiration

Before you start to design your home, you should look at the styles of other homes. This will help you decide which design elements you would like to incorporate in your own home. You can find style ideas and color options in magazines, catalogs, blogs, and websites. Keep in mind that you do not have to limit yourself to what others have done. You can be creative and come up with your own ideas!

2. Tips: Choose Design Elements

• After you have looked at and researched different design elements, you will start to develop your sense of style. You may have an eclectic style in which your design choices derive from a variety of styles. On the other hand, you may want your home to have historic charm with traditional elements. However, you may move in the opposite direction with a modern-style home.
• When you have decided on style, you can choose what type of finishes you want to have in your home. Do you want carpet, tile, or hardwood floors? What types of cabinets and light fixtures do you like? You can also select which paint colors you would like to use. You may want to go with bold colors to liven up your space. In contrast, you may want to use warm or neutral colors.

3. Tips: Add Detail

Once you have selected all of the finishes for your home, you can choose what type of furniture, artwork, and accent pieces you want to include. Most likely, the furniture from your old home will be placed in the new one. At the same time, there may be some pieces that do not quite work in your new space. It is important that your furniture comfortably fits in your space and does not look cluttered. Moreover, your accent pieces should coordinate with the furniture.

4. Tips: Do not “over-personalize”

Although your home is yours now, it may not be yours forever. If you plan on selling your home in the future, it is important to consider how you personalize it. Design elements such as paint colors and furniture pieces are easy to change. However, custom permanent fixtures are not as easy to change. These are important factors that affect the sale of a home.