Decorating Your First Home

If you have recently purchased your first home, you will no doubt be excited about moving in and making the space your own. However, a lot of first-time buyers end up getting a bit over excited and rushing the decoration process. If you are decorating your first home, read on to discover some of the best tips that you should follow before beginning the process.

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Discover what your home decor style is

The first thing you need to do is understand your home decor style. While it can be easy to follow interior design trends, you should not simply do this because it is in fashion right now. Of course, if you like the current trends, then, by all means, incorporate them into your home. However, trends come and go, but your personal style says everything about who you are as a person, and therefore it’s important to understand this. So, what is your personal home decor style? To determine this, there are a number of different things you should take into consideration. This includes your favourite colour choices, as well as whether you prefer old styles on modern looks. You can then determine whether you are a fan of classic designs or minimalist styles, whether you like a coastal theme or an industrial look. When decorating a home, it is always important to get to know your own personal style before you start considering other important factors, for example, your budget.

Devise a budget

As just touched upon in the previous point, you are going to need to put a budget together for the decoration of your first home. This is something you need to sit down and carefully assess. You need to work out exactly how much money you have available to spend on your new property. This will then help you with some of the upcoming points in this post, including making lists and buying quality furniture items.

Make lists

Now that you have an understanding of what your home decor style is, the next thing you need to do is make a list of everything that you are going to require for your home. Write down all of the items you currently own and then write down all of the items that you are going to need to purchase. This will not only help you to get more organised, but it is important in terms of interior design because everything needs to have a place. So by determining what you need to purchase, you will then be able to plan where everything is going to go and you can organise what storage items you are going to need to purchase for your home. This is something that a lot of people overlook, and then they end up with lots of clutter.

Start with a neutral colour palette

While it can be very tempting to include a variety of colours, it is always better to start with a neutral colour palette. This does not mean that you need to go for boring colours. However, a neutral colour palette gives you the perfect base to build upon. You can then add accessories and furnishings without being restricted to the bold or striking colours you have chosen for the walls. If you do not want to go for white or cream, for example, you do not have to. There are plenty of other neutral shades that look beautiful while still giving you somewhat of a blank canvas. For example, muted shades of grey are very popular at the moment. You can also go for stunning pastel colours, be it a dusty pink or olive green.

Invest in a quality bed and bedding

When buying new furniture for your first home, you need to prioritise where to spend money and where to cut back. Items that you certainly should not cut back on are your bed, mattress and bedding. After all, if you cannot get a good night’s sleep, then you are not going to enjoy being in your new home. Everyone needs to get a restful night’s sleep so that they can be refreshed and ready for the day ahead. If you are considering cutting back and buying a cheap bed because you want to get lots of accessories and decorations for your home, don’t. You can easily buy accessories and adornments at a later date. The best thing to do is buy the basics now and investing good quality, and then you can add on to this after you have lived in your house for a number of months. You will find that there are always new things you want to add to your home. You will never be able to decorate your property and have a complete version of what you envision within a matter of months, so do not put this type of pressure on yourself.

All in all, decorating your first home can seem a bit overwhelming. However, if you have a careful and considered approach, you have nothing to worry about. The first thing you always need to do is understand what your personal home decor style is. Once you determine this, you will have a good understanding of the different types of furniture, accessories and other home pieces you should be looking for. Aside from this, make sure that you put together a carefully constructed budget, as well as making a list of everything you need, and prioritising quality over quantity in the early stages. If you do this, you should have no trouble decorating your new home in a manner that appeals to you while also staying within your budget constraints.