How To Make Your Home Truly Beautiful

While lockdown around the world may be easing right now, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still many of us trapped indoors, nor does it mean we shouldn’t still be staying in when we can. That means you’re going to see a lot of the same environment, especially if your home is fairly small. It stands to reason, then, that you might want to look into renovating that home and making it look more beautiful while you’re stuck inside. Here are some of the ways we’ve found effective in making your home truly beautiful during a period of lockdown.

Start planning

It may be some time before lockdown completely lifts, but there will come a time when things are as close to normal as they’re ever going to get. It’s not a bad idea to start planning for that time. Why not plan a total refit of your bedrooms, your bathroom, or your kitchen? Sites like www.diyhomefit.co.uk can help you with that, and if you’re ready to start right now, you can get quotes and browse the catalogue. It’s never too early to know exactly how you want your beautiful home to look.

De-clutter

One of the most pressing issues for a beautiful home is that of clutter. We all have random things lying around, objects accrued in our lives that don’t actually do anything and aren’t serving a useful purpose. If you find yourself with lots of time on your hands and a desire to beautify your home, why not get a de-clutter operation going? You can get creative with the methods you use; it doesn’t have to mean throwing everything away or simply discarding it.

Tidy up

This isn’t technically the same thing as de-cluttering. When you tidy up, you’re organising all the things you want to keep and making sure they’re in the correct places. An untidy home contributes to a negative mental state. Tidying up means you’ll feel better about your home because you’re maximising its potential. Don’t simply push things under the bed (literally or figuratively); try to find a permanent home for them and return objects to their homes whenever you can.

Open things up

Open-plan living is just one of the many ways you can make a home look more inviting. When every space is open to every member of the household, the home feels more welcoming and friendly for a family. Even if you don’t have an open-plan space and can’t convert your home into one, something as simple as drawing back curtains and leaving doors open can contribute to a more open-feeling environment. Don’t close off rooms; leave everything open and it’ll give your home a more friendly feel.

Add some plants

Plants are an easy, quick-fix way to make a space look better (and feel better, too). Adding plants means you’ll improve your physical and mental health, and it can also add some green to spaces that traditionally don’t have much natural greenery in them. If you don’t feel like you have the kind of lifestyle that can traditionally accommodate demanding plants, try cacti or other plants that don’t take much looking after. Even these can radically transform a home.

Emphasis bathroom and bedroom

You’ll be spending a lot of time in your bathroom and bedroom, respectively, so these are the two most important rooms in the house to make them attractive. In your bedroom, use muted colours and low tones; don’t make it too loud or colourful, because you won’t want to sleep in there otherwise. The bathroom should be clean, hygienic, and welcoming; it shouldn’t be dirty or untidy. The other rooms in your home are, of course, also important, but these two should be your priority.

Let as much light in as possible

Whatever windows you have in your home, make sure that they’re not obscured by curtains, blinds, or drapes as often as you can. If you don’t sleep well without covering the windows, leaving them covered at night is fine, but not letting as much light as possible in during the day would be a mistake. Light makes a space feel breezier and brighter, and besides, if you live close to people or in an urban centre, it’s nice to feel like you’re surrounded by other people and activity.

Create a welcoming kitchen

If you don’t cook for yourself often, then you should perhaps think about doing so more. Cooking improves your mental health, acts as a great stress reliever, and helps you think about eating healthy. As such, your kitchen should be a welcoming, stress-free environment. The kitchen triangle is still considered one of the most effective ways to design a kitchen, so if you’re struggling for somewhere to start, that could be a good beginning point.

Don’t neglect lighting

Lighting is one of the most important factors in making your home beautiful. If the home is lit well, you can promote a good mood and make your home feel that much more relaxing and welcoming. This goes for every room in the house; it’s worth having dimmer switches or smart lighting installed so that you can control the ambiance in each individual room rather than the home as a whole. Make sure to pay close attention to lighting, because it can make a huge difference.