Decorating and Furnishing Your First Home is Always Special – Few Ti

by Ashley Mills

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One of the biggest decisions that you can ever make is to choose your first home. Selecting the appropriate area, then hunting for a house that is sized suitably for your family, that can accomodate you and your growing family in the coming years and later on settling down with the property, is indeed a daunting task. Although this experience might be time-taking and stressful, yet it will be exhilarating and rewarding at the same time.

Now, what next? That you’ve settled down with your house, wouldn’t you love to make it a home? The bare house will need to be decorated and furnished in the best manner and this too is a big task in itself. If you think that the task that lies ahead of you, that of furnishing your house, is a bit too daunting, you needn’t fear as we have compiled for you a list of furnishing tips that you can take into account. Read on.

Start with a neutral tone

Since you’re a beginner, it is better for you to make a decision which is for a good neutral palate which can get you off the ground. How about selecting whites and blacks, with a timber tone and settling down with everything in between these tones? If you have a neutral tone, this will always work and you can easily decorate your room in future with a splash of colour in elements like cushions or floor rugs. Even though you’re a fan of mid-century furnitures, you can still team up the neutral zone with nice royal colors.

Make clear lists of the things

You will always need careful planning and watchful budgeting when it comes to completing the most time-consuming tasks like decorating your own home. You can’t simply take few wrong decisions and dive in to add anything and everything. So, make a clear list of what you present have, mention all the items which you will need and also jot down a list which mentions your ‘wishlist’ which are the things that you would love to have in the near future.

Invest in a good quality bed

As we spend enough time of the day in our beds, it is logical to invest in a good quality bed and bedding. Since you have already bought your new home and there’s no plan of moving here and there, the bed is the main thing that you should carefully invest in.

Be clear about the room dimensions

You may think this is a no-brainer but you will be rather surprised to know the number of people who bring home a nice couch or a bed only to realize that they don’t fit in the room. A room that is large and open will make the furniture look smaller and hence you have to be smart about taking into account the dimensions of the room.

Mistakes and blunders to avoid while furnishing your new home

Time and again, interior decorators can find out mistakes which the new homeowners make while furnishing their homes. Here are few you should avoid.

Mistake Impulsive buying of everything at the same time

You might be eager to make those empty rooms look better but that doesn’t mean that you will buy everything at once. Get a piece of paper, make a list of the things you need, a wishlist and also keep in mind a budget so that your pocket doesn’t feel too light after you’re done with furnishing and decorating.

Mistake Furnishing around one legacy piece of furniture

It might be some mid-century furniture like your mother’s huge armchair or some other piece of furniture bought by your husband when he was single and which you wouldn’t consider replacing. If you think of decorating the entire home around that piece of legacy furniture, this will go completely wrong for your home.

Mistake Cramming up rooms

It is always better to have some empty spaces in your room as that will let everyone move around freely within the room. Think of the aesthetic that you want to achieve and then decide how much furniture you would want in your room. Stick to minimum furniture if you want a sleek look for your home.

Lastly, once you’re done, just sit back and relax. Enjoy the feeling of relaxing in your first home. Bask in the glory of the endless freedom and embrace it to have fun with it.