Making Your House a Home: Personalizing your Living Spaces |
Posted: April 28, 2017 |
You want your home to be cozier and more appealing, and one way to do this is to personalize the items within its walls. It will make your living spaces so much more appealing and the other family members will take ownership of the home if they feel that they contribute to the decor. Some great recommendations to do just this can include the following tips and suggestions. Display Instant ArtDisplay your family's artwork at every opportunity you can. Frame the pictures as if they were masterpieces and hang them in places of honor around the house. Purchase frames specifically made for this so you can switch out these pictures as needed. If you have the space, designate a wall or room for each child to display their work. Small sculptures and homemade artifacts can be prominently displayed on side tables, bookshelves, and various other places throughout the household. If you have a quilter in your family, hang the finished quilts over stairwells, on blank walls, or over the top of a sofa. Your Own Photo GalleryUse your stairwell or hallway as a gallery of family photos. Guests will enjoy the walk as they peruse all of these pictures. Hang colored, sepia, or black and white groupings for even more effect. Map out your placement scheme by taping blank pieces of paper on the wall until you achieve the effect you want. Decorate Distinctive Individual RoomsA unique way to personalize specific areas of the home is to decorate the individual spaces to fit the tastes and personalities of the individual family members. If your young daughter is a dancer, she may be absolutely thrilled with a ballet motif. A sport-minded child would love a sports-themed bedroom with a bed with baseball bat bedposts and a sports-themed wallpaper trim. A parent's home office could reflect their career or hobby choices such as a sewing, teaching, or architectural theme. Add Initials and Monogrammed ItemsAnother great method of adding charm and personality to your home is to display your family initials everywhere you can. Your front doorknocker would be great place to start. Purchase a knocker with your last initial or even your full last name proudly displayed as guests and friends arrive. Your entrance rug could also be monogrammed. Other places to add these distinctive letters could include your towels, cocktail napkins, and even etched onto your drinking glassware. Show Off CollectionsIf someone in your household is an avid collector, don't let the items pile up in a closet somewhere. If your little girl loves unicorns, put up a special shelf in her bedroom so she can enjoy them everyday. If your spouse collects old books, invest in glass-shelved bookcases to show them off. Take it a step further and have the glass on the bookshelves etched with that person's name or initials. Personal Touches on GlassOn a larger scale, you could etch your initials on glass interior doors. This would definitely stand out and would be a truly elegant touch to your decor. Even the bathrooms should have unique touches that will have the stamp of the interests of the individuals who live in the home. Adding etched glass that matches the theme of the room to the shower doors will add interest and appeal to this small area. For example, a young girl's bathroom could have a daisy theme and the daisies could be etched right onto the glass shower and cabinet doors in the room.
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