In today's journal, we'll explore 8 small yet impactful home styling tips that will transform your living space in the coming year.
These ideas are curated to not only elevate the aesthetics and functionality of your space but also to create an environment that truly resonates with your style and personality.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 1
Lighting
Let's begin with the transformative power of lighting.
One small change is to make sure you have a balance of task, accent, ambient, and mood lighting.
Ambient Lighting
Ambient lighting serves as the foundational layer of illumination in a space, providing overall general lighting to create a comfortable and visually balanced environment.
Accent Lighting
Accent lighting serves the purpose of highlighting specific objects, features, or areas within a space to draw attention, create visual interest, and enhance the overall aesthetics.
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Task Lighting
Task lighting serves the specific purpose of providing focused illumination for particular activities or tasks that require more concentrated light.
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Mood Lighting
Mood lighting, also known as atmospheric lighting, serves the purpose of creating a specific ambiance or mood within a space. Mood lighting is more about evoking emotions and setting the overall tone.
Layering these different light sources creates a visual hierarchy in the space, guiding the eye to different focal points. This can enhance the perception of depth and dimension in a room.
Light Temperature
Opting for light bulbs with a warmer hue is another subtle yet effective home styling tip.
The temperature of your lighting is a small modification that can yield significant results.
For example, warm light imparts a cosy and welcoming ambiance, reminiscent of the gentle glow of candlelight, making it well-suited for residential designs.
Conversely, neutral lighting strikes a harmonious balance between warm and cool tones, offering a versatile and flexible lighting environment.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 2
The Magic of Clean, Organized & Decluttered Spaces
Creating a harmonious living space starts with decluttering.
If possible, set aside 10-20 minutes each day to sort through your belongings, creating a yes, maybe, and no pile. We like to put items in maybe pile away in a cupboard for a few weeks and if you haven't thought about the items or don't remember what is in there, chances are it is ready to be donated.
The Solution? A tidy environment can promote clarity of thought, enhance concentration, and create a more tranquil atmosphere, allowing you to better manage stress and maintain a sense of order.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 3
Elevate the Aesthetics of Everyday Essentials
Inspired by Rajiv Surendra's video on "Beautifying Simple Chores," consider transforming mundane household items into visually appealing and meaningful alternatives. Upgrade items like cutting boards, scissors, brooms, and cleaning tools with more aesthetically pleasing options.
Some items that can be replaced for a more beautiful touch include:
- Fire tools
- Waste bins
- Toilet brushes
- Kitchen scissors
- Tissue box holders
- Any items made from plastic, such as cutting boards, buckets, step stools, and paper bins.
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Opt for alternatives made from materials like rattan, metal, or ceramic, featuring sleek and minimal designs to preserve functionality whilst enhancing the aesthetic appeal.
Additionally, revamp your storage solutions with smart and chic alternatives, maximizing both horizontal and vertical space. Consider incorporating floating shelves to showcase beloved accessories, utilizing S hooks to increase hanging space, or repurposing a bar cart for organizing bathroom toiletries and towels.
This simple yet effective approach adds a touch of sophistication to your everyday surroundings.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 4
Discover Your Distinctive Fragrance
A signature scent adds a personal touch, creating a unique olfactory experience that associates specific emotions and significance with your living space.
Whether through a room spray, candle, incense, oil burner, or diffuser, your chosen scent can become a powerful element of your home's ambiance.
Consider having a variety of fragrances on hand, rotating them based on the season, activity, or room within your home. Here are a few ideas:
- A luxurious soap pump bottle and diffuser for a refreshing scent in the bathroom.
- A light pillow spray to create a serene atmosphere in the bedroom.
- An all-time favorite candle in the entryway and living room.
- Lastly, investing in proper ventilation and air purification systems can help to maintain a fresh and clean-smelling environment.
By incorporating different scents strategically, you can tailor the atmosphere of each space, making your home more inviting and personalized.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 5
Enhance Your Accessories
To rejuvenate your home, infuse personalization into your space by ensuring your vignettes encompass something loved, something living, and something with lustre.
When adding something loved, the only rule is simple – you must love it!
Next, include items with lustre, such as crystal glass vases, stemware, mirrored trays, glossy ceramics, or pewter picture frames that offer reflect.
Integrate something living by incorporating fresh-cut foliage, trailing vines, flowers, or potted plants. Natural found items like driftwood, coral, or shells can also be arranged in large vessels or bowls.
For a curated aesthetic, arrange items in groups of 3 or 5, varying in heights, shapes, finishes, and materials to create visual interest, depth, and dimension. This approach adds a touch of personality and sophistication to your living spaces.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 6
Revitalize with Paint: Transform Furniture & Decor
Give a fresh lease of life to your existing furniture and decor through the transformative power of paint. We recommend Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, known for its versatility – requiring minimal preparation like sanding or priming – and suitable for various surfaces, both indoors and outdoors.
Explore the potential of paint to breathe new life into old furniture, walls, bathroom grout, kitchen cabinetry, outdated fabric upholstery, lamp bases, or decor items.
As a rough guide, one liter of Chalk Paint® typically covers the equivalent of a small china hutch, making it a practical and creative solution for your home styling.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 7
Effortless Style through Simple Swaps
Reinvent your living space by repurposing existing items in new and creative ways.
Engage in simple swaps such as changing cushion covers, or moving soft furnishings between rooms, updating lamp shades and table linen, experimenting with new furniture arrangements, and giving your bookshelves, sideboards, and consoles a fresh styling look!
Embrace the concept of "shopping your home" by moving from room to room and envisioning new purposes for your everyday items. For example, borrow elements from your kitchen and dining collection to introduce a captivating touch to your bookshelves or sideboards.
For a small change, consider replacing your existing hardware—faucets, door handles, drawer pulls, hooks, and racks. This quick transformation can instantly introduce a fresh look and contribute to bringing your personal style to life.
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Home Styling Tips: No. 8
Create a Focal Point with an Anchor Piece
Consider investing in or crafting an anchor piece as a compelling way to showcase your personality. Anchor pieces can take the form of a wall-mounted framed painting, photograph, or mirror, a woven tapestry, botanical prints arranged in a series, a sculpture, a vase, or a carefully curated gallery wall.
Mirrors, in particular, serve as exquisite anchor pieces, instilling a sense of tranquility by reflecting natural light and creating the illusion of a more expansive space. Strategically position your mirror to capture and accentuate the most cherished elements in your home, such as a scenic garden view or an elegant light fixture. This focal point not only adds visual interest but also contributes to the overall ambiance of your home.
Incorporating these small yet impactful changes into your home styling promises a refreshed and revitalized living space that resonates with your unique taste and preferences. Enjoy the journey of transforming your home into a sanctuary you'll love in the year ahead!
