PH Real Estate - Top 10 Home Decor Tips for New House Owners

Are you a new house owner eager to decorate your new home? Well, you can do it your own way, but it would help if you have some tips to guide you in this interesting task. The crucial thing to remember is to prepare a plan first, based on your budget and on how you would go about decorating your house. Starting without a plan would waste your time and money, since you will be doing it by trial and error. You can pick a theme that corresponds to your favorite color, and go on from there. Let’s say you have chosen to go with natural designs. This is how you can carry out your house décor.

To help you in decorating your home, here are the top 10 home décor tips you can use :

#1 – Use natural pastel colors for your paint

Your walls can be painted off-white, or white, or light green, or light yellow, or neutral beige, or gray. Take note that the color of your walls will be your primary basis for your other home decors. Thus, they should be light or neutral.

Avoid choosing flashy and deep colors because they would make the space appear small.

#2 – The color or motif of the floor rug must complement the wall’s colors

There must be coordination of colors of the wall and the floor. Just like the wall, the floor’s color must be neutral. Let’s say you have selected off-white for the walls, then the floor can be light green or earthen.

Some modern houses used dark colors for the rug, and light colors for the floor. You have to search for combinations that will not clash with the wall’s color.

#3 – Freshen up your home with evergreen plants

Plants bring out oxygen and take in carbon dioxide, so, the more plants you have inside your home, the greater amount of oxygen available in freshening up your home’s atmosphere. If there are no plants, and the house is not well-ventilated, this increases the risk of carbon dioxide poisoning.

You might not know it but your sensation of being out breath may be caused by too low oxygen and too high carbon dioxide in the room.

Place big plants in appropriate areas, such as the living room and the kitchen. Inside your room, you can place a small plant atop your window sill.

Tend to them regularly so that they don’t die and be insect infested, which could bring in diseases. Water them and bring them out for some sunshine at least twice a week.

#4 – There should be 3 types of lighting in every room

The ambiance of your home depends too in the type of lighting you have installed. The ideal set-up is to provide 3 types of lighting in every room: brightest, medium and low. When it’s necessary, you can turn on the brightest light, and when no one’s in the room, you can turn on the low.

This can be done by choosing the correct lumen of the bulb. Light bulbs with fewer lumens give off dimmer lights, while those with more lumens would give off a brighter light. 

If you want to save money, you can use LED bulbs that give off the same brightness of light as any type of bulb, but consumes less energy. 

#5 – Place a mirror in every room

It’s recommended that you place a mirror in every room. Notice how the room changes with an addition of a mirror. The size of the room would determine the size of the mirror. 

The mirror must reflect the best part of the room. You may want to position the mirror it such a way that it brightens up the dim portions of the room.

#6 – Add pieces of small decors that could add elegance

Examples of these are: unique and exquisite glass items, earthen jars, native crafts and so on. They should complement the room and lend it some cozy atmosphere. 

Don’t overdo it though. Too much of these small décors can make the room appear shoddy. However, a properly added small piece of décor, can convert the room into a chic area.

#7 – The furniture should complement each other

The chairs must complement the couch; the dining table must in harmony with the color and motif of the furniture in the living room. 

When the colors clash with each other; most likely, your visitors would feel uncomfortable using them, as well.

The energy inside the room flows smoothly when everything is synergistically one.

#8 – Paintings are superb house décors if positioned correctly

If your theme is nature-based, you may want to display nature’s wonders or landscapes. Examples are: running horses, waterfalls, a scenic view atop a mountain, mountain ranges, sunset and many more beautiful paintings.

The painting should be at eye level of the viewer, and not too high or too low to provide a correct view of the painting. They should have sufficient spaces from one another. The distances will depend on the size of the wall. For a smaller area one or two paintings are sufficient. 

#9 – To make small areas appear wider - use white

With smaller areas, you can use the color white on your wall and ceiling to make them appear more spacious. White exudes limitless space, so don’t be afraid to use it whenever required.

#9 – Opt for simple but distinctive patterns

You don’t only choose the color but the pattern, as well. When you select patterns, shun away from complex patterns that can be too loud. Simple, distinctive patterns are the best.

#10 – All the colors and designs in your home most evoke a unified aura

They are individual items but they have to appear as one. The house should exude an aura of elegance, comfort and harmony.

The ambiance in your new home should reflect your preferences because it’s where you will live, perhaps, for the rest of your life. But it should also project a welcome atmosphere for visitors. 

You can use these tips to help you decorate your home. However, you still have the final decision. Decide wisely.

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