Really, any decor and style choices you make with the home are going to be a reflection of you and how you like to live. However, if you really want your personality to shine through, then there are plenty of ways to get a little more unique with the home.
Not only can it help show guests a side of yourself that they might not otherwise see, but it can greatly enhance the connection that you feel with your own space, as well.
Ensure that it suits your needs
First of all, don’t get too trapped in the idea of having to turn your home into some sort of display, even if it’s a display of you. One way that your personality and lifestyle will shine is through the little practical niches that your home suits. Be it by creating your own reading nook, your home office, a meditation space, or otherwise, make sure that you incorporate the things that you do and need in your home, first and foremost.
Show yourself
One of the easiest ways to incorporate a bit more of what makes you and your life unique into your home is to show, rather than tell. Of course, the single best way to show off your memories and experiences is through photos of those very things.
Photos are thankfully very easy to incorporate into your decor through things like multi photo frames that can help you create either a gallery way of a focal point for the room. Plus, it can add a nice bit of sentiment to look around the home and be immediately transported to some of your favourite experiences.
Make use of your hobbies
We are defined by the things we love as well as the things that we do. To that end, if you have a particular passion that you want to show off, then there might be plenty of ways to better incorporate it through your home design. Making a photo gallery out of your own photography is easy enough.
If you’re really into movies, you could, for instance, use poster frames to put up some of your favourite and most iconic posters. Similarly, you can make a wall gallery of vinyl sleeves if you’re a music fan. This works especially well if you have a flex room, that can evolve along with your hobbies and interests. A flex room is a space in the home that isn’t defined to a usage, like a bathroom or a bedroom is. It could be a home office when you need it to be, or a chill out room, or a place you go to work out. There are lots of flex room ideas online, and the beauty of them is you can let it reflect you and your interests, because it doesn’t have to conform to a traditional bedroom or dining room theme, for example.
Speak to more than one of the senses
When it comes to your decor choices, you should be thinking about more than just what you and your guests see. You should be thinking about what they feel through your choice of textures and even what they smell. The sense of scent isn’t talked about enough when it comes to interior design, but the right choice of aroma diffusers alongside your favourite scents can really change how you and your guests engage with the entire space and it can associate that scent with you and your home on a more personal level.
Incorporating your personality, your history, your tastes, and what speaks to you on a sensual level can really help your home shine. The tips above should show just that.
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