Cost-Effective Ways to Personalise Your New Home

January 21, 2022 in Home & Garden - Micaela

Research reveals that about 63% of England households are homeowners, reiterating the desire to own a home. Suppose you’ve just acquired your new home. In that case, you’d want to personalise it to reflect your family lifestyle. What’s more, you can determine how to use various spaces for maximum comfort, functionality and satisfaction. That said, here are inexpensive ways to personalise your new home. 

Re-paint your home 

Paint is a cost-effective yet powerful transformative tool to leverage in your home. Not only does it help to unleash your creativity, but it also gives you the freedom to customise your home to your preference. Moreover, research shows that colours can impact your mood and promote relaxation. While you’re at liberty to choose your colour scheme, experts suggest that you paint your home with cooler shades if you live in a warmer environment. You can also make your large spaces cosier with warmer colour shades. By all means, re-paint your home’s exterior to improve your curb appeal. 

Improve your lighting 

You can personalise your home by investing in quality lighting. The right lighting arrangement transforms your space when combined with functionality and style. Moreover, it’s affordable and ideal for home personalisation. It’s prudent to purchase energy-efficient lighting to reduce utility and maintenance costs and save more money. For instance, LED lights have low power consumption and emit little heat, making them suitable. Besides, its versatility will give your home a sophisticated feel. You’d also want to invest in skylights to improve your home’s ambience and outdoor lights to enhance safety. 

Invest in window treatment 

You can transform your rooms in a flash with quality window treatment. Not only does it enhance your home’s aesthetic appeal, but it also helps you conserve more energy and save money. Furthermore, it’s an effective way of maintaining your privacy and controlling how much sunlight enters your home. Fortunately, you can choose from various window treatments available on the market. For instance, you can opt for made to measure curtains to enhance your home’s elegance. You can also invest in quality drapery accessories like hooks, rods, and tassels to complement your curtains. 

Hang your photographs

Few things can personalise your home, like your personal photographs. It’s a creative way of sprucing up your home without spending much, as you only need to select your favourite pictures of your family. Besides, you can create a gallery wall as a focal point for your living room or unleash your creativity to personalise the outcome. For instance, you can group for smaller pictures to create an illusion of a larger image or place a large one in the centre with smaller ones bordering it. You can also leverage reusable adhesives to protect your walls and picture frames for aesthetics. 

Upgrade the taps 

Create a signature home statement by upgrading your tapware. Modern taps are an inexpensive way to beautify and personalise your kitchen and bathrooms. However, it will be best to match these taps with your existing kitchen hardware for uniformity. Perhaps you can undertake a complete kitchen or bathroom innovation to create your desired look. 

Micaela

Micaela combines her love for all things digital and all things creative with a career in digital marketing alongside running three blogs. Micaela has been blogging since 2012 and loves sharing new experiences, products and her passions with her readers.

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