You do not need to wait until Spring to make your condo feel more homey. Our condos ought to make us feel good, comfortable, and relaxed. If your home condo feels cluttered, disorganized, and in shambles, the right move is to fix it by decluttering and making things homey so that our homes welcome us into warmth and comfort. After taking the advice below, your friends and family will wonder what your secret is and always want to overstay their visit.
How to make a condo more homey?
- Add home accessories. Adding home accessories makes a huge difference to the feel of your condo. Think about adding home accessories that represent you to shelves, mantels, and any other space. Things you can add, for example, are vases, decorative storage, candle holders, trays, etc.
- Use outdoor space. Outdoor spaces often get neglected, but if you treat them as valuable spaces just like the others, they will make your condo feel more homey. Add carpet, beautiful outdoor chairs and furniture, and anything that will make you want to spend time in this living space.
- Decorate with plants. To enhance the look of your condo, bring nature in by adding plants (and oxygen, by consequence). Plants are fun to upkeep, giving you an extra thing to feel ownership of your condo. If you do not have a green thumb, many low-maintenance plants will brighten up and add color to your condo.
- Bring in natural light. Natural light will brighten your condo, making the living space feel more homey. Dress up your windows by getting window treatments that not only look great but also allow abundant natural light into your condo. The more lit up the condo is, the more welcoming and inviting it will be.
- Invest in comfortable rugs. Often, the carpet does not pop, nor is it the most comfortable part of a condo. Comfortable rugs will make you and your guests feel cozy as soon as they take off their shoes. Because rugs are interchangeable, you never have to feel about committing to one for long periods of time. A comfortable rug shows the attention to detail that all luxury homes deserve.
- Change the furniture pieces. When you desire to feel more comfortable and make your condo feel homey, buy new furniture that you are absolutely settled on. Do not sit around wishing you had new furniture because when you do, it impedes feeling satisfied in your condo. Make a careful selection of high-end design furniture so that it can last and bring the most value to your tastes. Consider contacting a high-end interior designer to make sure you give your condo the highest attention to detail.
- Add art pieces. This is an essential ingredient to every homey condo. Choose art pieces that cohere with the color palette you already established in your condo, or pick something that starkly contrasts what you already have if that is your style. This is a perfect way to establish a color scheme that fits you.
- Use natural materials. Natural materials can be used for all kinds of furnishings in your home. It will offer your home luxurious elements while maintaining a simple and minimalistic feel, adding to the homey feel you are going for. Natural materials typically have clean lines, interesting color palettes, and neutral color schemes and elevate your home to make you feel like you’re living a luxurious yet humble lifestyle. High-end interior designers favor natural materials and will set your home apart to be as welcoming and enjoyable as possible.
- Declutter your living space. This is self-explanatory, but we hope the next section of this article will encourage you to take the proper steps to make your home feel more homey.
How do I declutter my condo?
Before implementing the numerous ways you can declutter your condo, you need to challenge yourself with the following rules and principles:
- 20/20 rule: This rule asserts that you should let go of an item if you can replace it for less than $20, and you can replace it in less than 20 minutes.
- 12-12-12 rule: This rule involves, first, finding 12 items to throw away, second, finding 12 items to donate, and third, finding 12 items to return to their rightful place.
- Rule of 5: This rule demands you assess the items in your home that you have not used in 5 years, deciding whether to keep, donate, or discard them.
Here are some practical ways you can make your condo feel homey:
- Get furniture that can be used as storage: Buying storage items like boxes, large plastic bins, and other containers takes up a lot of space. High-quality furniture pieces offer both style, comfort, and functionality.
- Utilize hooks and pockets: When you have things that no longer fit in a typical storage area, utilize hooks and pockets to get extra things out of sight without making your home feel cluttered.
- Decide to buy nothing until you organize: This may be hard, but it will help you assess what you have, what you need, and what you have no use for anymore in your condo.
- Add a trashcan to every room: This will guarantee that trash does not sit around for extended periods of time. The ever-growing mess you are dealing with will be gone, and you will never have to worry about it again!
- Start with one room at a time: This is also understood as “start with what you can see.” Do not feel overwhelmed by thinking of every room and everything that you must decide on. Stay practical and work in one room at a time. Starting with the room you spend the most time in could be a good start.
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