5 Tips to Design Your New Home

Hello folks,

We all love to have our own home and more than that we love to design it with our own imagination. You do assign an interior designer for your new found home but we want to inculcate our own ideas. When we do this we often suggest an idea which we have seen in someone else's house or we have our own set of demands and image of how the house would look like. All of us have vivid images of a perfect looking home; after all we want to impress our neighbours, relatives and friends and some of us just want it to be comfortable to just breathe. But before these dreamy images of a perfect house we often fail to consider some basic know-how of how we should proceed with the work.

Here are some tips for you to keep in mind when you request your interior designer the idea that you want to incorporate for your beloved home.

1)     Do not overload with a lot of furniture

It is always advised not to overload the room with a lot of furniture. Minimum required furniture of high quality is a very good way to have a beautiful home. Your room should have just enough furniture for your things to fit in well.

You might be moving from an old home to a new one, so you might carry furniture gifted by close relatives, and you must be in no mood to discard them, in this case you take the antique and design everything else around it. Well, a little bit of discarding of a few things that you don’t need is a very good attempt on having a less crowded home.

NOTE: Less the clutter, more the beauty!

2) Draw a picture

Always make use of your imagination on a paper. What you suggest to your designer might not be very well understood. It happens a lot of times that the final result of your idea comes out to be something different than what you had imagined. All designers first draw a rough design and then make alterations in it. You should do the same. You can explain your design in layman terms with a drawing, your designer will understand better, trust me!

This helps when we have some furniture which we want the house to have and we try to build the overall interior around it. The best way is to draw it on a paper fitting it in the room and then surround it with other things you might want to have. This helps you visualize the design and also gives the interior designer a clear view of your demands.

NOTE: Visualize on paper!

[ Source: http://artsmerized.com/interior-design-sketches-living-room/ ]

3) BE yourself

The look of the jewellery store just amazes you and you dream of a similar design in your house too. The chandelier in a TV series catches your attention and you wish you would have it for your home. Remember, that shops and big showrooms have a very different objective of interior decoration, they want to attract customers with shiny objects, they can be loud and off-beat but still gather appraise, they can be subtle with the intention of giving a calming effect. Homes have to be comfortable to your eyes; houses are meant to be cosy, liveable and breathable. Similarly the design of your friend’s house might interest you and you might want a similar design. But even in this case you must know that your friend might have a very different concept of comfort than what you have. Thus, knowing what you want is very important your wants should be according to what you think you need first and what you can have. One aspect deals with aspirational things and other with logic of what is possible and the best fit for you and your family.

On the other hand we also suggest making your own style statement when it comes to designing your own house. Be daring and ask your interior designer to implement that crazy idea of yours to adore a corner of your house. It may be a very cool bar counter themed like your favourite movie or it may be a huge leopard print carpet in the living room. It may also dominate your whole house, a very uncommon colour combination might work really well, like I said before communicate it with your interior designer and ask him/her to picturize it.

NOTE: Make a balance between aspirational and logically possible designs and don’t afraid to be yourself!

 4)     Lighting with a purpose

Lighting should be dealt with seriousness; it should be a separate task for every room. The major colours that we implement are yellow and white. These should be put in tandem, in such a way that they complement each other. Do not overdo with a lot of lights where some might become redundant and might not even create an effect. The best way to avoid it is to have light for a purpose!

- Use different kind of lights for different corners to make a warm effect

- Use dimmers to adjust light according to the situation, a brighter light for a party at home and calmer light effect for sleeping time

- LED lights are in very much trend because they are energy efficient and they reduce your light bills

- Accentuate the best features of the house using lights. Use small focus lights to highlight a painting, reading light on the top of reading chair. A dressing table lamp is a must in all the bedrooms. You can also do a combination of ground level lights to have a different effect altogether

- You must have a portable lamp to have a flexibility of lighting effect according to the situation required

- The ceiling lights and chandeliers should be well consulted with light suppliers and interior designers

NOTE: Take lighting seriously, it can give you flexibility to change the mood of the house from party ambience to warm and cosy ambience

                                  

5)     Keep track of size of the furniture you want to buy

You might go to a shop to find the best lampshade of your dreams; it has similar theme as your whole house and is very beautiful and subtle, you might even buy and bring it home. Oops! It doesn’t look so good!

You wonder why it does not match the whole room. The reason is its size. Yes, if you overestimate or even underestimate the size of your room vs the size of the furniture, you are making a mistake. Now, you cannot carry all your home dimensions with you and you are not an expert with such things. So, let your designer know that you want a size of furniture to match the size of the room. Sometimes a big chandelier might not look good in the hall but it might look very good in the alley. A big painting might not bring as much feel in the dining room as it brings in the bedroom.

NOTE: Furniture matters and so does its size!

Some general tips:

1) Try installing a lot of plants around the house, gives fresh look and also keeps atmosphere of the house clean and fresh

2) Keep furniture which is easy to clean and maintain

3) Choose the star accesory of the house and highlight it with lights

4) Plan lighting of the house along with all the furniture and decoration

5) Minimal is best because it helps keep design in budget and gives more space

Hope these tips help you. Comment if you want more advice or you want to give your valuable suggestions. We will appreciate it.

Love,

TEAM KIARA