So you’re ready to buy a new home. Hurray! But ever wondered if once you fell in love on a condo, townhouse, or house and lot for sale, can you keep that feeling well after you moved in?
I’ll let you into a secret: there is no such thing as a perfect home. But you can always choose the best one based on your non-negotiables (which includes your budget, of course), and turn it into a perfect living space you’ll enjoy.
Here are six (6) ways on how to go about being able to own a home you’ll truly love:
1. Choose a home that’s just perfect for your household dynamics.
Does your family prefer the rural lifestyle or the urban lifestyle? Does the family members prefer the privacy or being in the center of all the community activity? Are the kids okay with sharing rooms, or do you need to get one per kid? Determine your family’s dynamics so that your next home should serve both every member’s personal interests and the best interests of the household.
2. Create a pleasurable space with items that you really treasure.
Just because your father endorsed you this particular chair that reclines in a way that lets him comfortably drift off to sleep, or your mother gave you one of her beloved Chinese vah-zes (vases) does not necessarily mean they can find a place in your new home. Don’t be compelled to take old furniture just because it’s free or they came from your family.
3. When buying furniture and/or decor, go for quality but don’t go overboard too much.
If you’re lusting for that Kenneth Cobonpue chair you’ve seen at a design store, by all means go ahead and purchase it if it really suits your new space. However, you need to make sure that you get the best kind that comes at a price that gets better and better after every use.
For example, you can totally splurge on a chiropractic mattress if it means helping you with your posture. But spending on a designer coffee table just because you read your favorite celebrity raving about it may not be a good idea if it doesn’t really work anything for your space.
Moreover, you’re not compelled to stock in a lot of china in a huge aparador just like what your mom/grandma/aunt does. If you really need (or pressured) to get occassion china, just get the best kind in moderation.
4. Clean as you go, and learn to let go.
It may sound a bit tiring, constantly tidying up every time you do something at home. But a very good lesson I learned during the time I worked at a famous fast food chain is that getting in the habit of picking things up actually frees up the time you’ll spend on doing some major cleaning later.
Moreover, letting go of things can actually do wonders for your new home. According to a famous Japanese organizing consultant, we shouldn’t be nostalgic about things that we think gives us joy, as they just takes up space and may not work on your new home.
Key to letting go? Let go of things that require too much mending, repair, or are irrepairable. Let go also of things that are rusty, moldy, and can be hazardous to your family and the home, like old and clunky appliances.
5. Move things in your home once in a while.
If you’re annoyed about your mom constantly changing the locations of your furniture, you’d be surprised to find yourself doing it at some point later.
Believe it or not, your home actually needs movement to recharge your living space. It can be as small as changing up your throw pillow covers or adding gold decor accents to your coffee table to sectioning off your workstation from your open-area living room/dining room for privacy, moving things can help you reassess whether your living space serves any purpose.6. Celebrate your home’s best assets.
When everything looks the way you want it to be and works the way you need it to be in a living space, there’s a big chance that you’d be more inspired to add more stuff so you can highlight or show it off to your visitors. But be careful of overdecorating it to a point that your home’s best assets might get hidden beneath too much stuff.
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