Creating a home that you love takes a lot of time and designing, but it’s well worth the effort. Everyone should have a home that they’re proud of, which is why interior design is so important. However, you need to be careful when making your home, as it can feel disjointed if you’re not cautious. Here are some easy steps to follow to make your home feel cohesive.
Stay With a Style
The first thing you should do is pick a style you want to follow and stick to it throughout your home. While it can be fun to have different styles in your home, it can be difficult to make it all flow together. It’s much better to choose one style you like and make everything match that theme.
Match Throughout Your Home
Not only should you use the same theme throughout your home, but you should also match other major items in your home. Using the same cabinets in different rooms or using a color scheme on all your furniture is a great way to make everything fit together nicely. Even textures and contrasting colors can match to make your place feel like one whole house instead of individual rooms.
Decorate Entryways
The borders between rooms are common places for people to make mistakes when it comes to cohesion. While doors function like walls, you can’t treat them the same as a regular wall in your home. Additionally, matching your interior and exterior doors with each other has several benefits, such as uniting all rooms in your home. Look for materials and color schemes you can use on your doors that match your rooms to make a home that’s far more cohesive.
If you want to make your home look like one big, amazing place, then these are the steps for you. However, never forget that what you want matters more than current trends. You’re the one living in the space, so you should be happy with it, even if every room looks different.
Susie Young Baxter, CEO, has published PanoramaNOW Magazine for 31 years. Her hobbies are Camping, Boating, Hiking, Nature, Gardening and Outdoor Activities. She is an Artist, Graphic Designer, an Avid Seamstress, Dabbles in Homemade Crafts and Landscaping. Since her Father was a Health Teacher, she also likes homeopathic Health Solutions. Since blogging started over 10 years ago, PanoramaNow has been added to Newsbreak – a national news affiliate.
