How to Make Your New House Feel Like Home
Posted on 30/09/2020
Simple Ways to Make Your House Feel Like Home
When you have finally chosen your new house and you have successfully gone through all the stages of moving out and then, of course, moving in, including packing, then unpacking, gathering and then rearranging – when all this is over and you are finally able to really enjoy it. Yet, at first you may feel a bit odd at your new house. This place is supposed to be your home, but you don’t feel like you are at home yet. There are several approaches that could help you to get accustomed to the new place.
There are several things you can do in order to achieve harmony in your new home. First of all, you can arrange your furniture as similarly as possible to the arrangement in your old house. In this way you will not feel strange and out of place. Everyone has a favourite place in his home – the sofa, the place next to the window or somewhere else. So the best way to make your new home cosier and welcoming is to bring some of the old arrangement of the furniture to your new house. Your old furniture is not just an addition to your present home, but it is also a reminder of your past.
Another thing you can do is to throw an unforgettable party to celebrate your move in. Invite all your friends and show them and yourself that the new place won’t change the other aspects of your life. Social life and a good party will not only cheer you up but will also help you meet a lot of new friends from the neighbourhood. You may have thrown a party before you moved out, but why not throw another one in the new place?. Or if you prefer you could invite your friends to a delicious backyard barbecue that may turn into a tradition. So, what makes your new house feel like home is not the stuff you bring in, but rather it’s the people you invite and share it with.
Last but not least, good pieces of furniture should not be underestimated. Here I’m talking about not any piece, but something unique that describes you the best. For example, a nice painting or a statue would bring a lot of style and expressiveness to your home. It doesn’t have to be expensive or unique, as long as it influences you somehow. So spare some time to fix the broken parts or to create a new and beautiful piece of furniture that will make it feel like your own unique place. If you prefer something more interesting and unusual, you can always choose some fashionable wall paint design that will renovate the house.
A new house or an old one – it doesn’t matter where you will live, as long as you feel like you’re at home in it, as long as you are happy there. Some people forget why they have moved to a new place and start filling it with unneeded things that take up a lot of space but do not make them happier. I would dare say it’s the happiness that’s the most important “furniture” in your new house not the new sofa or kitchen appliances. So don’t bother about the old and used sofa, it’s just a piece of furniture you can always replace. Instead pay more attention to the people you share your new house with, because they will make it a real home.
