Are you bursting with excitement to start decorating your new home or apartment but don’t know where to start? Before you begin purchasing anything for your home or renovation, it’s important that you figure out what your design style is. These personal design style tips will help you discover what aesthetic will fit your dream home.
Explore the World of Pinterest and Instagram
Pinterest and Instagram are two of the most popular ways when looking for inspiration on how to choose a design style. Both websites have hundreds of thousands of posts by other users encompassing different design styles. To start your search journey on both websites, try searching design styles that you’ve heard of before.
Alternatively, if you don’t have a design style you know you want to research, instead begin searching room by room and saving room design posts that appeal to you. By the time you’ve collected a handful of pictures of each room of your house, you’ll begin to have an idea of what you do and don’t like. Then, the site’s algorithm will begin suggesting new ideas for your consideration.
Experiment with Color Palettes
One of the easiest personal design style tips is to experiment with different color palettes. Looking up different common color palettes for design styles or visiting your local home store and choosing color swatches is a great way to begin to understand what sort of aesthetic you actually like.
Make a Mood Board
Mood boards are a great way to visualize the aesthetics that appeal to you. Using Canva, Pinterest, Instagram, or even printing out photos and creating a physical board, make a mood board of your likes vs. dislikes. Make sure to include color palettes, design style basics, and room designs. Additionally, when you make your mood board, always remember your own personality and aesthetic to help keep your board from getting too chaotic and cluttered.
Visit Model Homes (Or People You Know)
It can be confusing to try to sift through online sites and find what design style you like without seeing it in person. In order to get a feel for what a design style would actually physically look like, try visiting model homes in your area and see what an example of a room setup looks like. Alternatively, visiting your friends’ and family members’ homes can also help clue you into what design style suits you.
Remember Your Necessities
Most importantly, when finding out how to choose a design style for your home, don’t forget the necessities. Every person is going to need different things in their home, and not every design style will work with these needs. For example, you may love big, fluffy carpeting and fancy decorations, but if you have three kids and a wild dog, this design style might not truly suit you. And the same goes for trends. Apply from trends what works for your needs.
Create Your Perfect Home
Once you have followed these tips and found your personal design style, it’s time that you create your perfect home. Contact us at Varuna Contracting, Inc., and we’ll help you remodel your home to fit your perfect design aesthetic. Need extra help? We offer design consulting services as well!