Shifting or moving into a new home is like moving to another phase of life. From our surroundings to our feeling of being at home everything changes. We tend to feel excited to be in a new place and sometimes nostalgic for missing the old one. But life is all about creating new memories that can’t be made by being in one place for years and decades. From selecting home decorative items to selective furniture and lightings it all gets exciting but needs to be done considering many factors. 

As much as moving to a new place is exciting so it is time-consuming if things aren’t planned properly. We should not forget that our work life and other things get affected along with it. What are the factors that we should consider while planning to decorate our home? 

  • Directly jumping to the selection of furniture:

It is quite usual that people tend to start with furniture always when they’re planning to move. It is not wrong to do that but what people do is they directly visit the furniture showroom/shop and whichever furniture they like they just buy it. The problem here is that they don’t properly observe the room of the house they’re shifting in, the color of the wall, the curtains, and door color, etc., what if the wall color is coral and you buy pink furniture. What a blunder it’ll lead to. 

Therefore it is important for you to first visit the new house you’re moving in and take note of the wall colors of each room and other things as well and then only leave to get new furniture. 

Secondly, it is important to take measurements of the room so that you don’t buy any furniture that is too large or too small to fit in. 

  • Say hello to the floorplan:

Having a birdseye view of your home can really help you to make good choices for your home. To do that first of all take measurements of your room. There are two ways to draw a floor plan one is to do with paper and pencil and the other is which is preferred by professionals is to use drafting softwares. When you have the room outline, start playing with furniture positioning, trying to make sure that each piece’s size is scaled to fit the size of the drawing.

  • Set a budget: 

Here’s a scenario that is quite common in real life, If you spend the cash on an incredibly expensive chair, the rest of the house will have less cash at your disposal. It is important that you should make sure that you’re rational about how your money is spent. 

If you find a unique dining table, you can always make an exception, he said, but you’ll have to be careful about where else you can reduce back and pay for it.

  • Deciding your way to live:

There is no one single type that can define a room. Rooms may be typical or contemporary, traditional or casual, and cool or creatively warm. You have to try to determine, to the best possible standard, for example, the way you want to live or you’re looking forward to living in a particular room. What’re you going to be doing? How many individuals live there? Will you allow children to enter or play there? What are your goals with regard to how you want to live? ” 

The decoration of a home for someone who frequently holds big dinner parties should be unique from a home for anyone who eats out every night in restaurants. There should be a separate living room for the person who likes to binge-watch shows on Netflix.  

  •  Tapping  the floor:

Using artist’s tape in the actual room to mark where furniture would be put on floors and against walls and develop suggestions a step further on a floor plan. To box out distinct components, use blue tape on the floor. Where’s the rug going to be? Does it need to be  cut short? How will the coffee table be placed in the balcony? Even if we have it on a furniture plan down to a sixteenth of an inch, there’s something helpful about visualizing it in space and also being capable of walking around.

  • Decorative items: 

If you have someone in your know who is a big fan of boxing, you can place a golden-colored boxing glove with a platinum-colored plate having Swarovski crystals embedded in it. Golden color automatically sets a standard and impression in front of the viewer. Football fans have their own unique love for the game, if you keep a helmet drenched in golden color with the Swarovski crystals engraved on it, imagine how attractive it’ll be to see and that spontaneous impression.  It is a great option even if you’re looking to get housewarming gifts for a house or home decor accessories for your acquaintances. 

For the best home decor, try to imply all the tips mentioned above.