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    Bright and beautiful: making your home look more welcoming

    By David Rubie-Todd20th January 2023

    A home filled with light and love can be welcoming to all who enter it. Whether it be members of the household, guests, or even those employed to do work within your home, you might want to make it a pleasant place to be. However, in its current condition, you may not find that all of your rooms provide that correct atmosphere. Making some changes could allow you to feel that warmth as you move from room to room.

    Increase the lighting

    The amount of light you have within a home can make a big impact on how welcoming it looks. However, if you want to increase how much light is in your home while also reducing the cost of running those lights, you may want to think about adding LED strip lighting as opposed to more traditional methods. These could be a great way of adding some low-level lighting in hallways or rooms that don’t have any access to natural light. They could also be installed underneath kitchen cupboards to give you a much better view while preparing and cooking food. The LED strip lights components can help to keep the costs down while doing so, and this strip lighting can be fairly easy to remove or reposition should you fancy a change in future.

    Change the way you use your possessions

    Making the interior of your home more modern, and considering some great additions to bring life to your home, can be a fun way of using possessions to make your home brighter and more beautiful. At the same time, you may not want to cover all of your space with items, as this can make it feel far too enclosed. Should you find that you already own a lot of things, and can’t find a space or use for them, this may be a sign that you should try to declutter a bit. This can seem like quite a large task, so you may benefit from taking on a few tips before you commence to help prevent you from feeling overwhelmed. This can also help you make better choices when decluttering so that you don’t feel regret about the items you’ve donated later on. 

    Change your colour schemes

    The colour schemes you currently have in your home may be fairly neutral, especially if you recently bought the property. While this can help to make the home look more roomy, they can sometimes come across as bland. Opting for brighter colours, or even beautiful pastels, could make a big difference. You could even consider using different colour schemes depending on the room in question, and use accessories to finish the effect, such as cushion colours, bedding, and even some appliances.

    A bright and beautiful home doesn’t need to cost a lot of money. You may even be able to make these changes yourself. The end result may be a home that makes everyone who enters it feel happy to be there. At the same time, you may be able to thin down your possessions to live a more minimalistic lifestyle, which can also cut down on the cleaning and tidying required.

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