7 Best Ways to Make Your House A Home

7 Best Ways to Make Your House A Home

Author:
Tamara
Date:
2022-01-31
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To be able to create a sanctuary out of mud and mortar, where you go to seek refuge after a hard day, find inner peace after a particularly tumultuous week, and prop your feet up on the sofa set while you binge-watch your favorite TV series, should be an easy task.  Your home is an expression of your personality, your being and your essence. Listed below are 5 fun and exciting ways to make your house a home.

1. Go Green!

Did you know that astronauts residing in the International Space Station often fall sick because they have no greenery around them? Human beings are biologically programmed to need to be closer to nature. Being one with nature is not only delightful, but also soothing. A little bit of greenery inside the house makes it a home.  Plants around you can help in a variety of ways:
  • Pollution-free environment: plants provide for clean air inside the house, making sure that every last bit of staleness is removed from within your place. They can help in keeping your home smelling new and fresh. 
  • Stress-free environment: when plants are around, a stress-free environment is created. This is why we term nature as ‘soothing’. 
  • Heightened productivity: the feeling of being relaxed that plants bring into your life can aid in increasing how productive you are. 
You should consider purchasing plants like sansevieria (also known as snake plant, or mother-in-law’s tongue), areca palms, some succulents that are easy to maintain, and a few pots with herbs like basil, rosemary and chives planted in them.

2. Personalize Your Space

A house cannot become a home unless you have made efforts towards creating spaces that are personalized just for you. A reading nook here and a rocking chair there can make all the difference. It is your home, after all, so it should represent your personality.  
  • Do you like watching movies? How about displaying a poster or two from your all-time favorites?
  • Is yellow your go-to color? A few cushions in the shade you like will add a pop of brightness and make your space feel like home.
  • How about spreading a rug that makes your inner interior designer happy? The colors, shapes and size should speak for you. 
A home should not alienate you. Make the most of the space that you have and allow it to act as a medium of self-expression.

3. Make it Familiar

Add elements from your childhood home for a sense of familiarity - if it is your first house, some effort to make it feel like home will make a huge difference.  You could:
  • Display artwork you made from when you were growing up
  • Bring your childhood-favorite blanket with you to your new home
  • Ask your parents to part with a few pieces of crockery that you have always liked, and bring them to your space
  • “Borrow” a few pieces of furniture from your parents to make your home feel like you have always belonged there.
It does not have to stop here. You may bring into your home anything that makes it warmer and happier for you. Familiarity leads to a space feeling safer, and this is what you should look to achieve when creating a home of our own.

4. Add Photographs

Speaking of familiarity, photographs of known faces placed around the house can help in making it a home. Photos of your friends and family members will help serve as a walk down memory lane. They will make you feel comfortable. How many times have you looked at a photograph outside of your phone’s screen? It is time to print out a few and set them up around your home.  Here are a few ways in which you could display these photos:
  • Matching frames in the same shape and size to add a look of uniformity
  • Something that is a mixture of all sorts of aesthetics - round frames, large ones, small ones, a miniature here or there on your console, a mosaic of different colors and shapes
  • Frames on your table just next to your wooden bed, your dresser and anywhere you feel comfortable placing one.
Photos don’t exist for just your phone. A few scattered around the house will result in the house turning into a home.

5. Keep it Clean

They say that cleanliness is next to godliness, and this holds true for homes. A clean house feels more like a safe haven than any other place.  Whenever you have extra time on your hands, use it to clean the house. The socks you left on the floor should be tossed into the laundry basket, the shoes should be placed in the closet or the shoe rack, and you should regularly dust around your home. Being organized will serve you well. 

6. Vastu Friendly, if You’d Like

If you are looking to make your home vastu-friendly, here are a few tips for you!
  • Make sure your house’s entrance is east-facing.
  • Have a mirror near the dining table so that it shows you a reflection of everything you set on the table. This helps increase prosperity. 
  • Don’t hang any clocks or photographs above a door frame. (Ask yourself, what if you slam the door and the clock or photograph falls?)
  • Place a mirror at the entrance of your home. It helps ward negativity. 
Vastu, if understood correctly, can help achieve peace in the home. It can be a healthy input into your life, turning it around for the better. 

7. Well-aired and Welllit

A home that is airy and well lit is not just aesthetically more pleasing, but also good for your health. Natural light is a disinfectant - it kills germs! Fresh air is always beneficial for the body.  So, keep those windows open from time to time, and make sure you let in enough sunlight.  Based on your needs and desires, there are numerous ways to turn your house into a home. To shape it into the safe space that you want it to be, you need to know that all it takes is a little bit of time and effort. So, don’t be limited by a busy schedule or sheer laziness. Work towards making your house a home! 
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