They say home is where the heart is. But how can your heart be in a home that has dull decorations? Some people spend a lot of money on decorations and luxuries to brighten up the atmosphere in their home. Some choose a more relaxing theme, others want fires and swords to be their choice of spicing things up when it comes to decorations. We tend to spend most of the time during the day in our homes, so why not make sure that they look and “feel” just the way we want them to?
If you’re a person that never thought about decorating and stylizing their home, you should definitely consider doing it. There are a few benefits of doing this so let’s start. Why should you decorate?
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Decorating is a very fun activity
Speaking of fun activities, decorating your home with your family, girlfriend or friends can be tons of fun. Plus, doing it with others can be a smart decision because everyone will give their opinions on how to make something look better. It will also go much faster and be more effective. Five thinking heads are better than one.
Your decorations speak about you as a person
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When you walk into a decorated home, you can easily form a picture in your head about the person that lives there. If they have a lot of green and blue colors mixed, a lot of plants and tons of pillows, you immediately know that the person likes “chill” and relaxed environments. If you walk into a place and it gives you that “Exotic Home” feeling, and it has a lot of expensive figures and rare stones, you know that the owner values quality over quantity. Or, if there are vinyl’s and guitars hanging on the wall, I think it’s pretty safe to say that we in the home of a music lover. This is just an example but I’m pretty sure you get what we’re trying to say.
It is much easier than it looks
Decorations don’t always have to be expensive or hard to acquire. Many people can make their home look beautiful and artistic by using simple wooden planks that they hand-painted themselves. The more unique and handcrafted your decorations are, the more people are going to value and admire them when they visit your home. It will show your creative side and your ability to think “outside of the box”. You can give a quality “makeover” to your place by not emptying your bank account.
You will discover more about what you like
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Just like the title says, while decorating your home, you will learn more about what types of things you like or dislike.
You never get a second chance to leave the first impression
When people walk into your home, the decorations and the way your room is set-up will speak for itself. If people like what they see, it will be much easier to talk about things that you have in common and they will feel “closer” to you. People that have clean houses and everything put in order leave much better impressions to others when invited to their place.
