Hi lovelies.

Many of us are spending the vast majority of our time at home. Over the course of the last year, the importance of having a safe, comfortable home has become increasingly apparent. If your lockdown experiences have prompted you to consider making changes, or you’re looking for ways to turn your home into a serene sanctuary, this guide should prove useful. 

Updating your decor to create a home you love
Since lockdowns became part and parcel of our everyday lives, there has been a sharp increase in DIY sales and searches for online tutorials and articles about interior design and new trends to try. Freshening up your decor and injecting style and flair is a brilliant way to personalize your home and create a space that makes you feel happy. Perhaps you’ve never got around to redecorating after moving in, or you’ve never really had the time to think about what your home could look like with a bit of TLC and imagination. If you’ve decided that it’s time to make a few changes, celebrate your individual style, explore different design ideas and choose pieces of furniture, colors and wallpaper prints and statement features that make you smile. Whether you love the idea of a romantic, indulgent, decadent bedroom with a Murano glass chandelier, or you long for an achingly cool, modern kitchen with an eye-catching dining set and bright colored walls, now is the time to fulfil your interior design fantasies. Take inspiration from magazines and blogs, experiences and adventures you’ve enjoyed and places you’ve visited and mix and match elements to create unique, special spaces. 

Making time and space for rest and relaxation
Our homes have morphed into workplaces and classrooms over the last 12 months, and this means that it can be increasingly tough to escape emails and separate work and play. It’s essential that your home is a happy place, rather than a base you associate with feeling stressed or having an endless to-do list. To embrace peace and tranquility and revel in moments of calm and serenity, create areas that enable you to get away from work and settle into a slower pace of life. Try to keep workspaces separate from social areas and turn your phone off after a certain time. Make space to relax, enjoy activities that help you to feel calm and enjoy time away from your desk. Even if you only have a corner of the living room, you can create a cozy, quiet space to retreat to with a book and a cup of tea.

Indulging hobbies and interests
Most of us can’t get out and about as much we want to at the moment, so it’s great to be able to indulge our hobbies at home. Set aside space to get creative, to read or write, to listen to or play music or to hang out with your family or catch up with friends virtually. 

Is your home your happy place? If it’s not quite ticking all the boxes at the moment, there are some simple ways to turn a house into a haven.