subject: Converting Your House Into a Home [print this page] Converting Your House Into a Home Converting Your House Into a Home
While the expression "turn your house into a home" is a bit clich, it is also what every homeowner aspires for. Below is a list of suggestions of how you might achieve this.Living rooms:1. Classic country living roomThere are a few styles that give a home, or a room within a home, a country look and feel. They include, distressed furniture, French doors, big fireplaces, and a selection of antiques. Upholstering your furniture in white and cream fabrics also creates a country feel. If you want to start slowly, adding small touches such as lots of soft coloured cut flowers, vintage tea sets, and books and candles can go a long way. When it comes to country living the main idea is to make every room cosy. The country is a place where people like to curl up in front of fires, read their books and drink hot cocoa, so if you can create an environment like that, you're well on your way to building a class country home. 2. Go off the wall with wallpaperHave you ever been to a house, where upon entering you immediately notice that the owner has a slight obsession with wallpaper? This can be a bad thing, if they have poor taste and choose awful designs. It can also be a wonderful thing as wallpaper can be gorgeous and fun. The trick is to not overuse it. Choose one room, a hall, or a powder room to splash out. Maybe even all three, but don't turn your entire house into a wallpaper gallery. And make sure that you choose furniture and home accessories to compliment your walls. 3. BathroomsBathrooms can be places of solitude. For a few brief moments you can soak in your tub and completely escape reality. When making decisions about the type of tub you want, the size of your shower and whether to have one sink or two, think about the precious lone time you'll be spending using them. Some people like deep, classical baths, and even like to put a little side table next to it to keep their shampoos, brushes and soaps. Others might go for a Jacuzzi style tub, complete with all the bells and whistles. A good shower, with strong pressure has the ability to completely wake you up and start your day with a bang.Converting your house into a home can take time, but there are small things you can do to get started. Like any big project, you don't have to do it all in one go.
