Let Your Values Influence Your Decorating
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This post is part of the popular FHD series: How to Overcome Decorating Paralysis.
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In my opinion, the best way for you to have a home that you love is by thinking through what you want your home to become. Then, as you make decisions over the years for your interiors, you will be sure that your values are influencing your decorating, and NOT the other way around.
First, you need to know HOW you want to live.
Then allow the “How you want to live,” to directly impact your home.
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The question is not JUST how do you want your home to look?
It is how do you want your home to feel?
AND How do want your home to serve?
As you work on answering these questions, you are well on your way to defining your style.
But… as you consider how you want your home to feel and what purposes you want your home to serve, don’t leave looks behind on the street corner. Because, the reality is that looks ARE a huge part of how your home FEELS.
Examples from my own decision making and client recommending:
1. I love the look of a console behind a sofa with two lamps. But in my home, I want my boys to freely be able to bounce around and wiggle away and ESPECIALLY snuggle. So no lamps for me. I recently worked with a client who had young kiddos. The space behind her sofa was crying out for a console and lamps. Our solution was to add a console and create that same symmetrical beauty by adding swing arm library sconces to the wall {above the console} instead. We did not abandon looks by saying, “She has kids. Let’s just forget it.” Instead, we got creative and found a solution that added beauty to the space behind her sofa.
Here is an inspiration picture for sconces behind a sofa:
{design by Katie Ridder, via Fieldstone Hill Design}
2. I would love a rug in our foyer. I even have one that would look smashing in there. BUT, I want my family and friends to feel free to stomp in and out of my home without taking my shoes off, and bare hardwood works better for now. There will be years in my life where the rug will work just fine! But that is not how I want my home to feel TODAY. As for my gorgeous rug, I am thinking of using it in my living room beneath a big coffee table, or in our master bedroom, where the traffic is light.
Our foyer at Fieldstone Hill {an 1800’s parlor}, sans rug, decked for Christmas:
{image via Fieldstone Hill’s Christmas tour}
3. Another client wanted to move all of her children’s toys out of her family room and into a playroom. I encouraged her to simply find a beautiful way to “hide” the toys, but still leave them accessible. That way, her kiddos will still be able to hang around, right where momma is! Baskets, coffee tables with storage, or clearing out an under-used drawer or closet are the top ways my clients are able to do this.
4. A lot of my clients want spaces that meet their desire to have gorgeous interiors, but also offer comfortable lounging and entertaining places. We work hard to add ottomans, benches, stools, comfy furnishings, and soft pillows to encourage friends and family to stay a while. But, everything we choose have an overall loveliness. Usefulness AND beauty. It can be done!
An eDesign that features beautiful, abundant AND comfortable seating:
If you have never take the time to fully think through your personal style, I welcome you to do my “Personal Style Bootcamp.” Be sure, especially, to take the time to identify your Personal Style Words.
I truly hope that this process blesses you, as it has blessed me and so many of my clients. And, I hope that it will help you to identify your values for your home, so that they can influence your interiors!
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