It
is easy to lose track of your own, individual style when decorating your
apartment. With all the ready-made home
furnishing solutions available today, you can decorate your space with ease and
affordability, but you run the risk of losing your own uniqueness in the
process. Despite this, personalizing
your apartment does not need to be a challenging or expensive process—all it
takes is a little creativity and the ability to keep in touch with
yourself. Here are a few tips to allow
you to retain your own personal style as you design and decorate your apartment.
Think
Beyond the Big Box Store
The
big stores have so many affordable and convenient options for home furnishings
and décor, and they will invariably be part of your design, but do your best to
accent and offset those more common items with some rare and unique finds. Thrift and second-hand stores let you add
more offbeat, character-heavy items to your apartment, at very affordable
prices. Vintage lamps, or bowls, old paintings
or signs, or old maps, tapestries, or mirrors are all wonderful ways to let
your own sense of style complement your more functional and generic
furnishings. If vintage or kitsch is not
your thing, try accenting your apartment with plants, curtains, and rugs. Small touches like these allow you to project
your own personality onto your space.
Put
Yourself on Display
It
is easy to forget that you have done a lot in your life. By placing objects and artifacts of your interests
and experiences on display, you imprint your own mark on your space. For instance, framed band or concert posters,
or framed record covers, help you reveal your musical interests; or, an old
pair of skis, an old bike, some skateboard decks, or some framed jerseys
mounted on your wall, help show your love for a particular hobby or sport. Another way to let yourself shine through in
your décor is by incorporating one signature piece of furniture from your past. Whether it is an old easy chair, grandfather
clock, painting, or a kitchen table from your parents’ house, by integrating
something from your past into your more modern design you project a clear
vision of who you are, and where you come from.
Let
Your Work-Life Shine
As
more and more of us work from home we find ourselves in need of a viable,
functional, and efficient space to work.
Rather than hiding your work away, build your work-life into the very
aesthetic of your apartment. Your job is
a large part of who you are, and by showcasing this aspect of your life—by
incorporating it into the design and flow of your space—you leave a clear stamp
of yourself in your apartment’s appearance.
Incorporate a workstation, a large memo or blackboard, or a work library
and comfortable chair into the flow of your unit, to harmonize your work-life
with your home-life, and to allow your space to reflect who you are and what
you do.
It
is easy to get lost in the design shuffle, but by incorporating your own life,
your past, your work, and your style along with the more basic and affordable
furnishings you need day to day, you can be sure that your own sense of style
will be front and centre.
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