A New Year, A New Home

A new year is a time for new starts and finally getting to the jobs you put off the previous year. It’s important to begin the year with a fresh start and get all unfinished business out of the way – ready to face the year ahead with nothing hanging over you.

Perhaps you’re moving house and need to kit out a new place or you finally want your house to look finished, there is no better excuse than to start at the beginning of the year – particularly with the January sales in full swing!

Purchasing those extra finishing touches like extra furniture and decoration can help your home feel complete and finally bring aspects of your personality to the home – making it a reflection of you and somewhere you can really feel content and comfortable.

The New Year often means a deluge of sales in the shops, particularly in the furniture market, and is the ideal time to kit out your home for less. For those on a budget, now is the ideal time to finally make those purchases you’ve been putting off and make your house a home.

Organisation is key to a happy and content home and introducing storage options is one of the best ways to create a clean and calming living space. Having dedicated areas ensures you can find everything you need when you need it and avoid those frantic searches when you’re running late.

Bedrooms are usually the least organised rooms of the house and investing in some key furniture can usually make a real difference to getting everything sorted and feeling complete. Perhaps you’re living out a suitcase or have everything organised into disorganised piles – now is the time to get organised and start the year with a fresh attitude and room design.

Investing in a sturdy and roomy wardrobe is the first step to helping with organisation and ensuring your clothes aren’t hanging off every available surface. They’re a great way to try and ensure your clothes remain crease free and out of the way as well as allowing you to browse through and remember everything you have.

A chest of drawers come into their own when it comes to organisation and a great idea is to have each drawer dedicated to a different item of clothing. For example, a drawer for underwear, a different drawer for pyjamas and another for t-shirts – so that when it comes to getting ready everything is in its own place.

A dressing table is a great treat if you have the room and can make hair and make-up in the morning much less of an ordeal. It can help make a plethora of hair and beauty items and products into a functional space that makes rushed mornings and evenings much less of an ordeal as well as much more comfortable!

You can also give rooms throughout the house a fresh new look by replacing curtains and carpets. You’d be surprised how much it can brighten the room and make a difference – giving a fresh feeling to the house. While old weathered carpets and curtains can begin to look dull and unloved – investing in a new style or colour or even just a new version of a previous design can make all the difference to your home and provide a noticeable difference guests will praise.

With the New Year a time of fresh starts and resolutions, make it your resolution to finally get your home looking how you want it.