What does it mean to add personality to a room? It’s essential to put your stamp on your home and make it feel like an extension of your personality. You don’t need to follow home style guides or trends if they’re not you. If you don’t enjoy what is “trending,” then you don’t need to have it in your home. Your home is a place you should enjoy spending time in, and it should make you feel good.
And this post has some great ideas on how to add personality to your home so it feels more like you.
Hang Wallpaper
An easy way to deliver style and personality to any room is to hang wallpaper. And luckily there’s so many different styles, colours and designs for you to choose from to do just this.
You can paper the whole room. You can choose a feature wall, hang it behind your bed, a sofa, or on the lower half of your walls around a whole room.
If you want something vibrant, you need bold colours and prints, botanical patterns, and textured designs.
Companies like Wallpaper Online have a wide range of designs, and you can find something for maximalist lovers or something for fans of a more minimal, understated look wanting something more subtle. There’s no compromising; you simply pick what you love and hang it.
Display What You Love
The absolutely best way to make your home your own is to put the things you love on display.
Go through everything and only keep what you genuinely like. You don’t need to curate items simply for fashion or because the neighbours have them or an influencer shared them. You need things that you personally love.
A piece of art you can’t stop looking at, that vase you picked up while travelling that was handcrafted, the blown glass artwork you couldn’t resist, and actually means something to you.
This will instantly make a space feel more personal and deliver the right amount of personality for the place you call home.
Mix Textures and Layers
Rooms that feel flat or like something is missing are usually missing texture and layers. How can you add texture and layers to a room to bring it to life?
Think linen throws over leather sofas, velvet cushions against a painted wall, a jute rug on a timber floor.
The more you layer materials, the more warmth and depth you can add to a space, and the more interest it has instantly.
But you don’t need to buy new things to do this. You can reupholster a chair you already have, add a chunky knit to a bed, or swap out cushion covers for new ones. The aim is to add tactile items to the space, not to spend loads of money overhauling it.
Add Plants
Even fake ones count, and don’t let anyone tell you they don’t.
Plants, however, do something to a room that nothing else can replicate. They have the knack of pulling it all together and adding life and vibrance. And there are so many different plants you can add, in different sizes, different colours, and scales. And when you mix and match, the effect is going to be amazing.
A large floor plant can fill an otherwise dead space, a hanging plant can draw attention upwards if you have high ceilings, and trailing plants on high shelving can add contrast and interest to a plain wall. The options are endless, and plants fit perfectly into any home and decor style.