Designing Interiors

Constructing a house is expensive thus you should be cautious and ensure that everything is perfect. To be safe here are house design mistakes you should never make:

Too many rooms

It’s good to have a room for every member of the house. It’s also good to have specific rooms for specific functions such as laundry, but you shouldn’t go overboard and construct too many rooms thus giving your house an ugly look.

Instead of constructing many small rooms you should construct few larger rooms. In addition to a big room making you look organised it also gives you room to multipurpose. For example, you can use your bedroom as a home office.

A house with larger rooms has been found to have a higher resale value and attracts a larger pool of prospective buyers compared to a house with many small rooms.

Poorly located master bedroom

The master bedroom is your sanctuary and it should have a degree of privacy. You should ensure that it isn’t located close to the family or breakfast room. These rooms attract many people and overtime your bedroom will become an extension of the rooms.

You should locate the master bedroom away from other rooms of the house. If possible the room should be at on its own area.

A lot of space between kitchen and garage

To avoid getting frustrated from walking a long distance from the garage to the kitchen, you should design the garage and kitchen as close to each other as possible. Houses with plenty of space between these two rooms tend to repel many homebuyers.

Many homeowners argue that they can’t easily transfer their groceries from the car to the kitchen.

Too small foyer

The foyer is the first thing that people see when they enter your house. If it’s too small or dark it will give your house an uninviting look. For people to feel comfortable and give your house a great look you should have a standard foyer.

For you to have enough space you should have the staircase at least 5 feet from the front door. You should also be able to fit a chair, console table or any other small piece of furniture at the area.

Conclusion

These are 4 home design mistakes that you should never make. For your house to have a perfect design you should work with a certified and experienced architect.

A lot of people think that the most difficult task is to design the exteriors of a house; the truth is something else. To be honest, interiors are the most difficult part in constructing and getting your home ready for you to stay in it. Since most of the people visit your house and check every single thing, you need to be sure about all the things that you use for the interiors.

If you are designing the interiors of your house and want them to be good enough for others to see, here are the top seven things for you to remember:

1) It is always good to have a single shade on all the walls of a particular room. You may have different colors for different rooms, but a single shade always looks best for each room, unless you want a special wall to display an expensive showpiece, an antique item or your hobby.

2) If you have instruments, they can be excellent decorative items for the interiors of your house. There are so many ways in which you can flaunt your expensive guitars, drums, violins, etc. If you have any instrument, let it occupy a special place in the living room.

3) Let there be paintings in every single room of your house, including the washrooms or bathrooms. If you can’t afford to buy original oil paintings, you can always go for the printed sheets. Get the sheets framed and place one painting in every room.

4) Wind chimes may seem unimportant to you, but they can bring a lot of happiness to your house. Besides, there are many people, who find it easy to sleep to the shimmering sounds of wind chimes. So, for the sake of positive energies, happiness and sound sleep, hang wind chimes in different rooms of your house.

5) You may have a verandah or a garden, but having a few plants inside your house is a good thing. Since these plants supply oxygen to you, you feel fresh all throughout the day.

6) If you are married or are living with your partner, you must have a wall that depicts all the romantic moments you both have spent together. When you keep looking at all those pictures, you feel stronger about your relationship; such a thing also boosts commitment and loyalty.

7) If you are a creative person, it is always good to flaunt your skills by hanging some of your DO IT YOURSELF projects.

Only a handful of people have the guts to design their own house; most of the times, people end up hiring expensive professionals for architectural purposes. And why not? You don’t design and construct a home often, no matter how rich or famous you are. Building a house is like building a dream you’ve cherished from a long period of time.

If you have recently purchased a plot and want to transform the piece of land into your dream house, it is time for you to know a few things. Read below to know about them:

1) The first thing that you need to remember, while designing your house, is to be practical. You can’t build a castle with the little money you have (even though you can try your best to transform your little house into your castle)!

2) Concentrate on both, exteriors as well as interiors, of your house, rather than focusing only on one thing. Just like a lot of people look at the exteriors of your home, a lot of people visit you to witness the beauty of the interiors as well.

3) If you are unable to sketch the house for yourself, don’t be overconfident. There are several architects that provide you with consultations or advices for the dream house you have in your mind. Hire a professional person and take his help!

4) Don’t build something you won’t be able to handle in future. It is always good to construct ‘realistic’ homes, instead of ending up with the wrong ones.

5) Consider space, since it is the most important thing when it comes to a house. You may be living alone in your house at first, but that doesn’t mean you won’t have a partner in future! Also, loved ones keep coming in all the time; thus, you need a house that’s spacious enough to accommodate people.

6) Do not spend more than you can afford; this is one of the biggest mistakes people make and repent later. It is good to prepare a plan and be in the budget you have in your mind.

7) Instead of using cheap quality materials for the construction of your house, spend a little extra (without hampering the budget too much) and buy good quality materials. Your house will save you from natural calamities in future. Thus, spending a few bucks more on the materials is no big deal.

Be as close to nature as you can; Mother Earth has all the healing powers that you need in your life and within the walls of your house.