My Aunt Kate has a gift, she can make a house a home in record time. Last week I emailed her for a few ideas for all of us. I should have looked around my own home, but after you have been doing it for so long, sometimes its hard to realize what exactly you are doing, it becomes second nature. There is nothing better than coming home and enjoying a sanctuary, and second is presenting a comfort to your guests. When you know that there is a place that is your own that has the ability to immediately make you feel relaxed the rest of the world seems a lot less “annoying”. Your friends will be more likely to want to come to a place that you are in a balanced state, therefore they come more often.
Candles
Fresh flowers
Brighter light bulbs in a dim room
New hand towels on the bathroom vanity
Hand milled soaps
Books
A throw on the back of the sofa or chair
New pillows if a new sofa is out of the question
A silver or leather picture frame
Anything monogrammed (frames, towels, shower curtain)
Lemons or limes in a jar or bowl
Sea shells (Nate Burkess says every room should have something from the sea)
Don’t forget curb appeal with a large container of geraniums out front
Clean, clean, clean – nothing looks good unless you apply this principle to your home.
Everything has a place, no clutter
Color on the walls, find a color that comforts you, and paint every wall that same color, white is no good.
Bedding, comfort is king, but make it beautiful.
Any ideas out there?
I have been raised to use all of these tips, they help to make my house a home. Thank you Aunt Kate, for giving me the tools over the years to make me comfortable where ever I am.
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