Everybody wants a beautiful home, but it takes hard work. Or, at least, it takes time. Anybody can do it, no matter how little or how much expertise you have, but you need to be prepared to plan your renovation project from top to bottom. The key thing to remember is that you don’t have to pull apart your house at the seams; small improvements can make a big difference. Here’s a guide to making your home beautiful for both your benefit and the benefit of visitors.

Convert some unused space

A great place to begin if you really want to reinvent your home is to convert unused space into a brand new room. Perhaps you have an attic, basement, garage, or spare room that’s hardly ever used for anything other than excess possessions or old possessions of which you’re struggling to let go. Why not use this space for something better than storing junk? Of course, this is also an opportunity to declutter, so you could have a yard sale for all the things in this room that you no longer need or even want; make some money that could go towards improving the rest of your home. In terms of the actual room conversion, see this as a chance to open up your house a little more. This room could serve as a second lounge or a games room which means that you could take some of the furnishings, games consoles, books, or other things from your living room and use them to furnish this brand new room in your house. It’s a chance to spread out your belongings so that your home feels a little less cramped and a little more minimalistic. You have this brand new space at your disposal, so make sure you utilise it properly (just don’t turn it back into an overwhelmed storage space).

Spruce up the living room

One of the most important rooms in the house is the living room. When it comes to making your home beautiful and impressing guests, you’ll likely be taking them into this room to relax and it’ll likely also be the room in which you and your family spend the most time relaxing. The design and comfort factor of this space is very important then. You should be aiming, yet again, for minimalistic vibes. The living room needs to feel spacious and breathable; keep it to its bare essentials whilst still creating focal points. Start by repainting the walls white to make the room not only look fresh again but also brighter (white will naturally reflect sunlight pouring in through the windows). In terms of how to furnish your living room, a sofa, coffee table, and TV section are the core components. Anything beyond that is clutter, so think very carefully about how overboard you go (unless you have a big living room). A pretty light, some beanbags, and other additions such as that can be fine if they’re a fun focal point but your goal is to minimise clutter and maximise comfort whilst retaining a strong design. You might want to check out businesses such as Chesterfield Sofa Company to get a little inspiration for sofa ranges if yours is a little outdated. Every single furnishing in your living room is important, so make sure you do your research and find items that aren’t just modern and aesthetically pleasing but also comfortable and homely. The end goal is to create a household which looks beautiful but also feels like a pleasant and cosy place in which to live; you’re not just trying to create a show home here.

Create cosy bedrooms

Another important room in the house is the bedroom. In fact, everyone in your family should have a cosy room that they can call their own. Your priority should be to really beautify these spaces; they might be private zones that won’t really be a centrepiece for any guests but the end-goal has to be your family’s personal happiness in their own home. A beautiful bedroom is a necessity; regardless of how the rest of the house looks, if everyone in the house has a cosy and beautiful spot to which they can retreat at the end of the day then they’ll be happy. Focus on design aspects such as candles for a warm atmosphere; scented ranges have the added benefit of smelling great, so it’s a win-win situation. Make sure you put a lot of effort into making the bed look nice too. Luxury cushions which double up as comfortable cushions should be your goal; you don’t want a bed which just “looks” nice but is a horrible place to sleep. On a more practical sense, beneath pretty colours and the nice design of your bedroom, make sure you have a supportive mattress to ensure you get a good quality of sleep as well as the right quantity of sleep.