Naomi Cleaver's
Top Ten Tips for a Dream Home
Working with Standard Life Bank, Naomi has put together a list of top 10 tips to achieve your dream home.
1. A dream home begins on the outside.
Replace PVC windows or doors with more environmentally friendly timber version. You’ll be able to change the colour as the mood takes you too – white need not be the only option!
2. Don’t forget hallways!
Create a big, unforgettable welcome with sparkling mirrors and seductive pieces of furniture or artwork.
3. Fresh flowers
They’re an absolute must for a dream home. If you don’t want to keep on refreshing vases, some of the modern silk flowers are astonishingly convincing. Honest!
4. Always invest in quality joinery.
God is in the detail after all! Investigate bespoke options instead of off-the-peg furniture and fittings. A bespoke piece of furniture, made just for you, is a potential family heirloom and Britain is blessed with a raft of talented furniture makers. Begin your search with the local art and design college.
5. Flattering lighting is essential.
A circuit of ambient lighting such as table lamps or concealed source lighting should always be arranged in spaces where you aim to relax.
6. Don’t be seduced by gadgets.
So-called intelligent house systems can be more trouble than they’re worth. And large plasma screen televisions can make for expensive mistakes that dominate a room. If you must have a plasma TV in your living room consider ways of concealing it when it’s not in use.
7. A dream kitchen is one that works for you.
If you don’t like to cook then go for something small, but perfectly formed and spend your budget elsewhere in spaces where you do like to spend time.
8. Go for soft and sensual in your dream bedroom.
Heavy textured carpets or rugs and slightly oversized curtain suggest luxury. If you’ve got room, create a walk-in wardrobe.
9. Make the most of your views and natural light.
Look at what parts of your home receives what kind of light, and when, and orientate your rooms accordingly, for example, a southwest facing living room will benefit from glowing sunsets.
10. Express yourself!
Remember that a dream home is an individual masterpiece. Develop your taste by not only reading magazines and watching television programmes, but visiting galleries, museums and exhibitions. And don’t forget to look at other people’s houses. Open House in London, www.londonopenhouse.org is a great opportunity to see other people’s dream homes.
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