How the home looks and feels has a massive impact on your quality of life. This is because the home has the power to uplift or depress you. Our surroundings are massively important to our well-being. So, that means that you need to take care of and make changes to your environment to improve your quality of life. The good news is that there are many ways you can do this. Take a look at the blog below to discover a few of these ways.
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Minimalism
Adopting a minimalist lifestyle is a great way to help you generate a better quality of life. What this means in terms of your home is to declutter. It does not mean you have to live without something that you need or have value in; quite the opposite, in fact. Minimalism is about getting rid of all the things that are in your life and home and making more space for the things that matter. So, takes a look around and get rid of everything that is old, unused, broken, has no longer has any value in our life. The more you get rid of, the better. You will have fewer things in your eye line, which will help reduce stress and anxiety, and you will have fewer reminders of a past long gone, helping you to live more in the present. You will be able to clean and make changes to the home more easily too.
The Flooring
The floor is one of the aspects that can really affect how your home looks and feels. Old worn-out carpet, laminate, floorboards, etc., can bring down the overall quality feel of the home. Upgrading to a new lush carpet can give the home a more luxurious feel, as can new laminate. If you are looking for a huge upgrade, then tiling can create this effect. Rugs are an inexpensive way to make a big change too. If you need something durable for a basement or a garage, then try polyaspartic floor coating. Another thing to consider is to sand down old wooden flooring and re-stain or varnish.
Paneling
If you are fed up of the same four walls and want to try something different from the same old wallpaper and paint, then why not try paneling? ‘Paneling is a way of decoratively upgrading the walls to give hymn texture or a very specific style or theme. It can be used to make a room appear a lot grander. This may be especially good in a dining room. It can be used to make a room seem cozier and more intimate. It can be used to great effect in a dual-use room. Paneling on one side can help you make a clear transition from one use to another, say dining room to living room. The good news is that paneling can be installed as a DIY project. So, there is no need to pay all the extra for professionals to come in unless you need or want them too.
This is a contributed post.
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