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Ways to Get Inspiration for Redecorating Your Home: A Guide

Redecorating is something that many people enjoy doing in their lifetimes. While some people know the type of decorating style they are going along with, others may find themselves at a bit of an impasse when trying to decide what they want to do. Believe us; we have been there once or twice ourselves! 

While this is very well the case for some people who may be reading this and beyond, you have found yourselves in the right place. We have compiled a helpful list below of some of the ways that you can get inspiration for redecorating your home. Read on for more! 

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Social Media Trends and Platforms 

The place that we go to when looking for inspiration for a lot of things, social media is an ideal place to find some decorating ideas for your home. With platforms such as Instagram and Pinterest possessing areas dedicated to creating mood boards for interior design and other things, you can rest assured that you will find something which suits your tastes here.  

Ranging from low budget ideas to those looking to splurge a little more on the place they are redecorating, you are truly spoilt for choice in places like these. Not to mention, you could even find other people who are in the same position as yourself, who you could bounce interior design ideas off. The opportunities are seemingly endless.  

Use the Services of Interior Designers and Other Experts 

This is another ideal way of finding inspiration for redecorating your home and is one of the avenues that is also often explored. While this is a suggestion suitable for many varying budgets, this is mainly used by those who intend to splurge on their ideas or want a professional’s touch when pursuing this project. Using an interior designer or architect’s services can ensure that you achieve your vision with ease and turn it into a reality.  

Interior design services provided by businesses like Motus can alleviate any stress that you might experience throughout the redecorating process while delivering innovative and creative services throughout. Whether you are someone who is looking for architects Perth or Pakenham, you can rest easy knowing that your project is in safe hands when exploring this particular avenue.  

Consider the Resources Available 

Suppose you are on a budget when wanting to redecorate your home. You might be unable to utilise the services of our previous suggestion to their fullest extent. However, that does not mean that you are excluded from trialling anything they might do regarding redecorating your home. 

Speaking to someone you know who works in that sector or who has the experience to pass on from their own endeavours is one other way of finding inspiration for decorating your home. By enlisting others’ opinions, you will differentiate what looks good in your property and what doesn’t.  

Furthermore, considering what resources you have available to hand to complete your redecorating project is also one way of finding inspiration. Will you be using just paint or combining paint with wallpaper? By questioning what you have on-hand, you could find inspiration hits you when you least expect it.  

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7 Thoughtful Gift Ideas to Buy Your Loved One this Spring

Start spring off on the right foot with some of these thoughtful gift ideas your loved one will appreciate and enjoy!

Spring always marks the start of a new beginning, and there is no better way to mark a new beginning than with a thoughtful gift. Whether you are married, in a relationship, or just want to give a special friend a little something, here are 7 gifts that are affordable and super sweet!

1. Bouquet of Peonies

A bouquet of flowers is a beautiful gift, but a bouquet of peonies is something your loved one will never forget! Not only do they smell gorgeous, peonies are one of the most beautiful bouquets that make a statement in your home and serve as also a decorating accessory. If you have been keeping up with decorating trends, you will quickly see that designers love to decorate with this specific flower. Who’s to blame? There look magnificent!

2. A Knit Throw Blanket

Even in spring, there are sometimes chilly evenings and a plush new throw blanket is a wonderful gift to keep your loved one cozy! Choose a knit throw blanket that is soft and warm, and this will keep your loved one thinking of you every time they use it!

3. Set of New Throw Pillows

Changing up throw pillows is the perfect way to welcome in the spring season! Throw pillows are the perfect gift to a loved one that is design conscious at home. Consider purchasing bright, punchy colors in geometric or floral patterns. Your special someone will thank you!

4. Welcome Mat

I personally love to switch up my welcome mat according to the season, so it’s a no brainer that a fresh new welcome mat would make the perfect gift for any homeowner. What’s even better is there are tons of options on Etsy to purchase customized welcome mats with custom messages, initials, and last names. This will make your gift even more special and personalized!

5. Luxurious Serving Tray

Serving trays make wonderful gifts, and are a nice way to add some glitz and glam to a coffee table. Some popular styles are gold serving trays with a mirrored surface, and marble serving trays that are super heavy and scream “luxury”! You can find these at your local Home Goods, thankfully they are easy to find and are pretty affordable too!

6. Beef Jerky Bouquet

If you are looking for a gift for a man, a beef jerky bouquet is the perfect gift to give that tastes absolutely delicious and looks amazing! These stemless maple candied bacon jerky rose bouquets are the perfect gift for a man and are the equivalent to flowers! If you have never seen beef jerky bouquets, visit Manly Man Co.® and shop now!

7. A New Vase

Gifting a flower vase may seem old fashioned, but believe us any interior design obsessed homeowner will thank you for it! There are so many beautiful vases on the market today from marble and stone inspired vases, to vases with intricate floral detailing and design. Whatever you believe your loved one will enjoy, you can’t go wrong purchasing a stunning new vase!

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Buried Under Clutter: Tips To Alleviate The Pressure

Clutter can be a nightmare to deal with, especially when it gets out of hand!

The act of hoarding is surprisingly not uncommon across the UK, as increasing numbers of people cling on to meaningless items for an absurd amount of time. These pointless keepsakes can present a real problem later when a spring clean becomes well overdue. Ultimately, clutter is often the product of your own worst enemy; yourself! Still, you can be your own best ally too. Here’s how to alleviate all the pressure when you’re buried under clutter.

Start Small

When facing what seems like an insurmountable task, the best thing you can do is chip away at it piece by piece.

Did you take important exams right away, or did you study over the span of years to build up to them, taking smaller tests along the way? Base your approach on this principle. Smaller items that can fit into a bin or plastic bag are the first items that require your attention. You can make progress starting here and build your aptitude for sorting clutter.

You can start small in a figurative sense too, rather than a literal one alone. For example, if you’re picking through items that you feel have sentimental value to you, then you needn’t be pressed to dispose of anything right away. Sort through the piles of what you consider to be real ‘junk’ first. That way, you can build yourself up to the trickier side of things later. 

Take Advantage of Cheap Storage Solutions

Sometimes, when dealing with crippling mess in your house, you just need a little bit of time to get your head straight before you make any permanent decisions. That’s completely understandable!

Fortunately, cheap storage solutions are readily available from Jennings Containers & Storage, providing flexible rent terms and accessible, drive up access. You can come and go as you please to your small lockers or warehouse storage. Furthermore, their friendly team are more than happy to guide you and keep your belongings safe during times where you need to press pause on your daily clutter woes.

Sometimes, things need to be set to one side while you attend to more pressing concerns. Your mind can be cluttered just as easily as your home, and often the two problems go hand in hand. Get ahead of things and use cheap storage to give you time to think and get organised, breaking up your problems instead of tackling them all at once.

Sell Your Junk

Money can be a pretty sweet motivator, swapping stress for stacks of cash.

There is a fortune to be made in selling your junk, so a car boot sale or garage sale could work in your favour once lockdown rules permit the go-ahead. If you can’t quite dig deep enough to start binning your junk, disposing of it for some extra cash might turn what was once a pressure-fuelled situation into a fun-filled side hustle of sorts!

Alternatively, you could call up some of your friends and family and see if they would want to buy some oddities from you for a discount price. What is rubbish to you might be valuable to them. Who knows what money-making opportunities you might stumble upon?

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