Congratulations on buying your first home!
You can now transform your house into the house of your dream. Most of the
house owners prefer to engage interior designer to let the experts design and
focus on other life priorities, but you chose to design and renovate your first
home.
Not only you get to save money but you got to add touch and designs that
you have longed for into your new home. If your first home is a HDB unit, you
have to be careful and familiar with the HDB guides as there are regulations
which you will need to follow. But, if your first house is a condo
in Queenstown, you can do as you please. Here’s some tips for designing and
renovating your first home.
Colour
Pick a colour
scheme by creating a palate of your favourite colours, from the wall to the
flooring to the furniture that will complement and suit your mood. Do you know
the colours of your walls in different rooms set different vibes and moods? For
example, choosing baby blue for living room sets a calm and relax mood, yellow
or orange colour is help increase appetite in the kitchen or dining room and so
on.
In fengshui, it is believed that the bright colour used at home brings
positive qi and dark colours, like
black, darker brown or grey, brings negative qi as it sets gloomy vibe in the room. Dark colours are often
associated with death and dull, so prevent dark colours at home. There’s even a
guide for home colour scheme and their significance purposes.
Lighting
It is important for the house to look
bright as it feels homely and warmth, lighting really plays a big part for the
house. Although day time we can rely on the natural lighting from the windows
and the bright colours that enhance the brightness but how about night time?
You will need to install some lights in each room and you can mix and match the
lights to get brighten up. It even helps to serve as a decoration with the
light they emit to shine on your furniture or enhances the interior feels with
the lights as the deco.
Be sure to know the lights’ direction if you want to
light up certain dark spot in the study room or living room. On living room’s
lights, check the number of lights needed based on the size of your living
room. If it’s big, add some lights to brighten up and you can use bigger
lightings like chandelier. For smaller rooms, you can use compact spotlights as
it looks better.
Cabinets and Kitchen Island
Storage is important to keep your things
organized and hidden. You may want to consider installing built-in cabinets in
your condominium though some developer may have provided cabinets. This
particular tips will cost you more as the cabinets would need to be measured by
your contractors to fit your kitchen, bedrooms, living rooms and etc. However,
costs can be flexible depending on the materials used, colours and quality.
As
for the kitchen island, it’s getting trendy to build a kitchen island in the
house as it strengthens the bond by using an open concept. Be sure to get
trustable contacts from family or friends to recommend the best contractors
around your area. You can add more storage to your kitchen island, now that’s
what we call space efficient.
Carpets
Adding
carpets in your room to create a focal point elevates the style of your
house’s floors. Not only it gives warmth and texture, it also adds a
psychological divider as well especially in between the living room and kitchen
or dining room. It adds comforts to your life too. For bedrooms, you can pick
some stylish and softer ones to soften the mood.
Bold ones are more suitable
for living rooms that enhance the liveliness and activeness as it brings the
jolly and active moods. Again, if you’re choosing carpets, make sure it is
going along with your colour palate so your carpets don’t look awkward.
Furniture
If your condominium is in Queenstown or
Changi, take a quick stroll to IKEA to get inspired for your furniture
arrangements with different themes. Your choice of furniture decides your taste
and style of your house. Do not skimp on sofas as it is one of the main piece
the moment you step into your living room. Get a decent sofa set that match
your colour palate or the theme you set for and make sure your coffee table
matches your sofa set.
Besides, place some antique wood décor or furniture to
uplift the style of elegance and soften the modernity of your home. For
instance, get a worn leather couch, rustic coffee table and rug to bring the
warmth to a white space – see how the furniture matches the wall colour. That’s
how you should match it. Another instance, you can use marble top table to
match your light blue or light green wall to give it elegance style.
Have fun designing your first home!
Absolutely agreed. Semua tios di atas sgt penting bila nak design dan renovate rumah.pilihan colour kena tepat dan sesuai.kalau tak nanti jadi buruk pulak rumah tuh nantikan
ReplyDeletewahh bagus betul tips ni! saya selalu skrol instagram, bilik atau ruang rumah yang saya suka saya akan save. suka tengok konsep design rumah yang simple dan minimalis tapi cantik. hihi
ReplyDeletedah lama cari tips macamni sebab ainy suka hias rumah tapi kadang nampak pelik je. so this tips sangat berguna untuk ainy. thank you share. :)
ReplyDeleteIm not that expert or creative to choose concept especially colour or design, normally i just hire the expert to do on behalf me..hahaha..that bad ha..agree with Hasif..nowadays concept minimalis is the most popular and i'm thinking to change and do minor reno with that concept..
ReplyDeleteTips yang sangat bagus untuk mereka yang nak masuk rumah baru. Kekadang bila tengok rumah orang cun design sekian sekian tapi bila try apply kat rumah sendiri macam tak kena. Kena panggil expert jugak la.
ReplyDeleteNice tips. Mmg kalau nak decorate rumah tu kena tengok dulu kesesuaian dan cita rasa. Bal are more too yg simple, nice, dan soft gold adalah warna fav, sebab nampak grand dan mewah.
ReplyDeleteGood info and thanks for sharing. Banyak benda nak kena fikir bila nak renovate rumah ni. Especially kos. Kalau pandai, boleh design and renovate sendiri ☺
ReplyDeleteGreat tips..with the feng shui effect really useful for someone who really info this..renovation nowadays really such a pain and with all this really make us more prepare
ReplyDeleteI usually will refer to magazine for some idea on how to decorate my house. I need good lighting so that I can use it for photo. You know, as blogger lighting is important to us so I seldom buy yellow lighting at my room.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips.I always refer to pinterest for decoration ideas hihi
ReplyDeleteWhen lah can i experience this. Decorating my house and go buy furnitures for my home. Choosing the right theme color is very important coz it will affect the mood of the house. Gonna use ur tips when i get to own a house one day
ReplyDeleteKadang-kadang sampai diri sendiri pening nak pilih dan sesuaikan warna apa. Biasa memang selalu dapatkan inspirasi dekat IKEA tu sebab cantik sangat susun atur, color scheme etc. Kalau senang ada duit banyak tiru je bulat2 macm tu. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteI agreed with u..
ReplyDeleteThere's so much things to decide the design, concept, budget n etc. Ikea is one of the biggest funiture shop that provide varities of concept dat we can design ourself n referring to our budget.
Bila baca tips ni,
ReplyDeleteteringat masa awal-awal pindah masuk ke dalam rumah baru,
dengan bajet yang tak seberapa banyak,
i dan husband ambil mana yang mampu sahaja,
kami prefer lampu led instead yang jenis fluorescent tu,
bentuk bulat kecil nampak lebih elegan instead of lampu panjang,
kipas kami ambil yang modern look with 5 bilah..
tapi kipas siling we all ada satu 2 je, bilik utama dan ruang tamu,
masih belum lengkap lagi sebenarnya,
kena ikut bajet kalau terover bajet pening pula hehehe...
apa pun thanks for the tips ;)
Great tips there, I love designing my own home and I'll take the time and effort, these are really good points to consider.
ReplyDeleteSis tak mahir sgt bab design2 rumah ni..senang pakai interior designer je tapi cr yg murah2 je lah..hehehe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips ! Insyaallah nanti rumah pertama tak perlu upah interioir designer sbb smua pon boleh buat sendiri kan .
ReplyDeleteThis would be so my tips for my soonest dream home (well its far to go). Maybe i start saving up money for my future home and follow these tips.
ReplyDeleteDeko rumah memang best. Tapi bergantung kepada wang yang kita ada dan perbelanjaan yang kita perlukan. Nanti Ikat perut demi rumah cantik. Sekarang zaman kita mudah sebab ada banyak kedai DIY, IKEA, dan online beli barang hiasan. Beli sikit-sikit asalkan ikot tema yang disukai. Tapi manusia ni kejap-kejap mood lain kan. So, buat bilik tema lain, ruang tamu tema lain supaya bleh kreativiti tu efek pada mood harian kita. Kena refer tips ni supaya tak tersasar. Hehe
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