Your home is, no doubt, immaculately decorated to reflect your unique style. But the look of your place is only half of what makes it home-y. The "feel" of your home or the ambiance influences the way you and your guests experience your place. Creating ambiance in your home can make it seem comforting or exciting or seductive and you can change your home's feel to fit your mood.
Use my tricks for creating ambiance to capture the right "feel" in your home. The key to ambiance is tapping into your senses. Sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound all inform the way you experience a place. Use this knowledge to examine the way each is addressed at your place.
You've got the look down with that carefully chosen furniture and accents. But think about subtle additions from nature. Fresh flowers are beautiful in any home. Stones or shells in a bowl are a subtle but beautiful and calming. Even paintings of beautiful scenery are great for tying your place to a calming or exciting location.
Smell is an important sense when it comes to your home. It can be the first thing you notice when you walk in the door. The smell of dirty shoes certainly isn't a relaxing or charming first impression. There are simple and inexpensive ways to make your home smell amazing. Plug in air fresheners, candles, and scented oils are some of my favorites.
Even touch influences the way your home feels. When choosing furniture opt for comfy pieces like inviting couches and chairs. Decorative seating is beautiful but doesn't make you or your guests feel at home.
Channel your taste buds at home by having some snacks sitting around or close at hand. Having chocolate sitting out or pre-made cookie dough that you can throw in the oven is comforting. If you don't think you can resist when guests aren't around, try something healthy like having fresh fruit ready to pull out or nuts sitting out for guests.
Make a soundtrack to your place. Have some playlists on call for when you have guests or are just relaxing. A little music is an instant mood setter, whatever that mood may be. It can lift you up in an instant, banish awkward silences, or settle you down after a long day.
Your ambiance is in your hands. You can make your home comfortable, exciting, sexy, or romantic. Use my tricks and tap into your sense and shape the way your home feels.
Use my tricks for creating ambiance to capture the right "feel" in your home. The key to ambiance is tapping into your senses. Sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound all inform the way you experience a place. Use this knowledge to examine the way each is addressed at your place.
You've got the look down with that carefully chosen furniture and accents. But think about subtle additions from nature. Fresh flowers are beautiful in any home. Stones or shells in a bowl are a subtle but beautiful and calming. Even paintings of beautiful scenery are great for tying your place to a calming or exciting location.
Smell is an important sense when it comes to your home. It can be the first thing you notice when you walk in the door. The smell of dirty shoes certainly isn't a relaxing or charming first impression. There are simple and inexpensive ways to make your home smell amazing. Plug in air fresheners, candles, and scented oils are some of my favorites.
Even touch influences the way your home feels. When choosing furniture opt for comfy pieces like inviting couches and chairs. Decorative seating is beautiful but doesn't make you or your guests feel at home.
Channel your taste buds at home by having some snacks sitting around or close at hand. Having chocolate sitting out or pre-made cookie dough that you can throw in the oven is comforting. If you don't think you can resist when guests aren't around, try something healthy like having fresh fruit ready to pull out or nuts sitting out for guests.
Make a soundtrack to your place. Have some playlists on call for when you have guests or are just relaxing. A little music is an instant mood setter, whatever that mood may be. It can lift you up in an instant, banish awkward silences, or settle you down after a long day.
Your ambiance is in your hands. You can make your home comfortable, exciting, sexy, or romantic. Use my tricks and tap into your sense and shape the way your home feels.
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