Interior Styling: What Makes Your House A Home

At Unfolded, we love creating warmth in our designs and building inviting and inspiring spaces. This approach is really important when it comes to our residential projects, where our clients have a need for their houses to feel like home. Sharing with you a few tips from our founder Camilla Ingall, on what helps to make your house a home.

It’s important to emotionally connect with your living space.

Feeling comfortable, connected and grounded; ensuring each piece is a reflection of your personal taste.
Feeling inspired and happy; having investment pieces like your favourite artwork or items that have meaning or history; a piece you’re familiar with.

Periodically triggering happy memories leads to happy emotions filling our day-to-day lives and our environment.

Interaction; whether it’s entertaining with the people you love or simply a pet or hobby. All of these combined can create memories and joy.
Natural lighting: opting for large windows and doors that bring the natural sunlight into the home, as opposed to relying on artificial light. This creates a healthy mood and a warm ambience.

The colours, furniture and smells that surround us are also important influences in making your house a home.

When you’re deliberate and clear with what matters to you, bring this in through your choice of furnishings, leafy potted plants, a personal collection of accessories, a scented candle or simply painting the walls in a colour that sparks joy and inspires you. Adding in these personal touches are what will bring comfort and positive emotion.

As our environment is adapting to the new work from home culture, having a naturally lit space creates a positive mood and a space that feels comfortable and uplifting.

And a final tip from Unfolded: remember trends fade, so invest in pieces you love, cherish and that are personal to you; creating a unique space that reflects who you are.

We invite you to GET IN TOUCH with us and we look forward to working with you on your next project, whatever it may be!

For more details on the suppliers featured in this journal, head over to Residential Projects: Vaucluse Residence and Behind the Brand: A Collaboration.

“Your home and personal space should always reflect your personal tastes, and ultimately be a space where you feel comfortable and relaxed.”
— Camilla Ingall