Planning to take your first steps on the property ladder?

Whether you’re moving as a couple, young professional or growing family, it’s almost certain that you’ll want to get settled in as quickly as you can. And once you’ve got the keys, your new home will be a blank canvas for creativity!

Here are five of the best ways to fill your new build home with personality and style straight away.

1. Change the paint

Making your new house feel like home means brining your visions to life, especially involving colours. You can create the backdrop you’ve always dreamed of and then turn it into your home.

Many high-quality new builds come with neutral wall colours like beige or magnolia. While these look clean and fresh, they sometimes look flat and offer little sense of flow between rooms.

Plus, painting before you move in means you won’t need to move all your furniture and belongings out the way before you get started. Why not ask your developer if a custom paint scheme is available?

 

2. Get the lighting right

Getting the lighting right is key to making any space looking more welcoming, especially new build homes. Try to incorporate a mixture of task lighting, ambient lighting and mood lighting.

Ensuring a combination of different lighting types refers to a technique called layering. You only need a few different floor lamps and table lamps to get started, and you might be surprised to see just how much these charming additions can transform your living space.

3. Add creative touches

Next, it’s always worth making room for prints, photographs and portraits. These can be part of your wider collection or one-off pieces, carefully arranged in a way that maximises the layout of your home.

Keep it clean, minimalist and simple to ensure that your new home is a stylish and welcoming place to be. If you’re going to have pets or young children running around the home, it’s worth making sure that they’re hung carefully and out of harm’s way too.

 

4. Bring the outside in

Adding houseplants not only improves the atmosphere in any home but could boost your health too. You’ll benefit from cleaner air and a better state of mind, since indoor plants are proven to reduce fatigue and headaches, blood pressure, and stress levels.

Whether you prefer colourful succulents or deep emerald leaves on hanging plants, there’s a houseplant for every design theme and room type. Nothing perks up an interior quite like a plant in full bloom, thriving with healthy leaves and flowers.

 

5. Make it yours

Finally, remember that there are so many ways to leave your own stamp on the property. From family photos to your favourite sofa and soft furnishings too, the details make up the home that you can build.

Your new property will only blossom with time, so try not to feel disheartened if it’s not perfect straight away. With care, patience and persistence, small touches turn into part of the bigger picture. Enjoy settling in, relax together, and turn your new build into something special.