Home Love: 5 Ways to Love the Home You Have

Ever scrolled through social media or visited a friend's house and suddenly felt like your own home just doesn't measure up? Before you know it, you're spiraling down a rabbit hole of real estate listings, wondering if it's time for a fresh start.

You don't have to! You can love your home again without buying a magnificent house, renting a modern apartment, or bringing in new assets! Home love is nurturing and appreciating your home.

There are workable yet straightforward ways to enhance your home and transform it into your dream home. Some things you can do to improve your home include bringing nature indoors, keeping your home clean, rearranging everything, and decluttering.

Continue reading as we reveal these ways to love your home.

5 Ways to Love the Home You Have

You don't need a mansion to live in your dream home. Even a small, older house can become a space you truly love—it's all about making it reflect your style and personality.

Declutter

Decluttering helps you eliminate things you might not need for the rest of your life. For example, if you don't plan to have more kids, you won't need to keep the babies' clothes anymore.

Don't be a hoarder. Give away those clothes to foster homes, street children, or the less fortunate in your community.

Clutter only takes up more space in your home, sometimes even making you think you need a big house.

If you still want to keep many items, use baskets and shelves to stay organized.

With clutter out of the way, cleaning your home will be much easier than you think. Your mood will improve, and you'll feel better and more comfortable at home.

Besides, decluttering creates more space, which could be one of the most workable ways to make your home office inviting (if you have one).

Multifunctional furniture could also be a plus in creating more space around your home and removing furniture you no longer need.

Bring Nature Indoors

You're probably thinking about enhancing the aesthetic of your home when you bring nature indoors. There's more: indoor plants help relieve stress, boost nighttime sleep, and improve the acoustics of your home.

According to the National Library of Medicine, poor indoor air quality can cause several health issues, including headaches and respiratory ailments. Consequently, your overall well-being could be at risk, leading you to dislike your home completely.

Indoor plants can be a suitable alternative for homes without proper ventilation. According to NLM, indoor plants may improve relative humidity and indoor air temperature. Most importantly, indoor plants potentially reduce carbon dioxide in your home and convert it into oxygen.

Remember to water your indoor plants regularly, prune the weathered leaves, add soil as needed, and repot the overgrown ones.

Redesign Your Interior Flow

Sometimes, you don't need a new home or to relocate to another city, but a small change that makes a huge difference.

A home makeover can make it more appealing and comfortable, which can raise your energy and boost your mood. Even the slightest things, such as moving the bookshelf, can make a huge difference.

Set a day or two, during your 30-day home detox challenge, to rearrange the furniture and accessories, moving it around to different rooms in your house.

If your bookshelf is full of books, get creative and display them differently. Instead of arranging them vertically, try stacking them horizontally on top of each other. Alternatively, place books by the same author, size, or color together. Add flower vases or your best family photo if there's extra space left.

Change the traffic flow of your home by shifting large furniture (like couches or beds) away from doorways and pathways so it's easier to navigate the space. Arrange seating in a circular or L-shape around a focal point (like a fireplace or TV) to encourage gathering and conversation.

Maximize natural light by rearranging or replacing heavy curtains, mirrors, or partitions to let light flow better from room to room.

Whatever makes it look and feel better, go for it.

Decorate Your Home

Get creative with what you have. When your creativity produces positive results, your brain releases dopamine, which gives you a feeling of motivation, pleasure, and satisfaction right in your home.

For example, you can create artificial flowers for your coffee table or home office, move a piece of art from your living room to your bedroom and vice versa, add more family photos to your living room, and paint the walls a different color.

Colors, natural light, plants, and tidy spaces all have an effect on mood. Decorating with intention can reduce stress, spark creativity, and boost happiness.

Decorating reminds you to notice the good in your space. Instead of focusing on what your home lacks, you begin to appreciate what it offers—especially when your decor highlights the features you love.

Deep Clean Your Home

If it's been a while since you rearranged your home, you must have noticed a lot of dust and debris under the furniture and carpet after moving it. That's a clear indication that your home needs a deep clean.

That's why cleaning your carpet frequently is essential, even when you're not making any changes in your home.

Carpet cleaning helps eliminate dirt, debris, and dust providing you with a clean and healthy home.

Leave no stone unturned! Dust can hide in the most unexpected areas of your home, including the grout in your tiles!

Tile cleaning is crucial and should be done regularly as well. Dirt and dust accumulation in the grout could reduce the lifespan of your bathroom, kitchen, living room, and entire home tile flooring.

Another place to hide dust dirt and grim is upholstery. The soft padding and fabric create a conducive environment for hiding all kinds of dust, and dirt.

Due to constant use, food crumbs, dead skin, and sweat could also build up in the upholstery fibers. Within a few months, your upholstery could become a breeding ground for dust mites, significantly compromising the family's health.

This also explains why wiping your upholstery with a damp cloth may not successfully clean it. Professional upholstery cleaning is crucial, as it helps to thoroughly clean your furniture.

If you're ready to give your home a fresh new look, investing in a professional whole-home cleaning is a smart and worthwhile choice.

Restore the Comfort and Charm of Your Home with Zerorez®

There are many things that can make you love your home again, such as decorating, bringing indoor plants, decluttering, and rearranging. Every small thing matters and could greatly impact the aesthetic of your home.

Most importantly, regularly deep clean your home. While most people think regular home cleaning is enough, dust and grime can easily hide in your home, in the areas you love most, including your furniture.

Call Zerorez for professional and exceptional cleaning services. Let's be the reason you love your home again!