Home Decor 101: Why Does Decorating Matter?

Your home and decor play a vital role in shaping everything from your mood and productivity to your confidence. Keep reading to learn how to use your home’s interior decor to create a home you love!

Remember the day you moved into your home? It was a blank canvas that practically shouted “opportunity.” An opportunity for happy times and lasting memories … and an opportunity to create the perfect environment you long to come home to.

Maybe that means binge-watching too many shows on your favorite couch, or the ideal chair setup for when friends come over for game night. It might even be that old photo on the coffee table or hanging on the wall that makes you smile every time you see it.

It all comes together to create your ideal home.

Home and Decor: Why Is Home Decor Important?

Your home’s interior decor is a reflection of your personality and everything you’re interested in.

Are you an extrovert with a home bar and board games always ready for your next party? Maybe you’re an introvert with shelves of books in a cozy reading nook. Or maybe your house is home to a big family with a home theater for lazy family movie nights.

No matter your personality or style, your home and decor are the perfect avenues for letting them shine!

Why Is It Important to Create a Home You Love?

Does it really matter how you decorate your house? Yes, it does!

The way you decorate your home gives you the ability to create a space where you enjoy spending your time. You may not realize it, but how you decorate your home also affects your health, your mood, and more.

Spending time choosing home interior decor is about so much more than just ‘looking pretty’. A home styled to really reflect who you are can create an inviting, comfortable atmosphere that boosts your well-being.

It can also boost your confidence when friends and family visit your home!

By choosing style elements you love, your home decor can lift your mood anytime you need it, or help you feel productive and confident.

living room that uses home and decor to create a comfortable space with a sofa and two chairs in front of a fireplace.

How Home and Decor Go Hand in Hand: 5 Elements to Love the Home You Have

Your home and your decor go hand in hand. They work together around you, creating a home you love right where you already live! (You don’t have to move to have a home you love!)

From your choice of wall colors to the way you arrange throw pillows on your sectional, everything you choose to style your home is a chance to create a space where your family will make memories.

Here are five elements that show why home decor matters and how you can show off your own amazing style!

Color

What colors say y-o-u? The colors of your walls will be the first thing you notice when you walk into any room. So if you’re stuck choosing colors, I suggest looking in your closet to see which colors dominate your clothing.

In general, when it comes to picking paint, I recommend using:

Simple, cool colors to create a calm-feeling space
Warm tones to create feelings of coziness. (This is why I love wood tones!)
Bold patterns and textures to make any space feel ready for entertaining

Color tends to be a large part of home decor because it sets the ambiance of a space!

Once you’ve started on (or decided) your colors, take it a step further by choosing your favorite patterns and textures.

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Layout

The layout of your house will play a big role in determining your decor and how you style your home.

Do you have a large open floor plan where the colors in each room can be seen from the main room? Or do you have a closed floor plan where you can create a different take on your style in each room?

For example, if you have an ultra-modern house, you most likely won’t use farmhouse-style decor (although you might use elements of that style if you really love it)!

No matter what kind of layout you have, you want your home to flow well from room to room, which is why it’s important to choose a whole-home color palette and define your decorating style.

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Lighting

The lighting in every home can make a huge difference in how colors look. It plays a big part in determining your home’s decor, because you’ll use your lighting to choose your paint color first and go from there!

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A light, bright home may call for darker decor to balance it out. Similarly, a darker home with little natural light or fewer windows may inspire brighter paint and furniture colors to lighten it up.

Artificial light also plays a part in home decor, since it can be used alongside natural light to create an illusion of space or size.

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Furniture

Your furniture is a direct reflection of your personality and decor style:

light or dark
leather or fabric
chairs, a sofa or a sectional

Your furniture also influences how you use a space and how it makes you feel. Do you need an end table to make a room feel “finished” and a place to display a keepsake from your favorite vacation?

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Will you inherit the china cabinet from your grandmother to display the pottery you made with your daughter?

See how it’s more than just picking out furniture? It tells the story of the people who live within the walls of your home.

Every room offers the chance to choose furniture that complements the room and also reflects your personality!

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Decorations and Accessories

The decorations and accessories you add as you near the end of decorating your home pull everything together: the color, the architectural layout, the lighting and your furniture. (Really, do we EVER truly reach the end of styling our homes??)

Whether you add area rugs, framed pictures, bookshelf decor, wall hangings, throw pillows, etc., you tie everything together and put the finishing touches on your home and decor.

Use your accessories strategically to complement your entire home, pull it all together and tell your story!

Your Home Decor Matters!

Your home interior decor matters because it can influence everything from your mood to your productivity and even your confidence. When you find a little styling element you love, add it to your home. If you can work in furniture, decor, art or anything that tells your story, put it in your home.

It creates a space where you can be at your very best!

If you’re struggling with where to start, take a look through some of my latest adventures in home decor. I hope it helps you find what you’re looking for!