Home decorating

When you move into a new place, it’s always nice to make it homely so it becomes your own space. When you move in its usually bare, empty and devoid of any personality but as you spend more and more time in it and fill it with your things, it becomes your home and no longer just a house.

I moved into my new house 5 weeks ago. It’s where I live during term time and I’ll be here for a year. I am one of those that spends quite a bit of time in my room. With my course being intensive my head tends to be stuck in a book for most of the day. Many people I know prefer the library but I like being in my room. I like to be surrounded by things which I am familiar with and that makes me feel comfortable. And whenever I am tired or hungry, I can just pop into the kitchen and make a cup of tea or a snack and get back to work. I have so many pictures from previous holidays on my walls which always brightens up my mood as well as pictures of my friends and family and people who are important to me. I also have a few posters too.

I’ve never seen myself as much of an interior designer tbh but I thought I’d try and make a little effort this year in my new house. I share with 2 others and one has lots of nice little ornaments and bits and bobs in her room and I thought I’d try that out. My room at home is a bit more coordinated but has lots of things which I have gotten from my travels so it’s mix of colour and cultures. There’s no consistent colour theme or style. I thought I’d go for a red theme for my room to match my red lamp and poster of Joe hart, who is all kitted out in red. So on Friday I headed to Wilkinson and Home Bargains on a mission to get some things for my room. It was exciting. I felt all grown up. I went around the shop looking at all the pretty ornaments and got some really cute things. Home Bargains and Wilkinson are really good value for money too and as a student, it’s great for some simple home comforts. My parents like shopping for home furnishings at John Lewis. I like John Lewis too and whenever I’m there I always hope that one day I’ll be able to afford to shop there and get my house kitted out in some of their fancy ornate albeit rather overpriced ornaments. I hope to have a clean, tidy home which is all colour and style co-ordinated and mature looking. I have always dreamed of having a plush apartment in the city with a minimalistic modern décor of browns, beiges and whites. But I’d brighten it up with some personal touches like photos, art, a book shelf and maybe also a movie wall with all my favourite DVDs as well as ornaments from different cultures that I'd bring back with me from my travels. I love seeing all the young couples in John Lewis buying things for their home. It makes me smile and hope that one day I’d be doing the same thing maybe going around the store with one of those clicky things picking items for my wedding list.

Here’s what I bought:

 

The vase, flowers and wall art were from Wilkinson. The vase was £3. The Flowers came separately. The white blossoms were £1.25 and the red ones were £1.50. It was cheaper to buy the vase and flowers separately than to buy a vase and flowers combo ornament. I looked at the all the flowers and tried them out to see which ones looked nice together. I thought the white and red flowers worked well together rather than just having flowers in one colour. The cushion was £3.99 from Home Bargains. I liked the pleat detailing. The wall art was £3. That’s such a bargain! It’s a simple generic flower design but I thought it looked pretty. I thought all the colours worked well together and gave my room a little spot of colour. I was so surprised at how cheap the things in Wilkinson and Home Bargains were. The quality isn’t great and they may not have a classy expensive look but it brightens up my room and gives it some much needed colour amongst all the books, clothes and general mess everywhere! :D