Love Your Home

Let’s face it not all homes are picture perfect (and even those that are don’t always look picture perfect). What’s important is that you love your home, no matter what it looks like. There’s psychological benefits to doing so. Stress-levels reduce when people feel securely attached, and can have positive benefits on our overall health. Sometimes we’re in transition, sometimes we’re living in a temporary situation, sometimes we’re living in one that we simply wish we could change, no matter the situation you have the power to change it (and it’s important that you do, remember that note on stress and health). 

Personalize It
We’re not suggesting that you monogram everything in your house, but if a poster of your wedding or giant initials make you smile when you walk in the door then by all means put it on the wall. Personalization can do a lot for a home (and our mindset). 

If You Don’t Love It, Paint It
Paint can be scary, but it can also turn a piece of furniture or an old mirror into a treasured item. So if you don’t love something in your home why not give it a fresh coat of paint, a pop of rose gold or yellow trim can really change the look of something old into something new. Plus we tend to be more attached and satisfied by things we create. 

Creatively Hide It
We can’t buy or fix everything right? It can be frustrating, feeling like you’re stuck with limited options in your home–perhaps a layout you don’t like or a bathroom you can’t afford to fix the way you want to. With the power of the Internet and Pinterest almost everything can be creatively hacked or hidden (in a very pretty way). Hole in the wall you can’t fix? Splurge on a piece of furniture you’ve been wanting to hide until you CAN fix it. Ugly backsplash you can’t afford to replace? Put a piece of temporary peg board up and utilize the space.