Here are 20 simple ways to make a house feel like a home, from lighting a candle to creating a space that’s just for you
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Add some indoor greenery. Nothing gives freshness and life like plants.
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Create a space that’s just for you – this could be as simple a reading chair with a nice light and cosy blanket.
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Pile your bed high with some new cushions.
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Fill your home with personal mementos – your favourite books, items from your travels, a treasured card or journal.
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Give it a spring clean.
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Have your home in order with everything in its place, choose things that bring you joy and get rid of the rest.
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Put a fancy soap or handwash in the bathroom.
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Make the couch ultra comfy with some cushions and a throw.
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Give unloved spaces such as hallways and entries some attention – add a beautiful coat hook or paint the back of the door a bright colour.
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Put a few flowers in a vase. Not only does it add colour but it will make you smile when you look at it.
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Put a nice rug down. This will anchor a space, warming it up and adding interest at the same time.
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Hang up a favourite print, or finally get that one in storage framed. You could also try a gallery wall.
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Wash and iron your sheets and change out your bedcover.
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Have breakfast in bed.
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Grow some herbs in pots on your kitchen bench.
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Take on a DIY project like these creative headboards.
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Create some memories. Throw a dinner party, invite friends over for a cocktail or a host a little Sunday lunch.
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Put up pictures of friends and family.
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Update your towels.
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Light a candle.
Photography by: Rachel Dobbs, Kate Claridge, The Virtue, Jackie Meiring, Nikole Ramsay, Helen Bankers, Melanie Jenkins/bauersyndication.com.au
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