If you’re soon going to be moving into a new home, the process of getting your new space set up can be very overwhelming. Especially for the first few days or weeks, unpacking all of your boxes and figuring out how you want to position everything in your space can be a lot to take on. And even after you’ve gotten most of your belongings put away where you think they should go, you still might not feel like this new space is quite yours yet.
Luckily, there are things that you can do to help make your new space feel like home to you, even if you’ve just moved in. So to help you get to this point, here are three tips for making your new home feel like yours.
Decorate The Space
Aside from getting all of your stuff unpacked in your new home, you should also go about decorating the space if you really want to feel comfortable and feel like the home is yours.
If you have things that you used to decorate your previous home and you brought those with you, make sure you take the time to get those things put up and situated in your new home as well. The more you’re able to personalize your space, the more it will feel like yours. Particularly if you’ve using things that are sentimental to you or that have significant meaning to you in your life, having those up in this new space can help this space feel like a new part of your life.
Cook Your Favorite Meal
Sometimes, what can make a new home not feel quite like yours yet is the way that it smells. From the smell of the previous owners to the smell of the cleaners you’ve likely been using to make sure that everything is clean and sanitized can make your new home feel sterile or even that it isn’t quite yours yet.
One thing you can do to combat this is to bring a new smell into the space. If you have a favorite candle or other aromatic, you could use this in the space to help make a scent you’re more familiar with. Or, if you have something you love to eat and that really feels like comfort food to you, like cooking up a roast in the oven or lighting a BBQ in your new outdoor kitchen space, cooking something could help you break in the space.
Invite Your Friends And Loved Ones
To start to feel like your new home is really a part of your life, you may want to start creating memories in the space by inviting some friends or loved ones over for a get-together.
While you might not feel up to hosting a whole big event after just moving in, if you have some close friends or family members that you can invite over for a casual meal in your new home, you and your loved ones can start to really see you living in this new space.
If you want to quickly make your new home feel like it’s yours, consider implementing the tips mentioned above once you move in.
