How to decorate a new home from scratch

Last Updated on 23/03/2024

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Discover important steps on how to decorate a new home from scratch to create beautiful surroundings and the home of your dreams. Interior design and home decor do not always feel like the easiest field to dig into. However, it will always be of importance in beautiful surroundings.

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How to decorate a new home from scratch

Research studies have shown that general content and happiness can be correlated to how beautiful one person’s surroundings are perceived. We all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But if your surroundings and your home is beautiful, your mindset and content will increase and improve for the better! This is something that everyone would benefit from!

But the first problem remains. Interior design and the project of decorating your home beautifully is not always the easiest task. Therefore, we have written a small guide for you to go through. And, hopefully, find some guiding and useful advice whenever you find yourself browsing through online furniture shops.

Step 1: Do research on brands and style

Research, research, and then a little more research. Why does this topic feel sometimes obnoxiously persistent in everyday life? But without doing your thorough research, things will happen ad hoc and you will hence not feel content with your final choices. In the big ocean of interior brands, one group stands out from everyone. Can you guess which one? Well, it is the Scandinavian design houses of course!

Scandinavian interior design, with its unbarked and simple look, has been on everyone’s lips for many years now. Sleek oak wood, beautiful washed linen fabrics, and a bright and uplifting palette describe the Scandinavian design best. There are plenty of websites to browse through while doing your thorough research on Scandinavian furniture and interior. We have picked out a few examples for you to get started:

Few examples for you to get started

Reforma Sthlm 

Reforma Sthlm is Scandinavia’s biggest inspirational website where you easily can get inspired by everything from kids’ furniture with a cool design to vintage and industrial interiors. If you feel like buying something, they are also an e-commerce site so feel free to shop til you drop! Their focus is divided into two main parts. Danish, and modern interior as well as more rustic, vintage, and industrial vibes.

With good prices (it surely sometimes feels like you are shopping at one of the bids low-cost furniture chains) and magnificent quality, you will surely not find anything like it anywhere else. Make sure to be ready with your Google Translate button though, if you are not from Scandinavia that is. Otherwise, be inspired by the beautiful pictures of homes and nice interiors. It is just like a mini Pinterest focused on only furniture and design!

House Doctor  

The queen of Danish interior design. If you haven’t heard of House Doctor yet, be happy you are doing it now! They sell everything from sleek stripped-down wooden pieces, to drink trolleys, coffee tables, and dining chairs.

Plus, they offer bohemian and soft interiors like seat cushions, decorative pillows, blankets, and even vases and candle holders with ethnic patterns. The designs are always luxurious and of high quality.

More examples to search

Bloomingville 

The Danish furniture saga continues to the next of beautiful brands. Among Bloomingville‘s range of everything, you will find an exclusive and fun design perfect for every home out there. With a fun and fabulous color palette and design, you will get a smile on your face while figuring out how to decorate your home on this website.

If you feel like getting something for yourself, why not head back to Reforma Sthlm and buy it? Reforma is the main retailer of Bloomingville products. And, you will surely be happy and satisfied with your new dining table or bureau.

Ib Laursen

For the people who wish to be different. If you don’t want a “home next door”, get inspiration from the furniture you find at Ib Laursen. They use plenty of recycled materials such as old wooden doors and parts from former industries.

They can use these wared parts and create them into amazing décor and furniture that is something from out of this world! Buying vintage furniture online has suddenly become a possibility. But hey, here you go! So when your research is done and you decide on the interior style you like, move on to our next step!

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Step 2: Write a list

To not find yourself drowning in excess pieces of furniture, you need to figure out what you need. And we need really when we say really! This step is easy (and fun!). Make a room-by-room plan where each room gets a list of what will be needed there. For example, in a bedroom, you will need a bed, a nightstand, and a wall shelf. Maybe a secretary with a matching chair, or an armchair.

Plus, decorative cushions, some beautiful vases and pots, a soft carpet, and… stop there! By writing a structured list of what you need and where it will be easier to make a budget. And, it will help you visualize your future room, which brings us to the next step in this guide…

Step 3: Visualize 

We will try not to sound too new-age and hippie in this section. Thus, visualizing your future somewhere will make it easier for you to create it for yourself. Step into the room you are decorating no matter how small or large is the space.

And, try to picture the colors and the materials. And, what will be placed where? Imagine your kitchen table, the plates, and the color palette. And use all your new knowledge from the research you did at Reforma Sthlm. You will find yourself seeing what you want and how you want it to look. When this is done, head over to the next step!

Step 4: Plan and Shop

Bring out the notepad again, it is time for some planning! What furniture shops and interior boutiques have what you need? Do you want to go buy it physically or do you wish to purchase it online? Make a budget and make sure it is aligned with your monetary capability. Be smart and creative during this step.

For lots of people, the actual planning is the most fun part of the interior process. You can structure your shopping list in whatever way you feel is the most convenient. Either you do it after each room, with boxes to tick next to each item when it is purchased. But the easiest way is to do it after what shop you will get what.

For example, you want to buy that beautiful lamp from House Doctor. And, that eye-catching bookshelf from House Doctor. Plus, that beautiful vintage coffee table made of recycled wood from Ib Laursen Fins. To continue with the same example… the online furniture store Reforma Sthlm offers all of these items. Thus, you can tick off the boxes next to each item when you have gone through them.

When buying furniture and home décor online make sure that the payment methods are safe. Moreover, it offers good customer service and for your safety. Also, make sure that the pieces you get are refundable. Hopefully, you will be pleased with your new items but better safe than sorry, right!?

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Step 5: Put everything together

The beautiful thing about online interior stores is the obvious fact that you get everything delivered to your doorstep. How did people manage 50 years ago? Let us be happy that we don’t need to drive around ourselves anymore.

When you get the delivery, the fun begins. Make sure to have a friend or family over because this can still hit heavy and sweaty! Putting all your needed furniture together will take time and energy. And together with a friend, assembling furniture becomes a lot more fun!

Step 6: Enjoy

When your new home is furnished and decorated it is time to enjoy your achievements every hour of every day. With your new home décors, you can now live a life in beautiful peace. Just like research has shown.

A comfortable and appreciated environment in your home will improve your happiness and contentment. And therefore this process is as fun as it is important and life-changing. 

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