After moving, the desire to feel good at home quickly arises. Leaving your home can be a real stress-producing ordeal and an emotional shock for everyone in the household. To avoid the post-moving blues, here we give you simple and inexpensive tips to pleasantly tame your new interior.
Make the space of your new home your own
You have just left a familiar environment. You are moving to a place that is completely unknown to you despite the few visits you have been able to make. Depending on your personality you may feel deep excitement or a feeling of insecurity.
To find your marks:
First of all, it is necessary to “erase” those of the former occupants. Even if they have taken their furniture and belongings with them, odors that are foreign to you may persist (perfume, air freshener, etc.). However, it is scientifically proven that smells are strongly evocative of memories. So start by ventilating your new home. Then put your olfactory imprint on it using scented candles, essential oil diffusers, flowers, or any other means you usually use. To cope with changes and feel comfortable at home, you need to surround yourself with your old landmarks. This also applies if you are moving into new accommodation.
Before opening your boxes, do a little cleaning: disinfect the kitchen, bathroom and toilets. Always with the idea of dispelling the “traces” of your predecessors.
Finally you can start installing your furniture and find a place for everything. Avoid empty spaces and try to empty all your boxes. You will then begin to experience the pleasant feeling of rebuilding your nest.
Our advice: firstly, focus on rebuilding the children’s environment. They need to quickly return to their usual surroundings to feel confident. While they rediscover their toys, surrounded by their old haunts, they will be less affected by all the commotion around them.
Decor: an essential personal touch to feel good at home
The furniture is installed, the boxes are emptied but you find that something is missing to make you completely comfortable… A few decorating tips will allow you to quickly take possession of your new home. Take advantage of this move to make a few changes and really adapt your home to your tastes.
Install a rug and some matching cushions in the living room. It will immediately seem cozier. You’ll want to spend some time there.
In the kitchen, attach an adhesive or a stainless steel panel to the splashback. The goal is to make this room to your liking so that you want to stay there and cook delicious meals.
In the corridors and passage areas, install your favorite photos. Your home will feel warmer if you are surrounded by familiar faces or sights.
To dress up the walls you can opt for stickers or posters. With a wide choice it’s much quicker and easier than going through the painting or wallpaper stage.
Don’t forget the plants and flowers. In addition to visually inhabiting your home, they diffuse sweet smells.
Create new memories
To succeed in feeling good at home, it is important to have good times there. This is why organizing a housewarming party is an important step. Invite your family and friends to visit your home. You will spend pleasant moments at home in the company of loved ones. Creating new memories allows you to apprecate your new cocoon even more.
If distance does not allow it, keep in touch thanks to new technologies. Improvise a virtual tour of your home, for example.
But feeling good at home also happens outside. To discover this new environment, do not hesitate to sign up for activities to meet people according to your interests (sports club, cultural activity, volunteering, etc.).
With all these tips, feeling good at home after moving becomes child’s play. Does all this motivate you to finally take the plunge? Do you dream of moving but all the organization and logistics worry you? Don’t hesitate any longer, contact us now. We will accompany you to take the road to your new cozy nest.
