Give your home a Christmas makeover
Christmas is a time of joy, love and excitement. Most people focus on revamping themselves and neglect their homes. Give your house a new look this Christmas by changing the way its features look. Here are tips on how you can do it.
Paint the walls
Paint has the power to do magic in your house, it will give it a new look and feel. Various colours bring about different emotions for example white means spacious and red brings about energy and boldness while blue can represent peace. Colours portray who you are or what you want to say therefore you need to choose them carefully.
However you need a cool and warm colour for your house to match the season and the moods. Colours like white, blue, purple among others.
“Painting should be done depending on the room, colours painted in the bedroom are totally different from those painted in the living room as they all have a different appeal according to the business that takes place in that room,” says Bashir Masembe the Director Nomaro Interiors
Vanish your windows
He adds that windows and doors could give your house a new look if vanished well. On top of vanishing, they should be cleaned well.
Artistic Décor
It would be fun to add a touch of art in your house. This will give it a great look. According to Jackeline Biira, African embroideries will give your house a sense of belonging. They come in a variety of shapes and symbols like drums, animals and other ornaments.
Clean your roof
The roof will need to be cleaned because the dust makes it look ugly.
On top of painting, you can also paint it to give it a great look. The colour given to the room should complement the colours in the house to a void colour clashing.
Change your chair covers
Hajara Nabatesa a tailor in Kiyembe notes that chairs are in most cases dirtied by constant sweeping, spills of food or people sitting on them with dirty clothes and legs.
Due to lack of time or money, we usually neglect the chair them even when they are extremely worn out. This is the time to give your chairs a new look. Chair covers come in materials like Linen, Silk, cotton among others. Cotton is recommended because it rarely holds stains and is easy to wash. They are in a number of colours like red, green, orange, purple, yellow, or blue.
“Dull colours may work better for the dining room as they are a sign of elegancy, you will need to choose a colour that complements the entire house,” she adds.
Curtains
Curtains play a bigger role beyond covering windows, they are a great décor that will leave you’re your home stunning of carefully selected. You can use curtains to cover spots on walls or even windows in bad shape. These are selected depending on the sequence, colour and patterns.
Mary Namukose an interior designer notes that bright curtains can be used to cool dull walls while dull colours will cool bright walls. You can get good curtains in Kiyembe Kampala at good prices.
Ceiling
A ceiling is a very important part of your house therefore has to look good. You can have it revamped by either painting it or changing it. The colour given to the ceiling should complement the other features in the house because beauty is the initial idea.
Lighting
Lighting can give your house a whole new look depending on how you choose the colours. Dorothy Nabatanzi, an Interior designer, notes that coloured lights will give your house a whole new mode.
“The colour you have selected should blend perfectly well with the different features in the house especially paint and furniture,” she adds.
Plants
Plants bring nature to the house. Some plants are air fresheners and will therefore bring a great breeze in the inside. Boniface Wanja a landscaper notes that indoor plants could have your house stunning if selected well.
