My best tips for repurposing your favorite decor in a new home!
Not only has this experience shifting my thinking in how I select future furniture and decor, but I’ve also realized how important flexibility is.
I believe in decorating in a style that’s complementary to the architecture of the home. While DIYing to customize existing pieces is the ultimate way to repurpose furniture, I wanted to also inspire you to rethink how you decorate your new home without having to pick up a screwdriver or paintbrush.
Basically, you can use this free app to make a floor plan of your entire house (which I’ve done). This allows you to then map out where furniture will go. Imagine how much easier that makes moving into a new home!
CREATE A FLOOR PLAN
For example, the trunk we used as a coffee table and side table in the bungalow feels diminutive in the wide, open cabin. Because of that, it’s home is now at the foot of our bed.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO MOVE THINGS AROUND UNTIL IT FEELS RIGHT
When we moved into the cabin, which is muuuuch larger than the bungalow, we had a LOT of space to fill. And a guest room for the first time ever. We were able to upgrade our bed and put our previous bed in the guest room!
SPRUCE UP THE GUEST ROOM
I absolutely adore our outdoor dining table, so that was a given. But the chairs were really uncomfortable. We ditched them when we moved and waited until spring to select new ones.
SHOP TO COMPLEMENT EXISTING ITEMSDirections
A great example is how I was able to re-use this mirror that I’ve had for ages. I originally used it back when I was a renter in my loft bathroom and held onto it. It finally has a home in our newly finished guest bathroom and it couldn’t be more perfect.
REMIX THE DECOR, TOO