Interior design does a lot of heavy lifting in terms of our emotional connection to a house. Ultimately, the feeling of the inside of your home is determined by how it looks. If you want to create strong emotions with your home, you need an interior design that cultivates that directly.

Go Minimalist

Minimalism is an increasingly popular aesthetic choice. Why? It eschews the clutter and chaos that comes with the aesthetics of earlier times. While certainly fun and festive, aesthetic decisions from the seventies, eighties, and nineties feel like they’ve worn out their welcome. Minimalism, on the other hand, is not only decidedly modern but also rejects the inherent stress that comes with such clutter. It ensures that there is a place for everything , but also that you only have that which you need and use. Everything is breathtakingly unified; everything fits neatly into drawers or cabinets that blend perfectly in with walls and fixtures. With minimalism make sure to stick to as few colors as possible.

Use Color

No matter what aesthetic you go with, color is going to make or break it all. And understanding the function of different shades will help you understand how they can be used for different effects, to manipulate the space. Light colors can make your home look bigger. Dark ones can make it feel more dungeon-like. Some colors you probably won’t want to use at all unless you’re trying to make a clear artistic statement – red falls into this category. Use color palettes from projects and aesthetics that you find online from sites like Pinterest to make a final decision. Remember to always pick a color in conjunction with light. Understand how the light will fall in a given room beforehand.

A Unified Aesthetic

No matter what you pick, make sure that it’s unified. A minimalist living room, for example, will not feel minimalist with magazines piled on the coffee table. But if your aesthetic was that of nature – mahogany coloring, numerous potted plants and succulents, gentle yellow light – then national geographics showing shots of nature from across the world might be exactly what you want. Don’t be afraid to be bold with your pick. Aesthetics can range from cutesy pastel to cyberpunk to bog dweller to cubism – as long as you aren’t afraid to put in the money and effort to unify it all.

While daring, these pics will be the ones that leave an impact. While they inevitably won’t be for everybody, that’s okay. This is your home and your interior. What does your heart tell you? What interior have you always wanted? Go after that vision without fear, and you will make something truly memorable.

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