Furnishing with fashion
Finding your personal design style can be a challenge, but Abode’s resident design guru Katy Husband says the clues to your own definitive look are closer than you think.
With a new year comes the opportunity to reflect and assess as well as plan and goal-set. We often have the mental space during the holiday season to make plans and create a project list of all that we want to achieve in the new year. Home projects generally feature on our lists, however, for some it can be tricky to know where to start and even to know what their style is.
One fun way to begin to understand and define your style can be to head to your closet. Often what we gravitate to in our wardrobe is a reflection of our interior style - so open up the closet doors and take an inventory of what you have.
The colours and patterns that you feel most drawn to and comfortable in can give you clues as to your interior style. There may be similarities between your wardrobe and your interior, and you may find there are colours and patterns that you tend to avoid wearing and would also avoid decorating with.
An example of how your clothing may translate to define your style is that perhaps you are drawn to a simple, pared-back monochromatic colour palette in your wardrobe and clothing that is tailored and fitting. This might be represented in your home with a tendency towards the symmetrical and minimal. Items in your home are selected with both function and aesthetics in mind, and you avoid the frivolous and the colourful. You find pleasure in a well laid out space with a few essential items that are meaningful.
Perhaps your wardrobe is a riot of colourful tops and costume jewellery. Your clothing might tend towards the comfortable and unstructured, and you always feel fabulous in skinny white jeans and flats with a bright, feminine, loose-fitting top and wild earrings and bracelets. This may translate to an interior that is comfortable and welcoming. Colourful pops of colour may be in your home in soft furnishings, artwork and signature furniture items; however, these should be given space to breathe with fresh white walls and light flooring.
Taking stock of your wardrobe is a great place to start your journey of interior inspiration and understanding your signature style. I always think that women grow more beautiful as they age and I believe this is because as they journey through life they become more and more comfortable with who they are.
This confidence and ownership of our style is also true in our homes. As we understand our style and tell our story through our homes, we create an environment that is personal, refreshing and inspiring. Our homes are a reflection of who we are. So, grow to understand your style, plan your projects, write your lists (and then delegate tasks to unsuspecting husbands and partners!). Enjoy the opportunity a new year brings to craft a home that is a reflection of you.
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