Make Your Home Feel More Comfortable With These 6 Tips

A comfortable home with a living room and dining area.

Have you ever walked into someone’s house and immediately felt at home? Some houses just have that “it” factor that make them feel safe, comfortable, and inviting. The question is, does yours?

6 Ways to Make Your House a Home

A house is a physical structure. A home is a place with personality, flavor, and a distinctly familiar heartbeat. It’s about being near to the ones you love and feeling safe from the outside world. In fact, research shows that being surrounded by this familiar scene is enough to restore our souls.

A 3D image of a living room with brick walls, making the home more comfortable.

“We can also make our homes more soothing by feathering a personal nest,” author Winifred Gallagher writes. “Those piles of little pillows on beds and rows of bath oils by the tub mark two of our best refuges. Primate studies suggest that this desire for a special haven is no luxury but a deep biological need. When monkeys need a respite, they seek their secure base, which lowers their levels of stress hormones. This makes sense, considering that we primates begin our lives nested safely with our mothers.”

Whether you’re moving into a new house, returning to your childhood home, or trying to breathe some character into your existing house, here are some simple ways you can make your house into a warm and welcoming home:

1. Get Rid of Clutter

The outside world is stressful enough. Your home shouldn’t add to your anxiety levels. Start by eliminating unnecessary clutter from your living spaces and stripping your possessions down to only what you find useful or beautiful.

A comfortable home with a blue couch.

2.  Purchase Comfortable Furniture

There’s something to be said for buying furniture that fits your visual design style, but don’t go overboard. After all, what’s the point in having nice furniture if you don’t want to use it?

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Purchase comfortable furniture that makes you want to lay down and stay a while. At the end of the day, that’s what makes you love your home.

An industrial style living room with wooden beams, designed to make your home more comfortable.

3. Invest in a Home Security Solution

Part of being comfortable in your own home is feeling safe. There are numerous ways to accomplish this, but installing a home security solution will go a long way. Research shows that security systems deter 90 percent of home burglaries, while homes without a security system are three-times more likely to be targeted. Whether it’s a DIY solution or a professionally installed system, don’t overlook this need.

A small, comfortable apartment with stairs and a kitchen.

4. Increase Privacy

In combination with the installation of a home security solution, you should increase privacy wherever possible. Whether it’s through strategic landscaping, privacy fencing, or window treatments/shades, you can seclude your property from unwanted visitors and prying eyes.

5. Connect Smart Devices

Technology isn’t always the answer. There’s such a thing as having too much technology in the home. However, if you’re purposeful about it, you can use smart devices to streamline mundane tasks and personalize your space.

A dining room that makes your home more comfortable with a wooden table and chairs.

Install smart lights, appliances, thermostats, door locks, etc. and synch them up via a smart hub. In doing so, you’ll be able to control and optimize every aspect of your home with the click of a button. If that doesn’t make you feel at home, what will?

6. Add Relaxing Touches

Your home is a place where it should be easy to unwind and relax. But you can enhance this process through purposeful design.

A cozy home with large windows and a fireplace.

“If you want your home to feel cozy and relaxing, take some inspiration from a place that’s specially designed to make you feel as comfortable as possible: the spa,” Moving.com suggests. “Aromatherapy diffusers, candles, gentle lighting, trickling fountains, and other spa-specific details can all be incorporated into your own home for a quick dose of homey-ness. Do it right and you may never even want to leave.”

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Enjoy Your House to the Fullest

Your house is more than a set of walls, floorboards, and a roof. It’s a place where you should feel comfortable, safe, and free to be yourself. By implementing some of the suggestions outlined in this article, you can transform this physical structure into a warm and welcoming haven that permits you to live and enjoy life to the fullest.

 

1 thought on “Make Your Home Feel More Comfortable With These 6 Tips”

  1. Henry Killingsworth

    I found it interesting when you explained that you can make your home more comfortable by eliminating unnecessary junk that causes anxiety. With that in mind, I would say that investing in a high-quality air conditioning system would be a good way to make sure that your home feels comfortable as well. That way it would be possible to adjust the temperature to whatever you feel like putting it at.

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