Your home is your castle, or so they say and for most people, the home is a place of comfort and functionality, a place where you can relax and shut out the high pressure world we all have to endure. We all love to improve our living space and if you are looking to add some character to your interior, here are a few elegant features to consider.
- Customised staircase – Oak or hardwood can be crafted into an elegant staircase and with the the best balustrades in Sydney, your new staircase will blend perfectly with the classy decor. Some homeowners mistakenly think that a staircase is a permanent feature that cannot be replaced, yet with a skilled joiner and a top designer, anything is possible. You might prefer a curved staircase rather than the angled one you have at present and with carved balustrades, a country image is created.
- Create a mahogany study – It could be a dining room that is hardly used, or even the spare room upstairs; start with engineered timber flooring and clad the walls with mahogany; acquire antique furniture like a military chest, bookshelves, a writing desk and a couple of Victorian wall lights complete the look. Google Images can bring some inspiration if you are looking for an elegant study design; mixing old with new is all the rage these days.
- Fitted wardrobes in the master bedroom – Talk to a local carpenter and ask him to design fitted wardrobes; you choose the timber species and the drawer sizes and this will free up a lot of floorspace. A good joiner can knock up fitted wardrobes in a single day and once fitted, you have all the storage space you could possibly need.
- Build a kitchen island – The kitchen is the busiest room in the house and a large family would find it difficult to congregate in the kitchen, not so if you build a stand-alone breakfast island, which is a place for all the family to eat and relax. Spacious cabinets are a must for a large family and that leaves the kitchen looking uncluttered.
- Sliding patio doors – Aluminium or uPVC double glazed sliding doors open up your home to the garden; a large 4-piece unit with the two central panels opening to give a wide gap that leads onto your deck. You would have to remove the window, replace the lintel and knock out some brickwork to make the space perfect for a set of sliding patio doors. Vertical blinds are the ideal screening, while you can also fit insect screens for those summer days.
The home is a place where we can forget about the pressures of modern living and when we have a few days at home, we can really appreciate our personal living space. Carrying out improvements on our home is always a wise investment and we hope the ideas presented in this article are useful.
