For newlyweds, one of the most challenging tasks is furnishing your first home or apartment together. Choosing themes and colors is overwhelming not only because of all the choices, but because the bride and groom, each with their own unique tastes, are combining their belongings to form one household. Of course, for some newlyweds that are recently graduated from college, they have little to no furniture, so getting off to a good start is critical.
Working with an interior designer will help you successfully determine goals and needs for your home décor. Hiring a designer can actually help you organize your budget and prevent you from making costly mistakes. The designer’s expertise provides newlyweds with valuable tips on collecting furniture including helping you organize which of those pieces needs to be picked out first.
It’s important to build a personal relationship with someone who can help you furnish your home throughout your life together – not only for your first home, but for years to come as your needs and tastes change. An initial consultation allows designers to make suitable design choices by considering a couple’s lifestyle as well as their future. This might include furnishings for entertaining, a home office, a sunroom, or a guest room that comfortably accommodates the in-laws, especially when the firstborn arrives. Most designers will advise selecting color schemes, furniture, and accessories well before the “I Do’s”. This way you can set and achieve your design goals as soon as you return from your honeymoon.
In addition, many advisers advise you to not hurry to fill up your home all at once; wait to buy the big things; just buy one nice piece at a time. And remember, the house you first live in will probably not be your last, so versatile pieces such as Bombay chests make moving all the more easier.
Regardless of your needs, organization still is key. Organization allows designers to address the finest details even choosing a china pattern that is appropriate for a particular color scheme as well as one that coordinates with the décor throughout the home, if you so desire. Coordinating a plan also allows you to remain focused on building a collection of crystal, decorative accents, furniture and the like, over a period of time.
Whatever the case, guidance during the transition from independent single to married couple is especially helpful and will allow the bride and groom to concentrate on pre-wedding responsibilities. So, make decorating your first home a fun experience by having tabletops to dazzle your friends at your first dinner party, a versatile piece of furniture, such as an armoire, that adapts to almost any design concept, and accessories that have been carefully chosen and arranged to flatter their furnishings. The end result: a happy couple with a beautiful home.