Your House, Your Season, Your Style
Why are we so afraid to design our homes for ourselves?
You love the blue splashback tile.
You can’t stop thinking about the pink sink.
The olive green lounge would make your heart sing.
But instead, you worry:
What if someone else hates it?
What will people think?
What about resale value?
Here’s the thing: your home is for you. Not future buyers. Not your neighbour. Not your sister-in-law.
It should reflect your taste, your season of life, and how you live in it.
We have two daughters under 5. Our dining table is pushed up against the wall, with most of the chairs packed away - because this is the season of fort-building and magnetic tile towers, not fancy dinner parties.
My husband and I both work from home. So we turned our sitting room and guest room into offices. Why preserve a space for guests we host twice a year, when we need functional, beautiful workspaces every day?
Your home should adapt to you. Not the other way around.
Would you judge a friend for painting their lounge room lilac? Would you question their values because they picked a mint green kitchen or swapped out a bedroom for a walk-in-wardrobe? Of course not.
So why do we second-guess ourselves?
If that pink sink will make you smile every morning - buy the damn sink.
Maybe one day someone else won’t love it. That’s their problem to solve.
Right now? It’s your home. Your life. Your joy.
Have you ever made a home decision based on someone else’s opinion?
Is it time to start designing for yourself?
