Enhance the Décor and Aesthetics of Your Home with Zuny

Usually, a house is the biggest investment that most people make during their lives. Buying that dream house is never easy. The first stage of buying a house involves hours and hours of house hunting. You see what looks like an interesting place. You drive over and then find that it’s not as great as you initially thought. The air of expectancy becomes one of mild disappointment and the search for the ideal house continues. The second stage involves finding the house and matching your finances with the requirements – of the buyers and your renovations. Moving to the new house and settling in is the third stage, while the fourth stage comprises maintenance and repayment of the loan. When taken together, all four stages denote a large part of the homeowner’s life. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that people pay great attention to the décor of their home interiors.

Your personal preferences play a big role in the way you decorate your house. Therefore, you might like furniture that is of a neutral colour to offset the warm colours on your walls. Equally, you might prefer enmeshing myriad colours and fabrics to provide a dash of colour in your rooms. You might even belong to a third category of people. They know what they want but have no idea of which style they would end up implementing. Thus, you might like ornate decorations that enhance the look without adding much functionality. Thus, you might consider decorating vacant spaces with funky gifts or creative gifts. Alternatively, you might prefer having greater functionality. Thus, you would use Zuny handmade gifts like book ends or a door stopper to look nice, while being equally effective.

The main types of styles used in home interiors are:

• Contemporary Interiors: This uses trendy objects for looking comfortable and welcoming without the associated clutter. The bare spaces in the house are as important as the occupied spaces. The furniture will be unique and custom-made i.e. bespoke furniture. It will also be in smooth geometric shapes without any curves or decorations.
• Minimalist Interiors: This focuses on using the essential furniture only to give the rooms the appearance of being more spacious than they are. Natural light forms an important aspect of this style. Cool colours and white or blue lighting will complete the combination. It derives its origin from the concept of Zen philosophy. Thus, it remains inspired by traditional Japanese designs.
• Classic Interiors: Focused on order, symmetry and balance, these houses will have rooms that centre on a focal point. It could be the fireplace flanked by armchairs and mirrors. Elegant fabrics, natural colours and materials provide a look of elegance without being too showy. Natural flooring with stone, marble or wood completes the look.
• Retro Interiors: An eclectic mixture of old styles with new forms, this look provides a modern twist to old styles.
• Urban Interiors: These feature non-traditional home materials i.e. industrial materials like concrete floors, metallic sides, exposed beams etc. Builders use this style to great effect in converted buildings.
• Countryside Interiors: Bearing close resemblance to cottage interiors, this style can look comfortable albeit cluttered. It will be traditional at the core and use natural or floral patterns with plaids and stripes. The furniture will be sturdy and bulky and stained, painted or unfinished.
• Modern Interiors: This style avoids excessive embellishment and focuses on utility and function. Because it is simple and clean-lined, it is ideal for apartments and small houses. By using minimal textures, bold geometric forms, neutral colours, asymmetrical balance and polished finishes it creates the illusion of space. This makes a small apartment look bigger than it actually is.

As many new houses are not opulent and grand, it is unsurprising that people prefer modern style interiors in their homes.

Modern home décor derives its appeal from its simplicity. However, simplicity does not equate to boring here. The clean lines, neutral colour palette and geometric shapes make modern styled interiors warm, welcoming and stylish. The main characteristics of modern home décor lie in its:

• Simplicity – This reduces the clutter.
• Functionality – This varies from room to room. In a kitchen, this would translate into easier access to appliances, the refrigerator and the kitchen sink. It would also focus on providing ample workroom space.
• Spaciousness – Manipulate colours, fabrics and furniture to promote a sense of space inside the interiors
• Technology Utilisation – Use space effectively by using flat panel televisions, built-in DVD players etc.
• Personality – Enhance the impression of your personality on your home interiors by using colour effectively

Having friends or colleagues who are proud of their home interiors, can make it difficult for you to purchase gifts accordingly. Your gifts should complement their home interiors. Therefore, if you ever run out of unique gift ideas, consider gifting them a Zuny collectible instead. Each animal figurine is unique, creative and appealing. Moreover, each figurine doubles up with some additional functionality too. Therefore, follow the Zuny philosophy and “make your life funny and easy”. Avoid ornate embellishments that cost you a fortune without yielding anything substantial in terms of look, when you buy items for home interiors. Buy something unique, simple and functional – like our Zuny collectibles…