In Interior Design

Adding a Personal Touch To Your Home

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on

home, house, personal touch

Does your house feel like your home? When you walk inside your house, does it instantly feel like it belongs to you? Would your friends be able to tell it was your property if they had never been in it before? It is so important that our homes feel like they are our own. This is what makes a property comforting and relaxing, which every home should be. It’s the personal touches that will make you smile and feel at ease. You don’t want your property to feel like a show home or like you have invaded someone else’s space. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the different ways you can add a personal touch to your property.

Add Some Personal Photos 

Add personality by adding personal photos around your home. Don’t forget to choose a picture frame with care because this will be an important decorative element in the room in question. I am guilty of having thousands of excellent pictures in digital form and very few on my walls!

Keep it Personal

Adding photographs to your lovely home is not the only way that you can elude to a specific time or place that you all enjoyed as a family. You can go for the more creative approach, adding wall art and ornaments that remind you of somewhere or a time you shared. For example, you could add a starfish ornament if you often go to the beach or you could choose something that is native to a specific country.

Add the Personal Touch to Your Entrance

Another way to add a personal touch to your home is to focus on the entrance to it. This is often one of the most overlooked areas of any property. We often use the entrance as a place to dump our shoes, coat, and shopping bags. It is not uncommon for it to become a bit of a cluttered and boring mess because of this. We assume it doesn’t really matter. After all, it is not like we are going to spend much time here, right? Well, this is the first thing that anyone notices when they enter your house – both you and your guests. It sets the tone for the entire property, and so it is important that the entry gets the attention it deserves. Look for ways to add some more colour and character to this part of your home.

Add Flowers and Plants

There are so many benefits that are associated with adding your favourite flowers to your home. The first is that they will add a little touch of your personality, brightening up the place and putting a smile on your face whenever you walk past them. Not only this but there have been studies that have shown nature can boost cognitive thinking and lower stress, as well as boosting our overall wellbeing. The good news does not end there either! Houseplants can make your property much more comfortable because they give the airflow a boost too. I tend to kill plants and plastic ones don’t offer the same benefit. I must try harder!

Remember the Little Things

Last but not least, it is the little things that really matter when it comes to adding a personal touch to your home. The silly, smaller, and characteristic elements of your property are the ones that can tell your personal story. These are the items that will make your home the safe an perfect haven you deserve. From your personalised cushions to your silly mugs, these make a bigger difference than we often give them credit for.

 

As you can see, there are many different ways you can add a personal touch to your home, and the suggestions that have been mentioned do not cost a lot of money nor do they require a lot of effort on your behalf. A few small changes can most definitely go a very long way, especially when it comes to turning a house into a home and giving it your own unique feel. So, why not give some of the above suggestions a try and see what difference it makes? How do you creative a homely feel to your house?

In Health and Exercise

How To Manage Your Pain And Still Enjoy Life

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on

pain, pain management, chronic pain

One of the most exhausting things that we can deal with in life (trust me), is pain. Pain comes in all different shapes and sizes and can really begin to affect your life. It’s consuming and may even restrict the things that you do, meaning you have to alter your life.  Sadly sometimes there isn’t a magic cure that can just make everything go away, so instead, you have to learn how to manage the issue without letting it affect you.

This is something that I am very familiar with.  I have ongoing pain for a number of issues. I’m very grateful to the NHS for their help with management and working towards dealing with the issues but in the meantime, I’m finding ways to manage the pain myself.

If I could offer one piece of advice it would be that you need to know that it’s ok to admit that you’re in physical pain.  There’s no room for the stiff upper lip when it comes to such things. Make sure that you speak to your GP/healthcare provider and make sure that your mental health is being helped too. Ongoing physical pain can and does have a knock-on effect on your mental outlook and may cause or contribute to additional issues.

Here are a couple of examples that you can explore until you find something that works for you.

Organic Remedies

There are remedies out there that are completely organic, and come from natural plants and herbs, like turmeric and kava. You can even find 100% full extract cannabis oil that you simply drop underneath your tongue and keep it there for around three minutes, as that way it enters your bloodstream almost immediately, taking effect right away. This then essentially relaxes your muscles and relieves any pain you’re feeling. It has even been shown to help individuals that suffer from Parkinson’s, as it reduces shaking – if not stopping it completely by calming down the nervous system altogether.

I am all for organic and holistic treatments but firmly believe that they should be used alongside medical help and/or with your doctor/specialist’s approval, not as an alternative to proper medical aid.

Deep Breathing for Pain Relief

This may sound rather silly, especially if you know the level of pain that you suffer with, but it’s still worth a try. This isn’t just slowly breathing in and out, it’s more than that – a form of meditation if you will. It all comes down to the power of your mind, and how you can control your body by focusing your energy on one source, like breathing. Find somewhere quiet, relax your mind, close your eyes if this helps, and listen to the sound of your breathing. Shut everything out that’s around you and feel your chest rising and falling. You may want to play some light music in the background that’s calming for you. You can even light a candle and focus on that, as well as some incense to create a spa-like environment for you. Mindfulness and meditation go hand in hand (I have a mindfulness diploma and meditate). It’s worth looking up.

Physical Activity

Bear with me on this one. Whether physical activity can benefit you will depend on your individual circumstances. I, for example, may benefit from specialist pilates, geared toward those with issues rather than wanting to do pilates for exercise alone. I am on a waiting list for such pilates sessions and hopefully they will help! Don’t overdo it and remember to speak to your healthcare team before starting any new exercise if you are a long-term pain sufferer.

If you do suffer from chronic pain I hope you find ways to manage it as well as possible.

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