Photography by: Suzi Appel
Photography Stylist: Michelle Bask Interiors
Finding a place to call home is an exciting journey, filled with anticipation and hopes of a sanctuary to retreat to at the end of each day.
The distinction of a Forever Home™ lies not just in the physical structure but in the mindset and emotional investment that accompany it.
A Forever Home™ is a home you plan to live in for 10 plus years and have a deep personal connection with. It should reflect and be designed around your lifestyle and reflect your personality and tastes, so you are surrounded by what you love and where there is a connection. This provides a sense of sanctuary where decisions are made with emotion and longevity in mind. .
So, what makes a home a Forever Home™?
- Long-Term Residence: Unlike a short-term residence, a Forever Home™ is where you intend to settle and thrive for a decade or more. It may where you stay for the duration of your children’s schooling or where you can see yourself growing old, surrounded by the warmth of familiarity.
- Functionality and Adaptability: Your Forever Home™ needs to work hard for you. It should seamlessly adapt to your changing life stages , whether it’s welcoming a new family member, accommodating multi-generational living, or adjusting to different stages of growing children. This adaptability ensures that your home can adapt to your lifestyle changes and remain functional throughout the years, evolving alongside you and your loved ones. It needs a floorplan design rooted in flexibility.
- Emotional Connection: It reflects your identity, values, and dreams. It’s a place where you can express yourself, adding every corner with elements that resonate with you and details that have sentimental value. Every colour, every material, every decorator item should echo your personality, your life story, and evoke a sense of emotion. From the hues on the walls to the curated travel knick-knacks adorning the shelves, each detail should resonate with what matters most to you and evoke emotion.
Photography by: Marnie Hawson
Photography Stylist: Belle Bright Project
What it is not, is a home where the focus is on re-sale value, on other’s opinion, on trends and being focused on choosing only for what doesn’t date (let’s be realistic here, everything eventually dates!)
So, don’t get caught up in the latest fads. Your Forever Home™ is about embracing what makes you happy and surrounding yourself with choices that ultimately tell your story or reflect your influences. From the tiles that remind you of your Moroccan travels, to the wallpaper that connects you to your English roots. Whatever it is, it should all be about you and your family!
Photography by: Marnie Hawson
Photography Stylist: Belle Bright Project
In the end, a Forever Home™ is more than just walls and windows. By embracing its unique characteristics and infusing it with your personal preferences, you can create a space where you feel truly at home; cocooned, relaxed —a place where memories are made, and your legacy lives on.
Why go to so much effort, spend so much money and use so many resources, for your home to be just like everyone else’s. This is the time to choose for you, do you, be you and create a home that is truly all about what you love!
