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There are few styles that provide a greater feeling of high-class luxury than sophisticated, contemporary interior design, we have broken down the top tips on how you can achieve this in your home.
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When you close your eyes and think about your dream home, what do you see?
A chic and sophisticated space featuring stone and brushed brass? The timber floors, bright white walls and cool colour scheme native to the Hamptons? A home filled with clever storage solutions, so everything has a place? Perhaps you come up blank? Whatever your interior style (or lack thereof), Boutique Homes' Curate with Abode service is designed to support a stress-free and enjoyable selection process.
'Our Curate with Abode service brings together all the elements that make a house a home. It encompasses your Lifestyle Design, Joinery Design and Interior Design Appointments, held in our Abode Inspiration Studios located in Melbourne and Geelong,' says Belinda Padgett, Boutique Homes Interior Designer.
Below, our Boutique Homes design experts walk you through the three steps to creating your dream home with Curate with Abode: 1. Discover your aesthetic in your Interior Design Appointment
Whether you have a clear vision for your home or don’t know your complementary colours from your contrasting, your Interior Design Appointment will ensure you create beautiful spaces. Boutique Homes’ expert team of qualified Interior Designers are experienced in turning even the most basic design brief into rooms you’ll want to come home to.
‘We are there to point you in the right direction – to show you what’s going to look great based on what you like,’ says Boutique Homes Interior Designer, Nadija.
‘The interior design process involves discussing your design brief, understanding your needs and wants, and what you like and dislike. Then, we create a mood board and cohesive scheme for you that ultimately creates your dream home.’
To prepare for your Interior Design Appointment, Nadija suggests getting a sense of your style by visiting Boutique Homes’ display home circuit, checking out the official Instagram or discovering past customers’ homes on the Boutique Life blog.
‘Always bring inspiration images with you. They don’t even need to be interior design related – it could be a picture of nature that you like and we can then work that into your colour scheme,’ adds Nadija.
2. Get practical in your Lifestyle Design Appointment
Your Lifestyle Design Appointment is one of the most important steps in your Curate with Abode journey. This is where you select all the elements that make living in your home as comfortable and functional as possible.
You’ll decide the location of power and internet points, select your heating and cooling system, and discuss decorative and task lighting. This is also where you can introduce skylights, solar panels and clever technology solutions. Think speakers in your outdoor entertainment area or a doorbell with an in-built video camera.
‘The Lifestyle Design Appointment involves aspects that people don’t often think about, but that really add to the functionality and feel of the home,’ says Lifestyle Design Manager, Elissa.
Boutique Homes’ Lifestyle Designers will walk you through each of the products on display before tackling the design of each room one at a time. Simultaneously, Boutique Homes’ price guide will ensure you still meet your budget.
‘We’ll draw up the design on-screen as we chat, before printing the paperwork for review and sign off,’ adds Elissa.
Our team will guide you through the process by asking questions about how you live and what kinds of things you like, so you make the selections right for you.
3. Create functional spaces with bespoke joinery
Investing in your joinery not only makes spaces functional and beautiful, it’s also a great way to invest in the long-term value of your home. Perhaps you want to impress your friends with your own build-in bar? Or get more done while working from home with a custom study desk?
Joinery includes cabinetry and storage fit outs in your kitchen, laundry and bathrooms, as well as your hardware, finishes and walk-in robe selections.
‘The joinery design offering through Boutique Homes gives customers the option to personalise each space throughout their home and make their home feel like the one for them,’ says Joinery Designer, Belinda.
‘Our appointments are held in the Abode Inspiration Studio in Docklands and Geelong, with the option of a virtual appointment if that’s what’s preferred by our customers.’
Are you ready to create your dream home from the ground up?
Reach out to one of our friendly New Homes Consultants today for an obligation-free chat.