When you look for something to wear, what do you typically consider first?
Fit, color, style, and design come naturally as top of mind. Then onto any stylistic accessories to define your personality — express what it is you are trying to convey. But what happens when you try your outfit on and things do not quite fit as they should? Shoulders sit in the wrong place, darting is all awry.
Suddenly all that color, style and design is meaningless. It’s a strong metaphor for what you might consider when renovating your home.
At LIIEVE we hold these concepts close; as well as at my interior design firm, Turnstyle Design — where we quality is paramount in our design philosophy. Key to achieving anything that is meaningful in your home, a strong foundational basis sets the tone for anything else to be built on top of it. Design-wise or other, a house cannot become a home unless things are taken care of in the right order.
One area that is often overlooked, is the foundation of your home. Mostly hidden from view, assumed to be as it should be, many homeowners might not realize that when it comes to a house — beginning in this foundational area (no pun intended) is something you should at least consider.
As with the example of finding something good to wear — any beautiful piece of clothing is simply meaningless if the basics of fit aren’t right. In other words — when we place aesthetics over function; things go wrong.
Now, this is not uncommon mind you. Most of us naturally look forward to skipping to the good parts: how will this look, how will I feel and what impression will it leave. And those good parts are what motivates us in the first place — so keep going with those — they are after all part of the end goal of creating a welcoming space, feeling good and expressing yourself.
