Make Your Home Sparkle This Season
From small styling changes to a merry move - Stonebridge Homes has help on hand
Sometimes it's the big changes, a new kitchen, a fresh layout, a lick of paint, but often it's the small details that make the biggest difference to how a home feels.
Right now, we're giving away £200 in Waitrose and John Lewis vouchers to one lucky Living North reader – the details to enter this competition are below. And, to help you decide what to spend it on, here are our favourite tips and hacks for creating a home with real festive warmth this season.
Swap one cushion, change the whole room
Warm tones are big this season, but before you spend a fortune redecorating, be thrifty – just swap out a cushion or throw for this season's caramel, sand or butterscotch shades. It's the cheapest way to make a room feel instantly cosier.
Layer your lighting, not just your lamps
Skip the single overhead light and add a mix of candles, fairy lights and a table lamp at different heights around the room. Warm, layered lighting does more for a festive atmosphere than any decoration.
Add one moody accent piece
A burgundy or terracotta throw, vase or set of table linens instantly grounds a room with an elegant, sophisticated feel – no repainting or recovering furniture required.
Invest in pieces you'll still love next year
Before buying anything new, ask if it's a ‘forever piece’ or a fleeting trend buy. This season's shift is towards personal, characterful pieces with lasting appeal, so it's worth spending a little more on fewer things.
Save your best spot for gathering
Whatever you do with the rest of the room, keep one corner, a window seat or an armchair by the fire, completely uncluttered. It becomes the natural spot where people end up sitting and talking.
Buy now, move in for Christmas
If you're dreaming of trying these ideas out in a brand new space of your own, there's still time to make it happen by Christmas.
Stonebridge Homes' Buy Now, Move In For Christmas offer is available on selected homes across Yorkshire and the North East. If you reserve before 31st October you'll receive a £250 M&S Gift Card – perfect to help you stock up for Christmas!
And there's extra support too with our Instant Part Exchange event on 3rd and 4th October – helping homeowners sell their current home chain-free, with a valuation and offer within 48 hours.
Stonebridge Homes creates thoughtfully designed, premium and spacious homes for modern family living, with a range of house types to suit buyers across the region. See all of our neighbourhoods, and find out more about our offers and incentives here.
