We all tend to spend a lot of money, time, and energy on planning the perfect vacation every year. Then, we spend even more time eagerly waiting for the trip.
The main goal of such vacations is usually to get some much-needed R ‘n’ R, so why not turn your home into a relaxing and luxurious resort and have it ready for you to take a well-deserved staycation any time you want?
Read on for some simple tips on how to transform your humble abode into a beautiful sanctuary that can compete with any luxury resort.
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Rearrange Your Furniture and Declutter
One of the most simple things to do to turn your home into a beautiful resort is to free up space by moving your furniture around. This can make your personal spaces look more relaxed and calming than ever before.
It’s also a good idea to declutter your house, perhaps by using the ‘four-box method,’ which includes dividing items into four different categories: ‘trash,’ ‘giveaway,’ ‘keep,’ or ‘relocate.’
This can help you to better see what you need and what you want to get rid of. You could also dispose of, or donate, old furniture that you no longer use or don’t see fit for your home.
Organize storage areas such as wardrobes or storage closets in a more efficient manner so that they don’t look messy and ruin the ambiance of the house. After all, no exotic resorts have clutter lying around!
Invest in Some Exotic Plants
Another simple way to turn your house into a resort paradise is to buy some exotic plants that you can place around the house or in your backyard.
They can be real plants if you’re into gardening and are willing to take care of them, or they can be decorative plants just to give your house that resort feeling without the extra effort.
Nothing says tropical resort more than some beautiful, exotic plants placed in strategic places in your home to give it that new pop of color.
From Birds of Paradise plants to Banana trees to European olive trees, the sweet, fresh scents emanating from these exotic plants will really make you feel like you are on vacation!
Revitalize Your Space with New Rugs
Buying new rugs may seem like it won’t make much of a difference, but newly placed patterned rugs in the living room or fluffy light-colored rugs placed in your bedroom can easily transform and refresh the entire house.
You could also invest in a personalized doormat to welcome you, and any visitors, to your humble abode. There are many ways to use simple rug pieces to revitalize your living space and make it feel like you are somewhere new.
Insulate Your Roof
Another way to give your home that resort-like feeling is by insulating your roof. This is an effective and relatively easy way to make your home cozy and welcoming. The roof insulation specialists at asifoam.com recommend insulating your roof to promote heat retention and keep the house at a comfortable temperature all year round.
This means that your home can have that warm, cozy resort feeling during the winter (via heat retention keeping the ambiance toasty and warm) and can feel cool, breezy, and relaxing in the summer (through heat prevention keeping the space fresh and cool).
Zen out Your Bathroom
When on vacation at a resort, visiting a spa can be very expensive but you can create your own spa experience without even leaving the comfort of your own home.
Simple tweaks like changing bathroom lighting to softer lights and installing a rain shower head can make all the difference when it comes to creating a relaxing spa-like atmosphere.
Other ideas include placing bamboo bath mats, investing in a new set of beautiful towels, or placing scented candles around the room to make you feel like you are at a resort.
If you have a bath, purchasing bath salts and bubble bath products will also allow you to take a relaxing weekly bubble bath.
You could even take it up a notch and enhance your resort spa experience by making your own organic body scrub with everyday kitchen ingredients such as turmeric and honey!
Update Your Bedroom Resort-style
Besides redecorating your bathroom, why not also go for updating your bedroom style? There’s nothing more satisfying on vacation than a good night’s sleep and it’s not difficult to recreate that restful, comforting feeling in your own bedroom, using a few simple tricks.
Updating your bed sheets and duvets to crisp white hotel linens made of high thread count Egyptian cotton can give you that silky-soft hotel bed feel to help you fall asleep easily. You can get bonus resort vibes by adding fluffy throw pillows onto your bed and strategically placing scented candles in the corners of your room.
Jazz up Your Backyard
Finally, another way to make your house a vacation paradise is by jazzing up your backyard or terrace. If you don’t have either of those, you can go for renovating your balcony.
An idea fresh from a tropical resort is hanging a hammock up to get that sunny afternoon nap we all dream about getting on vacation.
Even though it may seem like a bit of a hassle, hanging a hammock simply takes finding two trees that are close together and securing the hammock between them.
You could also opt for a freestanding hammock if you don’t have trees in your designated space. Another idea would be to build a relaxing fountain to wash your troubles away or if you have the space, and resources, to dig up a pond (or simply buy a DIY one from your local garden shop).
If all else fails, you could just go for new outdoor lounge furniture in exotic colors to spruce things up!
From changing up the furniture and insulating your roof to investing in some new linens and hanging up a hammock in your backyard, the small bits and pieces you change around your home can turn it into the perfect vacation resort for you.
Even though some of these changes may be slightly costly or may take some effort to implement, they certainly won’t cost as much money, time, and energy as a vacation or trip.
So, they are certainly worth considering if you’d like to enjoy soothing resort vibes from the comfort of your home all year long!