Living Lagom: Three Steps to Producing your ‘Just Right’ Home

In the same way hygge becomes mainstream, a new Scandinavian trend is hitting lifestyle blogs, websites and not to mention the world’s largest furniture retailer. Have you heard? 2017 is considered the year of lagom. So lets get started on the steps to producing your ‘Just Right’ Home!

Living Lagom: Three Steps to Producing your ‘Just Right’ Home

It appears Goldilocks had it right all along — loosely translated from Swedish, lagom means “not too little, not too much, just right.” This is relevant to obtaining balance in each and every aspect of your life, together with your dwellings.

Would you like to have a “just right” home in 2017? Here’s three simple steps.

The Right Amount of Space

The first step in having a lagom home is determining the appropriate amount of space. Whether it be a single family home, condo or possibly a home which has a smaller footprint, more American home buyers are opting to live in less square feet. In fact, the lagom lifestyle is in line with many of the amenities that millennial home buyers are looking for. Gone is the desire for a formal dining room that may only be used on holidays and large outdoor spaces that require time and money to keep up. When searching for your lagom home, ensure that you search for a space that suits the needs you have and nothing more.

The Right Amount of Furniture

Once you have found your “just right” space, you’re ready to furnish it. Take a note from professional home stagers on this one, the dimensions of the furniture is equally as significant as the quantity furniture in a lagom home. When you shop, try to find pieces that will not overpower the space, that are both equally useful as they are comfortable.

The Right Amount of Décor

Millennial’s searching for minimalism will gravitate to lagom home décor. The main objective is clearing clutter and keeping only things that you’ll need. Which doesn’t mean going in full Marie Kondo mode, however it includes investing some time on determining what items are essential to you and what items fit in your space.

While looking for your “just right” home, it’ll help to work with a real estate professional like Nick, Cindy & Nicholas Davis The Tampa Bay Real Estate Warriors!

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