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Your home is more than just a place to sleep and eat; it’s a reflection of your personality and style. Homewares are a vital aspect of transforming your living space into a sanctuary full of life. Whether you’re looking to add new homewares or rearrange your existing pieces, small knicks and knacks can help you make your home feel more vibrant and alive.
With the right pieces, you can transform your living space into a warm and welcoming environment that reflects your personal style. In this article, we’ll explore some homeware ideas that make your home feel more lively.
ArtworkArtwork is an excellent way to add some character to your living space. It can be a bold statement piece or a collection of smaller prints grouped together, much like the Giraffe Triptych from our collection. Made of three panels, the Triptych is a sequence of pictures used to create a narrative.
Whatever your style, there’s sure to be an artwork that will fit your taste. When choosing artwork, consider the colour scheme of your space. Choose artwork that either complements your existing decor or a piece that adds a pop of colour.
Plants and FlowersIntroducing plants and flowers is one of the easiest ways to add life to your home. Plants purify the air, reduce stress, and increase productivity. Moreover, they also add colour to your living space.
Start by placing a small plant in a decorative pot on your windowsill or invest in a large plant to create a focal point in your living room.
If you don’t have a green thumb, consider faux plants like our Moth Orchid that look realistic and require no maintenance. Set in a glass vase, the orchid is a replica of an actual plant. Faux plants are also an excellent option for those with allergies or pets, as they won’t trigger any reactions.
Decorative MirrorsMirrors are versatile additions that add life to your living space. They not only create an illusion of space but also add a decorative element to your room.
Placing a large mirror in your living room or bedroom creates a focal point. Our Chatsworth Silver Mirror would make a wonderful addition to your living room.
Alternatively, you can place a small decorative mirror like our Aura Black Mirror on your shelves or console table to add interest.
LightingLighting makes a massive difference in the ambience of your living space. But, instead of sticking to traditional overhead lighting, consider adding some unique fixtures. For example, a statement pendant light adds personality to your space and provides more focused lighting.
Alternatively, lamps create a cozy atmosphere. For example, table lamps can be placed on bedside tables or a side table in your living room, just like our Infinity Table Lamp. With its sleek and minimalist design, the Infinity Table Lamp blends seamlessly with any decor style, providing a warm and inviting glow to your space.
On the other hand, floor lamps provide soft lighting in a reading nook or illuminate a dark corner of the room. Our Highton Floor Lamp, with its chrome/black marble base and white sheen drum shade, adds a touch of modern elegance to any room.
Statement RugAdding a statement rug is an excellent way to transform your living space. A well-chosen rug like our Noble elevates the aesthetic of your space, adding a touch of elegance and sophistication that ties together all the elements of your decor.
In addition to adding style and texture, a rug also provides practical benefits. For instance, it protects your flooring from scratches and wear and tear, especially in high-traffic areas. It also makes your space more comfortable to walk on, especially if you have hardwood or tile flooring.
Your living room may look perfect, but a few simple mistakes can throw you off balance. The living room serves many purposes, from a home’s communal chamber to a party spot. Unfortunately, for a room as important as your living room, people don’t decorate it as efficiently, especially the delicate balance between looks and functionality.
With so much on the line, decorating pitfalls are common. Clutter and overcrowding are the two major mistakes people, even interior designers, make when decorating the living room.
Here are a few mistakes you need to make a note of the next time you decorate your living room.
Leaving Out Unnecessary ClutterClearing out clutter is the first step for a polished and elegant home. Hide the mess and clutter of your daily life from view. Stylish storage baskets and boxes help hide the clutter out of sight.
Alternatively, you can also use open shelves. They are a great place to put away your odds and ends. However, open shelves work only when it is not overcrowded.
No GreeneryIntroducing plants in your living room adds some life instantly. A little greenery goes a long way toward breathing life into your room. If you are not a green thumb, look for low-maintenance plants that look after themselves.
Plants like succulents, cacti, snake plants, ZZ plants, etc., do not need much effort. Alternatively, you can create a floral arrangement with some fresh greenery. With little work, you can create a welcoming environment and cheerful vibe in your living room.
Prioritising Style Over ComfortPeople often sacrifice comfort for style, which tends to reflect in their living rooms. Comfortability is the key to decorating your living room. It is easy to fall in love with a style and forget its purpose.
Remember that a living room is meant for the family to gather around. So it doesn’t matter if your couch is cool; is it comfortable? Alternatively, you can also throw some plush pillows and a cozy blanket.
Pushing the Furniture to the WallInstead of pushing the furniture all the way against the walls, try floating it, meaning you place them off the walls, even to the centre of the room. This makes your living room appear larger since you can walk around it. Putting the furniture close to each other also makes for an intimate conversation.
Using Too Many Cushions on Your SofaRather than overloading your couch with too many cushions, work with a few statement pieces. Two or three pillows per corner give the room a more well-thought-out look. A sofa with too many stuffed cushions can make the living room look messy. Moreover, you’d have to move them off the couch before you sit down.
Choosing a Small Area RugArea rugs serve a bigger purpose than decor. They make the area complete and frame the space. They also help to anchor the furniture and tie the entire arrangement together.
The thumb rule of area rugs is that they should go under all the furniture or at least the front legs. An area rug that’s too small brings the furniture closer together, creating an unbalanced look. On the other hand, a larger area rug can overwhelm the room and make it appear smaller.
Relying on Overhead LightingRather than relying on single overhead lighting, why not use more localised lamps to layer the light levels? This allows you to have a dimmer room easily when the need arises. Use a mixture of overhead and localised lighting (floor lamps, table lamps, wall lights, etc.) Wall lights, especially, are discreet and pretty. They do not occupy much space either.
Choosing Small Curtains or Mounting Too LowYour curtains should skim the floor or even puddle a bit, but never shorter. Short curtains truncate the wall and make it appear smaller. Hang your curtains 3-8 inches above your window line. This makes the room appear loftier.
Create an Elegant Living Room with Furniture from ValentinesBuying fast fashion is one of the biggest mistakes people make when planning the living room decor. Instead, invest in furniture and homeware that will last a long time. By these standards, Valentines Furniture marks the standards when it comes to furniture and homewares in Bendigo. We carry high-quality, affordable furniture in eye-catching designs.
Finding quality homewares in Bendigo has never been this easier. With Valentines Furniture, your search for unique and quality homewares ends.
Beautiful House Homewares BendigoFinding high-quality, authentic homewares can be a daunting task. That’s why we made it simple for you. At Valentines Furniture, you can shop at your convenience either online or from our brick-and-mortar store in Bendigo.
Valentines Furniture offers an exclusive range of beautiful, modern, and timeless homewares to adorn your home. Most importantly, you will find high-quality homewares at their best and most affordable prices.
Our home accessories and decoratives will suit every room, home décor, and unique needs. From rugs, mirrors, stools, and lamps to artworks, centrepieces, flowers and decorators, our unique and thoughtful homeware collection make a statement element in your home. We also have trendy, classic, and high-quality clocks, jugs, vases, bowls, and artefacts to add more elegance to your home.
Homewares and Home Interior Design IdeasThis year’s interior design trends have moved on from high fashion to simple, comfortable, soothing, and nurturing design trends. To be precise, designs and homewares that are timeless with European aesthetics, decorating the home for a lifetime.
Here are some of the top trends of 2022 to help you begin with. Nature ConnectedBiophilic designs bring a close connection to nature and provide a sheer amount of comfort and warmth. It helps maintain a deep connection with nature while being indoors. A lot of timber mixed with homeware and interior designs are in high favour among homeowners. Lamps with wooden base, stonewares, mirrors with wooden frames, and wooden furniture add warmth and depth to your interior spaces. They also add a sense of luxury and elegance.
There is also a growing aversion to synthetic homewares, for instance, synthetic rugs, mats, and carpets. Rugs and carpets made from natural fabrics like cotton, wool, jute, and bamboo silk are replacing the man-made synthetic rugs.
Earth ColoursWhen it comes to colours, bright and deep colours like olive greens, clay browns and ochre are the latest colour trends. 2022 is a year of deep browns and greens. These colours bring a natural aura indoors and add an exotic look effortlessly. You could go for wooden furniture, rugs, wall decors and other home decor accessories in these colours to give your interiors a vintage look and feel.
You can also go for bold colours like red, yellow, and blue, but interior design experts suggest you use them in limited amounts for a subtle Mediterranean aesthetic. If you are a pastel lover, pastels are still in the game. One easy way to add pastels to your interior design is by adding pastel flowers in big, decorative vases.
Handcrafted HomewaresHandcrafted homewares and accessories are yet another hot trend of 2022 that brings more connection with nature indoors. They also add comfort, simplicity, and elegance. Handcrafted throws, rugs, napkins and decoratives are an excellent way to incorporate handicrafts into your interior design.
Feature WallsFeature walls are still a highly sought-after interior design trend for their aesthetic flair. One of the main benefits of going for a feature wall is that they pull together all the mismatched furniture and furnishing. For instance, if you have timber furniture of different colours and upholstery combined with added rugs and decoratives, feature walls can help them complement each other effortlessly.
You can style a feature wall with wood panelling, decorative wallpapers or even add a rug for a cosy feel. You can also create a statement by adding stunning oversized mirrors, clocks, wall arts and lamps.
Looking for homewares? Shop online on our online store or visit us at our showroom based in Bendigo. For any queries, Contact us for more ideas.
Valentine’s Furniture has a passion for creating beautiful homes. You may be aware of our superior quality furniture brands but did you know we have beautiful homewares, accessories and finishing touches to modernise and brighten up your home too?
The following items are must haves based on today’s styles.
Barstools Barstools can really create a fantastic look whether at your outdoor bar or breaky bar. At Valentines Furniture we have many to choose from. There is sure to be something that suits your taste. These items are of top quality and sublimely comfortable.
PU Grid pattern swivel chrome bar stool
Vinyl swivel chrome gas lift bar stool
Lamps Lamps put the light on every subject and Valentines house homewares in Bendigo have a great range to choose from that will enhance any décor. Mix and match with like colours or choose a striking colour such as the lime green for a modern and unique look.
Mirrors Whether as a feature to a hall or entranceway, or in the powder room, bedroom or bathroom, mirrors come in a variety of hues, shapes, and sizes with something to offset every area of the home. They are ideal in dark rooms, as they give the appearance of more light. Here we show two of our Valentines Furniture favourites.
Prints Framed images are the central focus point of many a modern a home. Choose from many prints at our homewares department including big city schemes from London, Paris and New York, Bahama Palm Wall art, the gorgeous colourful giraffe print, and many more. If you have something specific in mind, please let us know and we will do our best to source if for you.
Beautiful Audrey Hepburn print
These artworks will go with décor that is both classic and modern. The prints are fun, and a real talking piece.
Cushions Custom made scatter cushions carefully create colourful and vibrant spaces. Scatter cushions use a range of patterns and beautiful fabrics. They will add flair to your lounge or favourite chair.
Here are some of the beautiful colour cushions you can find in the house homewares section in Valentines Bendigo furniture store:
Colour Natural colours such as stone, being, soft eucalypt greens and earthy towns of brown will be strong colours in 2020. These shades are seen in natural materials like him, sisal, jute natural clay colours and unbleached undyed wool. Strong colours with shading added are also on trend – so you that love bright hues don’t miss out. Look for shades such as merlot, spicy pink and peacock blue.
Eco Friendly House Homewares and Cleaners With everyone wanting to do their bit for the environment there are many homewares and home cleaning products available that are eco-friendly. It has been found that “green” materials are a high priority for many homeowners. There are a host of items to choose form in both furnishings and home décor that will benefit the green footprint.
Wallpaper Wallpaper looks amazing and natural light can spring light to fill spaces. Consider wallpapering a nook, wall, or entire room of your home and coordinate the pattern and tone with your décor.
Create a Nautical Cranny A beach look is in with lots of different types of hues. Mix and match pieces such as blue chairs, ottomons, and throw rugs for a nautical corner.
Valentines Furniture pride themselves on their beautiful high-end furniture, occasional pieces, décor and accessories that really make a home. The range of stylish and elegant homewares is especially designed to suit every personal taste and décor.
These pieces can be easily mixed and matched.
Quality Designer pieces Browse this article to see samples of our designer pieces, stools, lamps, pictures, ornaments home décor and more. The following items are must haves based on items that will give your home a warm and inviting feel. Colours in this season include white, neutrals, all shades of grey and greens.
Lamps Lamps put the light on every subject and Valentines homewares in Bendigo have a great range to choose from that will enhance any décor. Mix and match with like colours.
Prints When it comes to interior designs, the scene is forever changing. Choose from many prints including big city scenes from London, Paris and New York, Bahama Palm Wall art, the gorgeous Audrey Hepburn print and many more.
Beautiful Audrey Hepburn print
These artworks will go with décor that is both classic and modern. The prints are fun and can be a real talking piece.
Cushions Custom made scatter cushions carefully create colourful and vibrant spaces. The scatter cushions use a range of patterns and beautiful fabrics. They will add flair to your lounge or favourite chair.
Here are some of the beautiful colour cushions you can find in the house homewares section in Valentines Bendigo furniture store:
Bolormaa Beaded Cushion
Kalani Floral Cushion
Bedding Beautiful cozy furniture and homewares will always make a difference when you want to add warmth to your bedroom. Choose neutrals or autumn tones for a cozy look, and be sure to add lots of pillows, throw rugs and doonas. Add a table lamp, a stand out print and a fabulous rug for a striking effect.
Liberty Bedroom Setting
Wallpaper Wallpaper looks amazing and natural light can bring light to fill spaces. Match your wallpaper with your furnishings for a look that is coordinated and stylish. Great wallpaper tones can help to warm up any room or area.
Accessories These fabulous accessories are comfortable and inviting, all year round. Warm up your home with a few itemes from the range.
Sofas A quality sofa that looks and feels sublimely comfortable will always add a warm feeling to your home. These two brands are highly popular. Team them with a great throw, an occasional table and a lamp for a cozy look and feel.
Recliners Recliner chairs are created to help you relax, so they tend to add warmth no matter the shade. Here are two from our range. Make a cozy corner by adding a great print and side table.
Classic Recliner
IMG Classic recliner and ottoman set
Ottomans Ottomans are practical as well as warm and cozy. They add a little style to any room. If you have neutral tones a bright or contrasting coloured ottoman will really make an impact. Otherwise mix and match colours with your existing décor.
This ottoman has the capacity for storage so you can stow all your toys and goodies away, neatly and easily.
Items such as these make everyone feel relaxed and welcome. You can be yourself and unwind in comfort. If you love to have dinner guests, barbeques, pool parties, or morning tea parties there are some very elegant homewares in our furniture shop in Bendigo and online that will have everyone feeling right at home.
For information and advice about styling or redecorating your home or office, contact our Bendigo Furniture Stores sales team today. We are more than happy to help.
Valentine’s Furniture first opened in 1947. Fred Valentine opened the business as a used furniture and goods store in Queen Street. The store continues to run today and is an important part of the Bendigo community.
Valentine’s Furniture has evolved to become arguably the leading Bendigo furniture retailer. It is still a family run organisation and over sixty years on is a thriving business and an asset to the community. Here’s why.
Product Knowledge
The team at Valentines have years of experience in the industry, and have extensive product knowledge on all of our quality items. Whether you are looking for beautiful accent chairs, bedroom furniture, classic Chesterfields, home office equipment, lounge suites or more our team can give you in depth, information about our range.
Creative and Innovative Team
The team at Valentines furniture are creative and innovative and we work with you to create a look for your home that you will love. Whether your taste is modern and streamlined or traditional and classic, we can recommend furniture and accessories that will match your home, your décor and your unique taste.
Exceptional Customer Care
We would not have been able to become the leading Bendigo furniture store if we didn’t look after our customers! The team take pride in their customer care. We have excellent communication, and really listen to you about any concerns or queries that you have.
We are open 6 days per week for your convenience and there is ample parking available close to the store.
Quality Products
At Valentines Furniture we stock popular brand names of products that are versatile and durable. Our range includes Moran, Stressless, Lazyboy and IMG. These brands have a reputation for excellence and come with full warranties. As well as beautiful, aesthetic furniture we also stock products for furniture care to keep your items in peak condition.
The above are just some of the things that make Valentines Furniture arguably one of the leading furniture stores in Bendigo. Come in and see for yourself, or browse our catalogue online. For more information feel free to contact us by email or on 03 5441 6983.