How to: Make a room a home

In this week's how to I'm going to be sharing the ways that I made my new uni room homely and somewhere that I want to spend time. Whenever you walk into an empty room it can sometimes feel a bit daunting to fill it with all of your things. Unpacking my stuff this year didn't take as long as I thought it would, around 3 hours to put everything in its place. There are many ways to make a place feel homely but these are just a few of the things that I find works well.

1. Actual things from home // If you go to a new place and buy all new things it will never feel like home in my opinion. By actually having your possessions then you'll be more settled. For example, I have so much stuff from home, like books, DVDs and ornaments that I know that that room is mine and it feels like home as apposed to just a room.

2. Soft things // Cushions, blankets, cuddly toys, anything that you can cuddle up to is a must for me. Things that make a room cosy make it seem homely and a space that you want to spend time in, instead of the prison cell that people associate with uni rooms. As you can see from the pictures below, I can't get enough of anything soft and fluffy and without the fur my room simply wouldn't feel the same.

3. Photos // This is something where I really should practise what they preach. Most people will say that photos of friends and family are a uni room essential and I have to agree. Walls plastered with happy memories can turn your mood around if you ever feel homesick or stress and they also make blank, bare walls come alive!I have a cork board with a few pictures on but also tickets, receipts, cards and other memories so when I look at them I feel happy!

Now enjoy a few pictures as a mini room tour!

My cosy corner

Recently life has just been deadline central. Take now for instance, I'm half writing this and half sorting out my latest portfolio to hand in. Sometimes I'm in that mood where I just can't get my brain to think and all I want to do is sleep. Similarly, and this has been my mood this week, I've just wanted to get the work done and have actually enjoyed it!

This is because of my cosy corner. My room at uni has this little window seat type thing and when I arrived I put my big, soft blanket on it so I could sit on it and over the months I've pillowed it up and it's so comfy! Mixed with the weather I like to grab a cup of tea, snuggle up with my pillows and teddies and just get in the zone. At the minute I've been listening to Imagine Dragons when doing my work, which is quite strange as i wouldn't say that this was my normal type of music but it just kind of matches with the sun, if that makes any sense!

I'm just getting my stuff ready as today I'm hopping on a train to go to Manchester to see Miranda Hart! I'm so excited, eeeeeeeeeek, so I'll probably write a post on Tuesday about my journey. Bye!