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Finding your unique home decor style is as personal as how you dress - it should reflect you and your own individuality. You want your home to be a place that depicts who you are and what you're about, but also be something that makes you feel happy and content every time you walk into a room.

To help you define exactly what your unique style is, here are six pointers to get you started:

Get Inspiration

Obtain inspiration from every avenue: look at how family and friends have styled their homes, create a Pinterest board of decor styles you like, or look to social media home decor influencers and bloggers to help you get a feel for different types of styles, how options work together and what the finished results can be. Home decor websites and magazines are leaders in highlighting new trends and are fantastic for obtaining color inspiration.

Determine Your Likes and Dislikes

Once you have some ideas in mind, you can then figure out what you do and - most importantly - what you don't like and want in your home. What you don't like can be more influential than what you do, be it certain styles, colors, designs, or furniture. Flick through lincraft catalogues and make a note of what does and what doesn’t appeal to you.

Mood Boards and 3D Imaging

Mood boards and Pinterest boards are great ways to combine all your ideas. You can also look at 3D interior visualization to help you bring your ideas and decor choices to life to better understand how they will look together and see if they complement one another. While the finished rooms don't always need to be exactly like your mood board, this can give you a base to build from and help you find exactly what will work for you.

Collect

Great room design schemes do not come together overnight. You should take your time to collect items from different places, pull different things together and build a unique and personal style based on these finds. Mixing new pieces with vintage items, tokens and trinkets from travels and family heirlooms is the best way to create an authentic and individual interior.

Don't Be Scared To Experiment

Don’t be afraid to mix it up and experiment with bold styles and patterns to add character and features to your room. Stripes, chequerboard patterns, wall panels and scallops are all on-trend styles and they can be mixed for a modern, eclectic interior. To find your confidence with colour and pattern, try mixing small prints with block colours on your bed or on a sofa via the soft furnishings.