When renovating a home, often one word comes to mind – luxury. However, for most people the idea of infusing a home with elements of luxury will simply not be in the budget. Or so they thought.
While it can be easy to equate luxury with expensive fittings and amenities, luxury is in essence, a feeling. This means there are different elements encompassing luxury. By being aware of these elements and how to implement them, luxury is attainable for all renovators.
What are the 6 elements of a luxury home?
The word luxury can conjure visions of excess. However, overall luxury is made up of a variety of different aspects. This essentially means that luxury isn’t one single thing such as a tennis court or pool, but rather, a variety of factors working together to create a feeling.
1.Natural light
Something that goes a long way towards creating the feeling of luxury is natural light. Whether achieved through the use of high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows or sliding doors that connect the inside to the outside, light works to create the feeling of space.
2. Extraordinary outdoor entertainment area
Another factor that contributes to luxury is that of utilising space to create valuable areas. A seamless indoor and outdoor entertainment area essentially creates more rooms in your home.
3. Spacious open-living
Too many walls and rooms in a small area can work to make even the biggest of homes feel cramped and small. Open-living works to counter this. By accentuating the space, zones are bigger and therefore become multi-use.
4. Modern kitchen
Luxurious homes are always complete with a modern kitchen. While this sounds expensive, modern kitchens are essentially characterised by appliances and accessories. This can be as simple as a coffee maker and cabinetry that matches the home’s overall style.
5. Smart technology and home security systems
In the age of technology, homes feel luxurious when they can respond to voice commands or simple gestures. Additionally, increased protection such as security cameras or pin locked front doors can feel luxurious simply because they are features people are not used to having.
6. Custom spaces
In expensive homes there are always custom spaces such as a wine cellar or cinema room. However, to make homes feel luxurious for owners, it’s important to create rooms that you will actually use. As such, having a dedicated art room or space to play music feels luxurious.
How to create luxury in your home
As luxury is made up of different factors, it’s important to implement some aspects of luxury in every room. This way, your home not only feels luxurious for you, but also for any guests you may have visiting.
1. Engage the senses by maximising airflow and natural light
One of the key components of luxury is light. This is because light not only helps to provide an element of freshness, it also works to provide the feeling of space. This helps to make smaller spaces feel larger.
Whether installing a floor to ceiling window, changing current window treatments or purchasing some fly screens to let more light in, there are an array of benefits to enjoy. Namely the fact that access to natural light can help keep your home feeling fresh.
2. Open your indoor to outdoors with elegant discretion
Indoor/outdoor living is currently one of the biggest trends in home design. This is essentially because this seamless connection between the spaces is undoubtedly luxurious. Creating additional living, entertaining and even dining spaces increases your home’s overall functionality.
To implement this level of luxury in your own home, a great place to start is by installing stacker or sliding doors. This works to provide easy access to the outside of your home, all while providing great views internally. To increase functionality and ease, retractable fly screens are a must as they will keep insects out without limiting your access to the outdoors.
3. Knock the walls to open up your space
At the heart of luxury is the feeling of space. With this in mind, you might choose to knock internal walls down in order to create one large space that houses zones such as kitchen, dining and living.
Knocking down walls can also help to modernise your kitchen. One of the key components of a modernised kitchen is cabinetry that complements the rest of the home. By creating one large space, the kitchen’s connection to the rest of the home is better highlighted.
4. Be loud with colours and wall decor
Another key aspect of luxury is the creation of custom spaces. While these custom spaces can encompass the aforementioned wine cellars, home cinemas, music and even art rooms, there can also be a simplicity to custom spaces.
This can be achieved through everything from decorations to feature walls. This is because such decorative techniques help to highlight personal style and overall personality. Both of which are unique and therefore custom to your taste. So paint a feature wall using your favourite colour or creating a reading nook complete with your book collection.
5. Embracing smart technology
An often overlooked element of luxury is the level of convenience that it can provide. Imagine operating the coffee marker from your phone, the thermostat from your iPad and the outdoor speakers through voice activation.
This convenience is truly the pinnacle of luxury for some. Rather than needing the services of a butler, employ smart technology. Different technology makes everyday life easier and even more secure thanks to remote locking and apps that show you who is knocking on the door.
Be luxurious, get started today
For some, the term luxury is synonymous with marble benchtops and gold fixtures and fittings. However, it’s worth noting that luxury encompasses many different facets. Making a luxurious home attainable for every homeowner, no matter their budget.
This is because at the heart of luxury is the idea of space and convenience. With a few helpful tips such as employing smart technology and installing fly screens to maximise functionality without hindering style, you too can be luxurious. The Artilux product range can help you get started.
