It’s many people’s desire to be able to invest in a vacation home they can use to get away from all the hustle and bustle of working life in a big city. We get tired of noise, pollution and crowd. We seek refuge in the calm, peaceful vacation homes by lakes, rivers or in mountains. If you have come to that point in life where you can afford to buy a vacation home, you could benefit from the design advice we have prepared for you. Designing a vacation home is similar, but not the same as designing a home where you live. To find a perfect vacation home, you should hire professionals such as Curtis Associates to help you. After all, you’ll probably buy a vacation home only once in your life.

 

As far as your vacation home is concerned, you should focus on both interior and exterior design, as both are equally important. When it comes to indoors, you should pay special attention to the living room and make it bright, spacious and comfortable as well as the bedroom and bathroom. You should spruce up the bedroom to ensure solid sleep and upgrade your bathroom so you feel as if you were in a hotel. Of course, adding some kind of chill zone is a must. On the other hand, you should take advantage of the view you have outdoors as well as focus on arranging your yard or garden. And again, adding a chill zone outside as well is implied in the case of a vacation home. You should add just the right amount of details that will differentiate your vacation home from your regular home.

Focus on indoors

Create a spacious and comfortable living room

The living room is the single most important room for socializing and family time, so you should start by making it optimal. Similarly, as in your regular home, a living room should be bright, open, spacious and comfortable. Create different zones. It’s popular to have an open design living room in combination with the dining room and kitchen, so consider whether this works for you. Combine textures and soft materials for ultimate comfort. Use window treatments and put up some paintings.

Spruce up your bedroom

The next important room is definitely the bedroom. You will probably;y use your vacation home to get away from the city and get some rest. You can do that only if you have a comfortable and optimal bedroom. For that, your bedroom should be located in the quiet part of your vacation home, you should be able to make it dark, but also bright in the morning. The bed should be comfortable and pillows and bedding of high quality.

Add a chill zone

A chill zone is definitely what’s going to make your vacation home feel like a vacation home instead of a regular home. So, designate a room or an area for it. You can place a large TV there that you can use as a cinema and put some lazy bags in front of it. You can also get an Xbox and use it for some video fun. If you enjoy reading you can create a reading nook by the window.

 

Alternatively, you can use this room to host parties or other social occasions such as gatherings, get-togethers, birthdays and anniversaries. It should be large enough to host several guests and mobile in the sense that you can easily move things around as necessary.

Upgrade your bathroom

Another essential room you should consider upgrading is your bathroom. You can design it as you would find a bathroom in a 5* hotel - it should be practical, and functional and it should promote pampering. You can achieve that by installing a jacuzzi or a hydro massaging shower and adding bathrobes and towels of high-end quality. Also, you can add some spa-like products such as bath salts, bubble baths, scented candles and so on.

Focus on outdoors

Take advantage of the view

When it comes to the outdoors, you should focus on several thighs. First of all, if you have a stunning view of a lake, river or mountain, make sure that you use it. Create a chill zone where you can enjoy the view. This will probably be a big difference compared to your home in the city.

Arrange your yard/garden

Your yard or garden plays an important role in the overall feeling of your vacation home. Make sure that you arrange it nicely. Plant some greenery, plants and flower. They will enhance not only the view but also the smell. In that way, you can enjoy fresh air, birds’ songs as well as warm sunshine and a soft breeze on your skin - things you most probably don’t have and miss in the city.

 

Designing a vacation home is so much. You get to arrange it however you like so you can enjoy its full potential. Take advantage of what the internet offers and search for some awesome ideas online.