Home is where the heart is. This quota has been in all our minds ever since we have learned and appreciated the value of home, the best place that one can be at. However, in the fast-paced life, the importance of homes has been reduced to just the place that we go to sleep, which is as sad as it can be.

Given below are some tips for those people who want to make their homes more than just that and want to make their homes a happy place that you long to go back to, every single day.

1. Keep the lighting appropriate. Neither should it be too dull, nor should it be too bright. To have an idea of the number of watts you need in a room, multiply its length by its width, and then multiply the product by 1.5. This would give you an approximate idea of the appropriate lighting for a room.

2. For the comfort of your soles, and eyes, along with the protection of your floor, go for rugs. You can, in fact, choose to pair two rugs in your living room. While the lower one can be of a neutral color, opt for a bright one, preferably suiting the mood of your room and the furniture, to be kept in the middle of the room.

3. When it comes to buying sofas that you are going to spend most of your free time sitting at, make sure that you buy the ones according to your height and weight. Shocked? Apparently, there is more to sofas than just the looks. If you are taller than 5'10'', you are going to need a sofa which is deeper than the ones that people who are shorter to you find comfortable. Talking of the material, you should opt for durable materials like 100 percent polyester.

4. For living rooms, where you are going to spend most if your free time, choose not to have too many pointed objects. Instead, go for round mirrors and side tables. You can also choose leather poufs over irregularly shaped bean bags.

5. This has been said time and again, try and include greenery in your home by keeping indoor plants at the corners of the room. This would increase the air supply in the room and you would be healthier and happier.

6. For better sleep, make sure that your bed sheets are made of 100 percent cotton. You can also use soft fabrics like mohair so that sounds get absorbed. For example, if you keep a soft-fabric rug near your bed, it would soften your footsteps, making your bedroom even cozier.